Breakfast at Pipli And Onwards

Day 1 May 26,208 Delhi to Kasauli 286KM

I slumped on the seat as soon as we stopped over at Pipli. To my great relief the restaurant was clean and the restroom has western style toilet. Nadeem and I were nearly falling down our seat with sleepiness. The pain in his injured arm escalating. Only Sandy was alert and ordering breakfast for us. The food was good and reminds me of Filipino dish called "Empanada". Although barely able to swallow the food I tried to finish it as riding on an empty stomach would be the worst thing. After breakfast, Sandy tied the backpack I was carrying on the top of the red bag. He also made more space on the bike for me to sit on. The ride after this was very pleasant. The road was good and weather was getting cooler and cooler. I caught my self yawning once or twice. We did stop over for some tea on the road side dhaba because Nadeem said he was falling asleep while riding when we asked him why he was lagging so far behind. We reached Kasauli at about one in the afternoon. We stop by as nice restaurant over looking a cliff. " We can go farther up to Shimla after lunch I think. " I heard Sandy. " What?!" I blurted out. I read in the sign board that Shimla would be about 80 KM from there. I calculated the distance divided by hours. Oh no that would be atleast two to three more hours. I didn't want to be the bad guy but every muscle in body was aching. " I don't think I can ride anymore. " I said sulkily. Sandy looked at me. This was exactly what I didn't want to happen. I don't want to be the spoil sport on this trip. I told myself I will be as cooperative and helpful as possible. But just the mere thought of getting on the bike again for three more hours made my body ache in agitation. " Let's have lunch first and rest for an hour and let's see if we have the energy to go on." I ate my lunch silently without looking at Sandy. After finishing the meal I tried to close my eyes bracing myself for their decision. Nadeem and Sandy went to the balcony behind me and start whispering to each other. " But we can save a lot of time tomorrow if we continue to Shimla today." Sandy argued. " None of us have a decent sleep last night. I think it's best to rest here for now." I heard Nadeem said. " Only that we reach Kasauli so early that I am encouraged to ride more." Sandy answered and walked towards me. He was looking apologetic. " Alright, we'll start off for Shimla tomorrow." To my chagrin, after a half hour of rest I was indeed feeling better. I smiled at him and apologized for throwing a tantrum. He smiled and said he's sorry too for pushing me so hard. Back in good spirit we all started off for Kasauli.