Half way home

We’ve now completed 7,800km of our 15,000km journey home on our bicycles, so we’re now over half way! It seems a very long time ago we left Black Rock in Melbourne, and to think we have as much ground to cover again is daunting - but it also means we have just as much fun in front of us as behind us, which is an enticing prospect.

Yesterday’s ride was another main road, with a relatively calm entrance into Delhi. None of the manic traffic or horrendous pollution we were warned of – it was pretty relaxed really and the air in the city far from the worst we’ve seen.

We’re in a beautiful little guest house, nestled in an oasis of calm filled with trees and genteel “bungalows” (it’s an Indian word, so we can’t really criticise them for the fact that the bungalows have more than one storey).

Tiger an I even managed to get a haircut. We’ve nearly managed one in every country we’ve visited, and our barber was one of the best, despite communication being difficult. He did manage a sectarian dig at all the Muslims in the area though. Plus ça change...

The other big news and cause for celebration is that Tiger has now decided on his University - he’s going to be going to Huddersfield University to study Architecture at the end of September. He was impressed with the course, liked the sound of the uni and is especially keen on the Peak District being right next door. So, Johnny Brownlee gets his wish, at least one of us is off to Yorkshire.

So that Tiger can take a look at the place before he starts his course, we’ve adjusted our route slightly to head up through Belgium and the Netherlands to cross the North Sea to Hull. That lets us cycle to Huddersfield and then down to the South Coast afterwards. The finishing date is still the same - we’ve just adjusted the route a little.

We’re looking forward to a nice couple of days poking around Delhi now, before we fly to Baku and continue our journey.