Total Distance Travelled: 1,552km
Driving Time: 6.5 hours
We had a fairly leisurely day today - much shorter driving time and distance than we are now used to. We are still travelling with the Chapati duo, which has been great for taking photos and video of our own rickshaw from a moving vehicle. We left Bheragat in rain with our only line of defence against it a small windscreen wiper that covers half the windscreen, quite slowly. Luckily it wasn't raining too heavily. Soon afterwards, the winds picked up and our poor little shaw was buffeted from side to side along the roads.
Every time we stop, a crowd gathers around us to find out not what we are doing and where we are travelling to, but whether we have bought our own rickshaws and where we got them from. Some people pull alongside us as we speed along to have a chat and to admire the paintwork. It's like being a celebrity but without the drug habit.After bumping into another team, we decided that their safari idea was a good one and we headed to Pench National Park, where we had an entire luxury resort to ourselves (complete with full staff). Just after we arrived, there was a heavy pre-monsoon shower/downpour. As we set off into the park in the open top vehicle, the shower turned into a torrent and we were completely drenched. Good practice for what's to come (our rickshaws aren't the least bit waterproof).
Still, spotting animals through a curtain of water, while sitting in a puddle, is surprisingly absorbing, if a little chilly. The tigers remained elusive but we have been assured that they exist.
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