After signing for my Royal Enfield Bullet (all damages will be paid for) all 30 of us hit the road in Shimla. There are no rules on the road and the cows do their own thing. You're not allowed to hit cows, it's bad juju. Also, there are a lot of Indians and they love walking in the road. With all this, it being 25 degrees, me wearing full motorbiking kit and the bike stalling it wasn't long before I was sweating like a b',ta&d. After that we went off road up ...

The great idea several months ago of going on an adventure(mid life crisis?) has come to fruition. Sat in Heathrow waiting to start my journey to the Himalayas (via Kingfisher Airlines) to start my motorbike tour. You can check if I'm still alive as the adventure continues by going to www.offexploring.com/klincoln01 for my blog, if you're interested - there may be pictures.

1st blog, just making sure it works before I go off to India.