Saturday, 15 October 2016

First time at Rishikesh


After two or three weeks time has come for myself to head over to Rishikesh, or more specifically Shivpuri - the hub from which we work from on most if not all rafting trips. The briefing was simple, to go there, find something to do and do it. Easy? Predicting the unpredictable I have decided to take all of my belongings

So we go to the office in Delhi, in my case, carrying the 140L mother of all duffle bags filled with necessities, such as clothes, buoyancy aid and coffee. This was an interesting excercise in terms of moving through the metro during peak time... Soon enough we were on the station waiting for the night bus to take us where we needed to be.

7 hours later, we arrive, have chai at the station, get picked up, go to sleep...
From New Delhi to Rishikesh. 247 km according to rthe ticket
.. 1 hour later, we get up and get ready for work

First Job. Morning walk with the clients, tea by the river 

Rishikesh is a location known for its religious significance, being the 'capital of yoga' and amazing rafting/kayaking. For those who do not know me, neither of the three apply to me particularly well. However, it didn't take too long to appreciate the beauty of the place. Long story short... Its nice!

For those who have been to Rishi you will notice that none of the pictures in this actually show Rishikesh, this is because we are placed close to it, but not in it - as well as that, there are millions of pictures of Rishikesh on the net, but not half as much of surrounding area.

So what did we do? Went for a walk with the clients, inspected/set up ropes course and equipment, office work, lists, rafting trips, recce expeditions, spent time with the team, spent time with clients and probably a lot of other things I forgot already. On top of all this, several thoughts on dissertation subjects.

Let's cut the bull****: Here are the pictures!

Baster the bull
Woke me up mid-nap.
Water angels - pick up the pieces (or people) should you get too wet.

Vehicle of choice on the Ganges - Raft.
Not a bad job when you think about it...

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