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The noon approached, the alcohol the night before was gone somewhat, the Aces had wintry 40 degrees temperature, short time for the final stage for Congress to Trivandrum.
Übrraschend was the highway this time like ne city transit, 60km in the Indian traffic with honking and jostling is pretty exhausting after three hours of first bent to Kovalam, a sand beach for tourists and Indians, fully developed for tourism. But still very nice. Hugo was somewhat annoyed, somehow everything is the right degree of stress for him, but the rest did well.

Evening to IIITMK, Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management Kerala, welcomed by Prof. Venkatesh and Chopella KR Srivathsan welcomed. We are both super dirty from the journey, first from the hotel. And where the Techno Park - the location of IIITMK's surprise, was an impressive, new, chic, the hotel is incredible. Shiny, super clean, a classic European hotel business. The night 999rp/20eur that room I would have appreciated to 3000rp. Expensive, unindisch, and we are guests of the institute.
Shortly thereafter by the planned workshop, installed as a test ne Freifunk firmware on a WRT-54GL, foolishly went the gateway function as expected, I must look again tomorrow morning. But let's start with Fred from Goa, Danesh from Bangalore, Venkatesh, and Hugo went to drink a beer. Tomorrow will be the first or the second established free wireless networks in Asia here.
# In Kerala, no Coke. So this brown-black liquid. Fanta, 7up, etc. is not a problem, somehow went wrong is the result of nerve campaign against coca cola been. Now there are only funny Cola in hotels, but not in shops along the street. #

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But now. Thus the plan, but today was not even on my bike. Same early on pushed mechanic, ne new battery was needed to make anything. But then going to finally pleasant streets, which has led to a top speed of 90km / h. But it also took my bike again not as sparkling, was probably also the combination with 40 degrees outside temperature, which was irendwie inappropriate.

NEM another pit stop we went considerate to the coast, the rain euberflutete roads, fields and palm trees again and mountains. And just off the coast of thousands of wind turbines, according to signs of the largest wind farm in Asia, miles long.
Against two finally that sea. Finally, once again, I'd missed really is not quite the Baltic Sea, but even close. The first tour of the city has made it clear that there is no beach but am equal, though sometimes too close to the water and bathed in the next half wave, but beach vibe here is not so pretty. Well but still waiting to Goa, where bikinis are sold instead of scarves and woolen clothes for children.

Nen great evening spent in the hotel, lots of beer, while 'Firefly' looked, you know science fiction series that Hugo had on his computer and that is really funny. The scenery of the planet is at least as chaotic as India, great to see something as Sciense fiction. Has something of India 2020, according to local space program are supposed to be a few Indians running around on the moon.

As bedtime sweets looked again the Beach, where most people seal their shops with ner tarp and sleep directly in front or beside it on the road, well, as long as it does not rain like this go, yes.

Tomorrow goes after Trivandrum, sniff again hacker air. Are Friday and Saturday, if everything checks out, there for the first two nodes set up a free wireless network. What then would probably be the first Indian Freifunk network, if that's nothing.

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So that was the Bike Marathon. Incredibly, as the ass hurts when you sit eight hours on nem bike. Even the most comfortable seat will have to torture and the Indian highways too loud announcement before 2008 up to its name. Some nice tracks, but a whole lot in between potholes and let it wander, unfortunately, hardly time to look to the right and left.

And that although the area has changed great, very tropical and not only because of the heat. Everywhere palm trees, water, relatively flat throughout and occasionally Scottish mountains, green, tossed in the landscape. Beauty here.

As the afternoon sitting on the bikes did not went, we were still just under 200km from the coast, we have times changed the bikes. At the same time Hugo's bike is the fuel filter dropped, Hugo has complained about in my eieriges one front wheel. A closer look is then shown that on my way somewhere one of the two front fastenings had been lost, ohoh. Fortunately detected in time, will not look good without front across India. So in the same small hole in the NEM next mechanic stopped, then that is wrong with his bike and took care of in the next town, a corresponding part. Ganb not a new one, but he unscrewed by nem at other bike. But assured me that the other person gets it and knows a new tomorrow. Sound honest.

Unfortunately, all good ne took awhile, so nothing was achieved with coast. In the next Griesser place after calming overnight search, arrived on the ring road to NEM Hotel, where it said only no room and then we would have still metal beds (yes, no mattresses, bare alloy) to get myself ... After some Rumgeeier with NEM Tyo in the City driving by, who then brought us to the only lodge there. When you walk around a bit later, we have found a thousand others of course, yes, was probably a commission deal.
In any event, tomorrow at the coast, 360km and managed to ride 116 now, then we have arrived at the southernmost Ounkt.

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Wake up - we are arriving in twenty minutes. With these kind words Hugo pulls me close to Bangalore from my dreams. A little later, we are actually there, yawn, half eight in the morning. Slept well.
The bikes were there, unfortunately, was the clutch lever at Hugo's bike stopped. So first moved to the workshop. Anyone who loves his bike, pushing the. Previously, of course, put still NEN cop who would like to get 200rp for guarding the luggage offloaded and still NEN Fritzen, who wanted to give extra 50rp fobbed off with 20rp. All peanuts, sure, but is really annoying that you already explained this and that any extra costs. As obvious Touri just have no idea, then Hugo has sought the way to the manager of the luggage transport and was informed about the necessary expenses, then all was clear.

Anyway, about eleven out of Bangalore and once again sought Highway 7, which began this time hopefully even four lanes. Finally had time to contemplate the surroundings while driving, super nice here. Palm trees, heat, some huge rocks in the area, which is Tamil Nadu. Incidentally, the heat is bearable only while driving, when a traffic jam or something, to swim it under the helmet.
Then again, the usual, the highway changes to NEM potato field, look at the potholes and collected off-road points.
NEN also come in the evening downpour, directly on our arrival in Salem. There in NEM FDGB hotel came under so much a part where they tell you only 'all clear' and the show room, but then suddenly not be bothered and we propose to have more to go to another hotel. Half an hour of discussion, no clue why. Then suddenly we went. Thats India!
As Good Evening bonus then in posh hotel was NEM food next door, finally tomorrow is to ne long stage. 7.30am on the bike, so the plan. Because we want to see the coast tomorrow, hopefully we manage 450km. Then we are at the southern tip of India and India has once Hugo crossed with the bike, not bad. And I go swimming, yeah!

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Hard to describe, as we to-day chaos of the city have escaped and are now waiting at an internet cafe in the departure of the train. After a relaxed breakfast, pulled back from the wilderness outside the station of Hyderabad, Motorcycles and packed off to another station, there goes our train tonight.

Unfortunately, some clever Meier had left the fuel from our mopeds - where did the only, that we have to let out the gas, if we want to take the motorcycles by train? And above all, how have they thinking, we come to the station?

So lost right after riding the Hugo, who is bent to the gas station, but unfortunately had no more coal. While I've driven up and down the street to keep watch for him. When I had my box was empty already annoyed Hugo plentiful. Given some money for the fuel, off we went.

Then divided fuel, on to another station. Chaos on the road in the City lost again, Hugo now has sought me, while I'm on and just before the station was out of gas again.

So the box pushed towards, for half an hour later Hugh was still on irritated, he sought me again back down to get, then also concerns that its fuel is again all and he even still had no coal, so the station where I am in the shade was sitting. Well, then I'm all Verladeaktion managed.

First pack the bikes (let), then fill in any important papers, sometimes pay here (einpacken!), now there (transportation), this is still ne Trasportversicherung additionally, all in all, per bike and a half times as expensive as a second-class ticket Sleeper. But not so unusual, that have fallen from the clouds, let's see if the bikes are in Bangalore tomorrow.

# Finally need to book my Rueckflugticket from Goa to Delhi. Cost 1400rp/28eur about. #

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Today only NEN relatively short trip to Hyderabad from Nirmal behind us, 220km. Beeen at a super highway, in D-land, we would describe as the most beautiful avenue. Hugo had had a stomach upset, that's it pretty well, sometimes to have less stress.

But what that means less stress, at least we're purely to Hyderabad, ne booming city of 6 million and then directly to the station, there is indeed nothing else going on After all ISTS already so far that I find enjoyable motorcycling here as the go-to-toe, that's suicidal.

The hotel search was crass, thousands of hotels here, all fully booked. And usually only free beds, without their own rooms. But what then finally found an hour Rumfragerei.

And then continue with the questioning, we want to take NEN train to Bangalore. Supposedly you can take the bike as cargo, we'll see. First we have two tickets, even though we had several times the info, it was all booked up for tomorrow. And then what was still, 11Euro (yeah, €) for two sleeper tickets. So we have day off tomorrow NEN, drive over night and yet still nen day earlier in Bangalore. And hopefully soon the sea, time is seen again waves.

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Again time NEN bike day on the highway behind me. Brought by Waifad by Nirmal, dreihundertundirgendwas miles behind us, so slow is sitting on the bike no longer as comfortable. Well, had the seat even also tested only briefly

Had almost no margins, only at Hugo's bike must be nachgeschraubt emal short of the shock absorber, but here is something quick. Actually we wanted in the vicinity of Hyderabad, but not so easy, will still take NEN day. The highways here are 'something special' viespurig sometimes dual carriageways (but which beutzt in both directions, if necessary) but we had been more the path variant. After yesterday's off-road training, although we are well prepared, but it is not just fast-forward, well, what the heck. We will probably NEN train from Hyderabad to jump one step forward. And to reach the coast before the conference at Trivandrum / Kerala have.

Experiences? On the way? Well, breakfast bar in gabs Ner, who wanted to lead us even in the morning alk turn on, no consideration the fact that we were there with NEM bike. Lunch was even better because, found ne nice Dhaba, where there has been a lot of trucker felt at home. Delicious food, we come to the south, everything will be sharp.

Nirvana in the evening, no, Nirmal arrived, about 220km from Hyderabad. Found a hotel, we are probably the erts tourists for twenty years. Is such a large complex, are several floors with many rooms, even Zimerservice NEN. But as usual, everything very Indian. The hall shines, the space is less, however. The room service you can call with NEM phone does not work. After all, beer, and watch TV was 'Lord of the Rings' angekuedigt. Shows the degree that not even kommmt, perhaps NEN other Friday.

We were just in NER bar next door, wow, totally 70s. And we had the sensation that some people were almost intrusive, well there, just not as often distant visit. Somewhat confusingly, however slowly, that just show up anywhere women, sometimes in the fields, but well go to any event in NER bar a Bargain and like in D-land than ne gay bar, and in addition the physical proximity of the Indians among themselves, jaja which indeed must not show feelings towards women in public dr is really crazy here. Anyway, we are moving towards the coast, there is hopefully everything 'normal', whatever that means.

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Finally a day without riding a motorcycle. Well, it should at least Solte. Then came something else.

The video conference was not until the afternoon, so still time. Hugo has the Windows boxes ere linked up so that now more than one computer can use Internet.
Internet, that is ne-bandwidth connection, sponsored the satellite connection is only intended for video conferencing. Ne and video conferencing is not just like that, you must call at the headquarters in Chennai. However there is no telephone in the center, which allows you to make calls to Chennai. So one must always first run right through the village and taste. Crazy.

After lunch, back in the family home, then gabs the video session, the appropriate contact persons but had no time or interest, and seemed tied fairly short. Wake up in the way done, you have me, but not always, if you have anyone to visit. Well, maybe he even had a visit from big brother.

In any case the connection was terrible, the sound was as good as not to be understood, ne communication almost impossible. What a nonsense the whole. Rather than rely on expensive technology, the ne satellite bowl, which would have to install a telephone. But is not just high-tech is not specified interval sponsored by the Indian Space Agency.

Late afternoon we then looked at still NEN Temple, which is beeen at a mountain in the middle between Waifad and Wadha (there gibts broadband) and has electricity. In fact, the best suited for ne-Fi connection, the Tenpel supplies, the entire region internet. Let's see if what is, but probably Therefor NEN other partners as the Space Agency. Let's see if the interest shown.

Tomorrow we go on towards the south, again a few days km tear down, we want to eventually have a swim before we go into the conference next week to Trivandrum / Kerala. And it can also give some technical difficulties, not hope wirs.

# Ne Enfield is no enduro. Nevertheless, the way to the temple was the first real off-road Experiance. But is really difficult around on paths with small stones and cows. # A great project to obvious Mirko finance projects in developing countries: kiba.org hundred percent of donated coal arrives, you can choose which projects are sponsored and pursuing. #

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Another day in paradise. The overnight stay was great, in the morning came around and someone even gave us some coffee brought over. That's what I call my service hotel. Today again NEN day on the bike and down to the small village of NEM (Waifad), where Savitri, an Indian, we have made in Dhramsala, works in a community center. We wanted to investigate the possibilities of wireless Internet solutions for the supply and relax time NEN day from the highway.

Well got away, even found the same gas station and from ne went. Up, even to Hugo found his bike Unregelmaesigkeiten. The next mechanic's shack was so once again our goal was water in the tank. That comes from the water bottles that you take Usually when you walk to the next gas station as a tourist to get some fuel. Better switch to Oeldosen.

Once there, once again everything was fixed, there was Sun Taillight can repair, re-nage page currently facing forward, repaired my porters, we have it all - with fancy new handles for my bike - all in 130rp and lasted one and a half hours. Fine break.

And then, go on, nice places, sometime even a real highway, wow. So something with ner-lane service road next to it, luxuriously. But not for long, the road towards the village grew, the closer we came, more and more exciting. After some ask around before sunset arrived and warmly welcomed.

Is a small house in the village, with one computer cabinet and some Lernmoeglichenkeiten, well attended by the children, but also of the older Doerfler. The Village Resource Center Waifad, sponsored by the Indian Space Research Organisation, Microsoft's totally infested. An initial discussion has shown that the Foundation has some weird deal with MS that can not have a computer running any other software in the centers. There were even anger, because a teacher has installed a programming environment. Unbelievable. Well, there is still much to be done if we are good we write time NEN post about the practices of Microsoft. Finally, the farmers here know very well already modest about Monsanto or coca cola, only on computers just do not know the alternatives. Just no one is there who has ever run Linux.

Anyway, eat first in the village had been. A small house, it probably gave Thali, at any rate with some rice preparations - sometimes quite sharply seasoned. Tasty. The family has a dairy farm, well, about three Milchkuehe, sufficient for the village. And a tiny shop with its kind restaurant, I think, although the family was actually in the room. Sat and feasted on the floor, with your hands. The thought that no one believes them, that foreigners were at your guest, we are probably here anyway in the region, the sensation. Ago, no one here has lost.

Tomorrow morning gibts ne video conference with the head of the Space Research Center about the possibilities of Wifi to supply the region. And then do something here in the center, even look at you explore the village and maybe something for the topology and the difficulties that need WIFI connections. And in any case not so much a ride motorcycle, yeah!

On Highway # are always warnings, as in D-Land also usual, 'dont drink and drive ", etc. Today read:' not die for India and for speed! ' # My carburetor stuck now and then. Effect of the fuel runs out the overflow. So again is to ne repair. #

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This time should finally give even one day of travel many miles and such. What could be better than early from the hotel and onto the highway. So far, so difficult. But has a joker (or Scherzboldin) stole the last night of my horn, the most important part of the motorcycle in India. Without can not.

Drum ne Reparatursesion same early, but then we went really wrong. Highway 7, now we know why that number of carries. Has, like everything in India, determined religious backgrounds. At least the totally inedible, just after Mahagi until shortly before Jabalpur. Only Geholper, off-road romance, having a really super nice area but the view is always directed to the Fahrbahnstueckchen between the blow hole levels. Eventually, of course, my chic new page box from the motorcycle lost, the guy in Varanasi has also made a moped just crap!

Then the road was finally better, so enough time during the trip time to look around. Super nice villages, well let's say romantic, life is comfortable there than that everything else is a valley along the road, about 1-2km wide and bordered by Bergplateus looks at least like it.

At the most beautiful is it, how soon after Jabalpur, times when one crosses the river area, ne canoe trip here would certainly have something. Anyway, what must remain so even for next time. And who knows whether or not there are also crocodiles, tigers gives up anyway. But we have only seen monkeys, so the usual. At least have respect for the Ner horn.

Always busy on driving, the two-lane road but quite empty and in good shape, so it can comfortably travel. Then it was time to come into Sonia, far and wide in front of a hotel in sight. Shortly after the agreement that we should hurry up now (ie not drive fast but not insert pauses Gammel) goes from my moped, after some rumgefummel the cause is clear: no more fuel.

Hugo is gone to get fuel in the tanks has one direction to the other, there was barely a half liter. And luckily when Hugo finally back with the fuel was already dark wars.

So, night driving, if you can call the night 6pm. Slowly, fuel saving, searching for a hotel. Luckily, no traffic was and another motorcyclist has overhauled us, so we both had someone to follow as we could. But is not a pleasure, low beam is partially unbekannnt, but sometimes all over too light. Then, finally, the Oasis, a motel just off Highway 7, with delicious cuisine and enough space, done. Approximately 300km a day, the first day without proper breakdown.

# Belongings in a short through-the-mountain ride a bit and am taxed MOIT the box over diverts a large stone - something similar to how we use here at warning triangles - down. Since I almost located. But everything went well, except my leg, that has now NEN big bruise. # What happens if you actually kills one Ameisenkoenigin? Hugo could not make it, we have here at the motel on Highway 7 Highway NEN ants across our room, unbelievable how many. I hope that not even the queen now without falling into anarchy and now they want to do something, sometimes beautiful stay on the right track. #

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