Nearly perfect
Camping above the valley on the second night, which none of us expected to be the high point. Not perfect — the hotel on the first night was a clear step below the rest of the trip — but it didn't take much away from the rest.
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Camping above the valley on the second night, which none of us expected to be the high point. Not perfect — the hotel on the first night was a clear step below the rest of the trip — but it didn't take much away from the rest.
The drive out to Dawki, where we were on the water by eight and had it almost to ourselves. The whole thing was organised without ever feeling packaged, and we were never once left wondering what happened next.
The mechanic who rebuilt a derailleur by torchlight and had us moving by seven. Against that, messages before the trip took a day or two to get answered, and for what we paid I'd expect the whole trip to be at the level of its best day.
How little of it was scheduled — we were asked each morning what we felt like. Not perfect — the Guwahati leg took five hours in traffic and ate most of a day — but it didn't take much away from the rest.
The Siang running high enough to be properly exciting without anyone feeling out of their depth. The whole thing was organised without ever feeling packaged, and we were never once left wondering what happened next.
The riverside camp, where the crew cooked over a fire and nobody touched their phone. The whole thing was organised without ever feeling packaged, and we were never once left wondering what happened next.
The mechanic who rebuilt a derailleur by torchlight and had us moving by seven. Against that, the Guwahati leg took five hours in traffic and ate most of a day, and for what we paid I'd expect the whole trip to be at the level of its best day.
A village lunch that wasn't on any itinerary and was the thing we still talk about. The whole thing was organised without ever feeling packaged, and we were never once left wondering what happened next.
Our permits being sorted before we landed, so we rode on day one instead of queuing. Against that, messages before the trip took a day or two to get answered, and for what we paid I'd expect the whole trip to be at the level of its best day.
Getting to the living root bridge before anybody else was on the path. Not perfect — messages before the trip took a day or two to get answered — but it didn't take much away from the rest.
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