In late 2020 I saw an advertisement on Facebook for a tour company that led people on a 2 week motorcycle ride in the Himalaya mountains of northern India, including along the famed Manali-Leh highway.
I had dreamed of travelling this supposedly challenging and dangerous roadway for nearly 20 years. While much of the route has now been paved, widened and bridges and tunnels built to bypass some of the crazy stuff, it is still a challenge to travel, even more so by motorbike.
I booked the trip and put down my deposit for June of 2021, thinking the pandemic would have been under control and things would be back to some form of normal.
Sadly this did not occur. India had some issues getting things under control, as did much of the world, and things were still quite crazy by the time summer of 2021 arrived. As India still had the borders closed to tourists, I was forced to move my deposit to the June 2022 trip, which probably was a good thing as it gave me another year to get prepared mentally, physically and to acquire more of the gear and supplies I would need for this adventure.
So finally 2022 arrived, the borders opened at the end of February and things were getting easier, and less hassle, so the trip was on.
The following pages will cover the 21 days I spent in travelling to India, and the adventure of getting to the starting point, the actual 2 week ride itself and the travel within India and back home.
The text is what I recorded in a journal each night of the trip, photos I took along the way and some video I recorded. (Eventually I will have more video of the ride which I will link too, but still several months of editing work to do on that stuff).
I hope you enjoy!
Chris
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