Yashas Travelogue #14 - Adventure Solo Bike Ride to China Border - Himalayan Beauty Personified

Through the majestic Himalayas which stood tall, I made my way through the rough terrains and I was all alone with my motorbike. Early morning start to the ride is always better and that is something I never learnt. Day 5 of the ride was scheduled from Kathmandu to The Last Resort Bungee Jump to the Kodari border and then back to Chitwan. Yes!! It was a long long ride. I started from Kathmandu at 7 am in the morning and rode on the Araniko Raj Marg or Araniko highway.

The ride through the country side of Nepal has been a fantastic one. Through the 4 lane broad highway of Kathmadu I rode towards the Himalayan range to take me to Bhote Kosi river Bunjee jump site. It was a refreshing ride and there was absolutely no stress at all. The roads were smooth mostly and few pot holes here and there never bothered me. This part of the ride was tough for the bike because of the steep ascents. My R15 never gave up.

Tiny villages were very well organized and I knew a small halt here will not be a loss. People here breathe fresh air, drink clean Himalayan water and are always blessed with the amazing shades of nature.

After being a part of World's Longest Bungee Swing, I started towards the China border really late, this later turned out to be a night mare for me. I started towards Kodari border (Nepal – China border) which is 16kms from here. 16Kms of hard terrain takes around an hour if you ride carefully. Road was fully torn out, the scenery around more than made up for the strain. 10Kms into the ride comes the first check post towards Border.

Nepal army officer asked me to unpack each and everything and examined the luggage as if I was carrying his kidney in it. It was his duty but at an altogether different level. I was patiently explaining him all the things in the luggage at the same time loosing the precious time. I had to go back till Chitwan and it was a 260Kms ride. After his thorough checking I continued on towards Kodari. With its last stretch totally out of place. It took almost an hour to reach the border.

Finally I could see the Sino friendship bridge. A friendly bridge between Nepal and China. It was a proud moment for me as I hoist the tri-color at a non Indian International border. My third international border on the ride. It was 4:00pm. I was in a situation where I would have ended up no where. I still started towards Kathmandu and the destination being Chitwan.

The same route on my way back was a challenging one given the fact that I had restriction of time. I raced my way back and was enjoying all the way till Kathmandu. It was a scenic sunset on the way back which forced me for a small pit stop. After which there was no stopping me.

I continued on to ride towards Chitwan in the extreme darkness and being extremely tired. I was in no mood to stop and finally reached Chitwan by 1:00 am.

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The experience was also written in my blog which you can find here