Everyone knows travel in India is slow. You expect things to be delayed. So when we decided to head to the Himalayas to stay at a commune 4-5 hours from Rishikesh, we expected 5-6 hours. We didn't expect 7.5 hours!!!
And the crazy thing is, we didn't even encounter any delays!! It simply takes 7.5 hours to drive 80 km..
It took 3 hours to get to the city of New Tehri. From there we could even see our destination - a tiny village called Pratap Nagar, high up (3300m) on the mountains, on the other side of the dam.
Awesome! We are nearly there we thought! We just have to drive over the dam we thought....
No... We had to drive AROUND the dam..
Did I mention how BIG the dam is??
All of the roads are switch-back hairpin turns going up and around and down and around and up again. It took forever...
Awesome! We are nearly there we thought! We just have to drive over the dam we thought....
No... We had to drive AROUND the dam..
Did I mention how BIG the dam is??
All of the roads are switch-back hairpin turns going up and around and down and around and up again. It took forever...
The scenery was mind-blowingly beautiful though! And so humbling to see farm land carved out of every surface no matter how steep the gradient. Women and children would just appear out of nowhere to jump on the bus, or disembark somewhere with no visible buildings around. It was just amazing.
And when we finally arrived, 7.5 bum-numbing hours later, we were met with an amazing view. something we were not expecting at all, and suddenly, it was all worth it!
And when we finally arrived, 7.5 bum-numbing hours later, we were met with an amazing view. something we were not expecting at all, and suddenly, it was all worth it!
Wow... Maybe we will stay awhile...
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