Radioman Rides the World....... - Page 204

GirlieS · 05-28-2012, 04:12 AM

Yes new report!
What a great mountain passes!!! Absolutely stunning.

The thing that really is memorable to me is how clear the sky is... to me it felt like you just could take out your contactlenses and throw them away. Never saw so far, so clear. Amazing.

By the way... staying in them tents is really great! Enjoyed that too.... (freezing cold in the night).
..... but came back with campilobacter-bacteria.... (not too bad losing a few kilo's).
.... and easily fixed with some antibiotics (after some months).

Keep posting! I'll be waiting for that.

Pic.... tents at the Everest by nigt... somebody woke me up.... miss, miss... we have a clear view on Everest!!
(actually.... we three days of clear sky at the Everest).

ARun4Your$ · 05-28-2012, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ARun4Your$

Wow... Thank you so much for doing this ride and sharing it with all of us. It's beyond beyond. I'm sitting back waiting for the next installment, Rocky Patel and coffee in hand

Wow! Great photos very funny too,loved the shirt!the signs were hilarious also. By the way this is from Natalie

Don't forget to be hydrated

Pupzatarra · 05-28-2012, 06:07 AM

This is some buzz. Thanks for the journey and experiences.

C-Stain · 05-28-2012, 06:16 AM

Wow, Mark! What an adventure!

I agree with iDave about the coffee comment...'cept I couldn't drink anything reading that. My cup stayed in my hand as I scrolled through your words and pictures, sometimes not wanted to breathe.

Safe riding...I'm going to check your SPOT tracker now...

petefromberkeley · 05-28-2012, 10:43 AM

Tall Mike · 05-28-2012, 10:55 AM

Radioman said:

Quote:

Had to rent another Royal Enfield to do it

More about the great time in Leh later.... Off to ride to the highest motorable road in the world!

Another awesome adventure!

Sweet looking Enfield too!

Jealous!!

Ride Radioman Ride!!

EKIN · 05-28-2012, 11:18 AM

STUNNING.........I can only imagine the experience.

TrashCan · 05-28-2012, 01:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by iDave

Mark and Bill, THANK YOU for that last installment. That was the best cup of coffee I've sipped in a very long time, thanks entirely to your words and photos!

. Just WOW!!!!!!!

For true....

GREAT is the only word that I have.

stonecold · 05-28-2012, 01:51 PM

Being from the PNW (or many other laces in North America) I find that I (we) often take what we have for granted and am often disappointed or at the very least underwhelmed by so called "breathe taking scenery" ...I dont think you can say that of India....I will ride that road one day....hopefully sooner than later. Until then I can live vicariously through you.

Loutre · 05-28-2012, 04:52 PM

you should make a DVD about your trips! awesome!

tnrider · 05-28-2012, 06:44 PM

I've spent the last couple days catching back up with the trip. I read for a while as I sat in the hospital with my (very Dad like) stepdad whom I love deeply. He has Parkinson's and extremely bad lung cancer that has spread to his bones. We had a tough but good night spent together remembering times we shared. He'll soon give in to his health condition and we won't have him but in our hearts as we try to make it through life. The best thing is he gave his life to Christ long ago

and we have that assurance to lean on just as you do with Chris. As we've watched his body wither for the past six months, I've often thought of you. It's interesting how it seems like you know someone who you've never even seen live, much less have never met.

It didn't strike me as lucky that you were so close to help when your bike broke down. God gives us good gifts just as we don't expect them. Sometimes its hard to remember that His hand is on everything even something as "unimportant" as a little motorcycle ride in India. I know by your expression of faith that you know this and I don't pretend to tell you something you don't already know about our Lord.

God bless you Radioman. I have and will pray for your travels

As I type this and I'm back home two hours from my parents, I just received a call from my brother at the hospital that our mother (primary care giver for our stepdad) has blood pressure of 200 over 100 and a high pulse rate. When you read this, please pray for them. Thank you brother and be careful.

Super Suz · 05-28-2012, 10:43 PM

Fantastic report! Thanks for taking time to add the details and great pics. Nice to see Chandy Chris pics too. Thanks so much!

srad600 · 05-28-2012, 11:27 PM

truly epic report, very awesome, thanks for taking us along.

Airhead Wrangler · 05-29-2012, 05:56 AM

Mark, glad to see you're still living it up in grand style. The enfields are definitely a nice change of pace from the F. I like it. Carry on...

RedRocket · 05-29-2012, 06:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chanderjeet

How have you been?

I'm still moving under my own power! Had my first serious moto crash last year, broke a couple of bones, but I'm all fine now.

It looks like your life sure has changed since we met, your daughter is a beauty!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chanderjeet

Glad you found some people to help you push the bike. I had to push mine over Chang la all alone

It seems like a little bit of pushing is just part of the Enfield charm.

05-28-2012, 04:12 AM	#3046
GirlieS Adventurer Joined: Dec 2011 Location: Amersfoort, The Netherlands Oddometer: 27	Yes new report! What a great mountain passes!!! Absolutely stunning. The thing that really is memorable to me is how clear the sky is... to me it felt like you just could take out your contactlenses and throw them away. Never saw so far, so clear. Amazing. By the way... staying in them tents is really great! Enjoyed that too.... (freezing cold in the night). ..... but came back with campilobacter-bacteria.... (not too bad losing a few kilo's). .... and easily fixed with some antibiotics (after some months). Keep posting! I'll be waiting for that. Pic.... tents at the Everest by nigt... somebody woke me up.... miss, miss... we have a clear view on Everest!! (actually.... we three days of clear sky at the Everest). GirlieS screwed with this post 05-28-2012 at 04:18 AM

05-28-2012, 06:07 AM	#3048
Pupzatarra Brewing and Biking Joined: Apr 2012 Location: Ireland Oddometer: 4	This is some buzz. Thanks for the journey and experiences. __________________ "It was the length of my arm, Mary." "Oh, Michael, not in front of the kids...." "It's the f%cking truth, Mary!"

05-28-2012, 06:16 AM	#3049
C-Stain Busted Up Joined: Jul 2009 Location: Middleton, NS CANADA Oddometer: 2,583	Wow, Mark! What an adventure! I agree with iDave about the coffee comment...'cept I couldn't drink anything reading that. My cup stayed in my hand as I scrolled through your words and pictures, sometimes not wanted to breathe. Safe riding...I'm going to check your SPOT tracker now... __________________ TransLab a Go Go 2011 Nova Scotia Fresh Air Inspectors Investigate the Cabot Trail They say never ride faster than your Guardian Angel can fly. Given my luck, I wanna know if the bitch is drunk or on a smoke break.

05-28-2012, 10:43 AM	#3050
petefromberkeley - Joined: May 2004 Location: Berkeley, CA Oddometer: 3,261	__________________ Nine mile skid on a ten mile ride. Hot as a pistol but cool inside.

05-28-2012, 11:18 AM	#3052
EKIN Couch Junky Heaven Joined: Sep 2008 Location: Cumming, GA - Close to the Hills! Oddometer: 334	STUNNING.........I can only imagine the experience. __________________ "Avoidance of danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing."

05-28-2012, 01:51 PM	#3054
stonecold Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Kelowna BC via North Vancouver BC Oddometer: 20	Being from the PNW (or many other laces in North America) I find that I (we) often take what we have for granted and am often disappointed or at the very least underwhelmed by so called "breathe taking scenery" ...I dont think you can say that of India....I will ride that road one day....hopefully sooner than later. Until then I can live vicariously through you.

05-28-2012, 04:52 PM	#3055
Loutre Cosmopolitan Adv Joined: Nov 2010 Location: In a tent on a mountain Oddometer: 2,025	you should make a DVD about your trips! awesome! __________________ Keep the smile on your face! F800GS - The ORANGE ones are faster!! An Otter on the road: From Lille to Limoges in 12 Days An Otter on the road: I'm coming up so you better get this party started!

05-28-2012, 06:44 PM	#3056
tnrider Rod Burner Joined: Apr 2010 Location: Appalachian Hills Oddometer: 9	Very envious! I've spent the last couple days catching back up with the trip. I read for a while as I sat in the hospital with my (very Dad like) stepdad whom I love deeply. He has Parkinson's and extremely bad lung cancer that has spread to his bones. We had a tough but good night spent together remembering times we shared. He'll soon give in to his health condition and we won't have him but in our hearts as we try to make it through life. The best thing is he gave his life to Christ long ago and we have that assurance to lean on just as you do with Chris. As we've watched his body wither for the past six months, I've often thought of you. It's interesting how it seems like you know someone who you've never even seen live, much less have never met. It didn't strike me as lucky that you were so close to help when your bike broke down. God gives us good gifts just as we don't expect them. Sometimes its hard to remember that His hand is on everything even something as "unimportant" as a little motorcycle ride in India. I know by your expression of faith that you know this and I don't pretend to tell you something you don't already know about our Lord. God bless you Radioman. I have and will pray for your travels As I type this and I'm back home two hours from my parents, I just received a call from my brother at the hospital that our mother (primary care giver for our stepdad) has blood pressure of 200 over 100 and a high pulse rate. When you read this, please pray for them. Thank you brother and be careful.

05-28-2012, 10:43 PM	#3057
Super Suz N00b with B00b Joined: May 2008 Location: alrededor de la bahía Oddometer: 1,519	Super Duper! Fantastic report! Thanks for taking time to add the details and great pics. Nice to see Chandy Chris pics too. Thanks so much! __________________ Member of the Oakland Motorcycle Club. In town? Come visit us on a Weds night.

05-28-2012, 11:27 PM	#3058
srad600 Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Sep 2009 Location: Oakland, Kalli Fornia Oddometer: 423	truly epic report, very awesome, thanks for taking us along.

05-29-2012, 05:56 AM	#3059
Airhead Wrangler More tacos than you Joined: Mar 2008 Location: Manzanillo MX, occasionally Seattle Oddometer: 5,197	Mark, glad to see you're still living it up in grand style. The enfields are definitely a nice change of pace from the F. I like it. Carry on... __________________ R80ST Gets The HPN Treatment Ducati Pantah 500SL Rebuild Seattle to TDF on an airhead WTB R100R Mystic sidestand and mount.

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