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Old 1st January 2020, 13:29   #16
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Re: 9220 km Trip to Superb Sikkim, Awesome Arunachal & Magnificent Meghalaya

Wow, what an experience, what an adventure. Thanks for sharing. Love the photography!

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I started reading the title - 9220Kms trip... nice!
...continued with the title - Sikkim, Arunachal, Meghalaya...wow!!
...clicked on the link and saw a bike - Whoa!

Was hooked on to it and almost the same time that you took gazing at the Kanchenjunga - 2hours is what I took to look at the photos and read through the travelogue (I haven't watched the videos as yet - will do it in the evening).

What was amazing was that the trip was multi city, multi vehicle, multi duration trip, yet done by a single gang.
Hatsoff to you guys on completing an epic adventure

Even after spending 2 hours, it's still only Day 12! Eagerly waiting for the remaining 18 days.

Some questions:
Why did the swift got a yellow plate and black number? Shouldn't it come with the black plate with yellow number?
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Re: 9220 km Trip to Superb Sikkim, Awesome Arunachal & Magnificent Meghalaya

Wow, that really is an adventure of a lifetime

And as you said in one of the opening videos after completing the journey, the "josh is high" - this is true even for a reader, while traversing your travelogue!

Have put a bookmark of sorts, will come back to savour this for the next few days.

Thanks for sharing.
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Wow, what a way to start my new year! New year's gift cant be any better. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Beautiful pics, awesome detailed narration, some hot machines (the bikes) and a destination in the Himalaya! What more can one ask for!
Sad that the Trailhawk had to opt out, else it would have been the icing on the cake, one hot car with the hot bikes!

Rated 5*.

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Great way to start the New Year - Thank You for this amazing travelogue.

I was quite sad that the Street Triple couldn't go to these places. I understand that it might have been challenging and the fact that the Street Triple is not made for extreme terrains but with some care and precaution, I am sure the motorcycle would have managed most obstacles. However, there is always a next time !

Lovely clicks, but I want to see more of Meghalaya. Awaiting pictures from the Meghalaya leg.
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Wonderful log there Srikanth. Undoubtedly took me back to the days when I visited there and your beautiful captures refreshed my memory and added some more colours to it. Hatsoff to your perseverance. It is never easy to sustain a month long journey, especially on a two wheeler with so much of distance involved in it.

Many thanks for this wonderful trip log which will definitely be helpful for people planning trips to the mesmerising North east in future.
Rated the well deserved five stars.
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Day 12 Continues -

We continue with the hope to find the snowfall -


Oh Yayyyy, and we do -


We were in awe and there are no words to explain the feeling we all had -


At 13700 FT -
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Gang at Sela -
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Proud to take Klay with us to the 13th pass -
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I still need one more layer I guess -
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Will you open your eyes, please?
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Feeling Proud -
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Are you feeling cold outside? Head inside the Army Canteen at Sela -
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We left Sela and head towards Tawang -
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Now that's a view -
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Are you hungry?
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At Jaswant Singh's war memorial, word is every army personnel irrespective of rank while passing here, need to pay respect, salute -
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Vanakkam -
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Now how can it not be delicious -
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Between the"V" somewhere in all that cover I was told is Bumla-
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We continue, but kept stopping, due to these Majestic views -
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Excited yet? -
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Met this fellow biker from Bangalore, though his gang went ahead a day earlier, Whole day he was almost in and around us till we reached Tawang -
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We again continue -
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And we stop - Lovely -
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Finally, we reach -
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We were glad about one achievement so far, we have managed to reach at least at one destination in daylight.

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Old 6th January 2020, 13:21   #23
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Day 13- Bumla and Shungetser Lake aka Madhuri Lake

After a good nights sleep, we were excited about visiting one of the major passes as well as the much talked about lake. However we were informed road conditions were not good especially during the later part of the day.

Let's go -

Good morning Tawang, this is at 5:48 AM, here sunrise is early -
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Tawang's Monastery at the other end of town -
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Went for a small walk around the town, cannot believe how clean the place is kept by all -
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Loved this temple, there was guy chanting and it was just peace and awesome -


Save Environment, Secure Future -
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Got ready for an exciting day ahead -
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Getting out of town-
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One of many such ones -
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Awesome -
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Ascending -
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Proud to be on top of the mountains -
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We took a break here for almost 20 mins -
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Having Fun -


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Back in car, towards Bumla -
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And we reach, if you closely look all three of us are in this one -
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Mera Bharat Mahan -
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After spending 1 hr at Bumla, hearing the stories of our brave soldiers and how they held the ground, love for our soldiers just went crazy -
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Fun-
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That's our driver Sonam, and he as of this day got 152 girlfriends -
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We head towards Madhuri lake now -
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Whoa. NINE THOUSAND KILOMETERS ON A BIKE! I need to show this to my elders.

The expressions in the snaps show the excitement and enthusiasm you guys had during the trip. Lovely pictures and a beautiful travelogue.

Goes without saying, rated 5 Stars!

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Day 13 - Continues...

We keep going ahead towards Madhuri Lake, something or the other catches my eye and I ask the driver to stop -
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If everything was snow and white, we would not be seeing the true colors of land, hence we were glad with our timing -
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Sacred lake of Manjushree -
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Underneath that black mountain is the Madhuri lake -
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First look -
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Getting closer -
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And we reach -
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Salute -
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Actual Salute -
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We went into the cafetaria, had poori's for lunch, and did a good amount of shopping from the Army, by now we were huge fans, you can see that -
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Ammu with the flag -
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Nat & I -
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After having a good time here, we start our return leg for the day - and I ask Nat to get down from the car go to the middle of the stream which I noticed on the way, and he takes a great photo -
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Before Sunset, clouds start playing with us and I love it -
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If trailhawk was with us, we would have brought them home -
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She is our owners niece, could not bite the cheeks though -
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After having a great day, we have our dinner watch all the photos in our phone using slideshow and slept happy - tomorrow is a day full of surprises -
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Day 14 - Surprise O Surprise...

After a great day yesterday, we had a great sleep and woke up very early, when we spoke to the hotel's owner, we realized most guys spend just two nights, but thanks to this day, we saw something special, want to find out -

Let's go -

Woke up early today and it was 5:20 AM by the time we were ready for a walk -
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Love the town even better -
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Whole place in a panorama -
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And Sun rises -
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We were shocked to see these little ones were practicing and doing exercise at 5:30 AM -


We were searching for a path on how to get down to that School, however we found this, straight from a movie I guess -
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Could not find the path and the exercise stopped in 20 mins, were returning, and find this - for a moment we thought it was our drivers, we called him Hunter-
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By this time Nat is also up, we get ready and head towards the monastery -
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World's Second Largest Monastery -
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Could not capture the wave -
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I dont usually pray, for AAA's -
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Were you able to decide who is hot yet?
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[b]We come back to the hotel, and this little one was around -
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What happens next is the surprise part-
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I was on that small porch during lunch, and was casually discussing with the hotel owner's brother, he was asking where went, I said monastery and just relaxing, he has suggested why dont we go to Chaksom bridge, including its 600 yr old history, I was super excited and discuss the route with him, google does not show the route, I woke up Nat and Ammu, they were doing the research, however we could not find any route, since he was there, he drew a map, I was getting ready, and thought why don't I ask him if he can join, I just went out and asked him, he agreed with a smile, infact he was so nice, inspite of how much ever I insisted he did the driving part too -
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The mountain on right was till the end of the road to the left, that much stone was cut out to built entire Tawang, all stone used at Tawang comes from here -
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We pass many such villages -
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Finally we reach the bridge -
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The one on the left is a new one, the one on the right is the 600 year old one -
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New one -
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Really Old one -
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Awesome -
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Checking out -
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Still on the New one -
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We went around took snaps, all this time we were only three of us and Mr.Jamba was busy or not seen, we were wondering why?
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Due to this, he went and spoke to the security guard, got the keys and opened up the bridge for us to see which we had never expected, that's how lovely people here are -
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Chakzam -
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No nuts nor bolts, a metallurgy marvel -
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Its super strong even today -
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That's Jamba, kadinche (means thank you in Mompa, their language)
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We did not want to get out of the place, but had to close -
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That is the village that is connected through the bridge, and current Arunachal CM hails from here -
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We return and just in time to witness the war video at the war memorial -
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We were in awe is a small statement - the man who never dies for 72 hrs is available online, please do watch, he held back Chinese attack alone with the help of two ladies for 3 days, Salute -
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Sela and Nuri -
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Salute, 40 men killed over 400-600 soldiers at that altitude in two different zones, Our Army was just 20 each in two different zones at Bumla as per the soldier who briefed us, and no one retreated, that's Indian Army- Awesome is a small word -
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We went back to the hotel with a lot of tears and a heavy heart and most important thing being - PROUD...
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Sorry about the delay in this post, had been unwell for a bit, lets continue -

Day 15 & 16 - Reaching Dirang and Kaziranga -

After a great day yesterday we had a relaxed drive to Dirang and took rest as next day was a long drive ahead of us, and due to the drive we hardly took any pictures -


That's the place we stayed, left around 8:30 AM -
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Nuranang Falls-
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We knew this was last of the mountains we will see before we head back -
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Back at Sela, this time no snowfall -
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When timezone affects all the devices -
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Last break before heading down -
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Back to plains -
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Cross this bridge and you are in Assam -
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Tea estates welcome you immediately -
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Had awesome lunch on the highway -
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Post this, it was a straight drive to Kaziranga, we reached the resort by 7:30 and took rest and were looking forward for the next days safari -
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Day 17 - Kaziranga -

An exciting day for us, will let the pictures do the talking -

Had to reach the entry gate by 5:00 AM -
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Moon was playing hide and seek still-
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Our ride for the morning part-
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Here we go -
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Straightaway we saw this one -
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Can you spot the Bison -
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A little Closer -
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Sambar -
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Guess that's for jeep -
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We head into some open area, and there she was -
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Majestic -
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And then this happens -



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Thank you little one -
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Love the sunrise -
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Heading into another part of the trail-
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Couldn't spot anything else, but the environment made it up -
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Thank you big fellow for the ride -
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Post breakfast we head to this Orchid park -
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This particular orchid blooms only once every quarter and for 6 hours max, we were lucky -
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Insect eater -
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Continued...
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Day 17- Continued...

Orchid tour continues -
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Dragon fly -
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Cobra -
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Another dragon fly -
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Dancing lady -
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Post the orchid tour, I went to see the Cactus tent -
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And we were waiting for a small 20 min cultural show, and it was nice -
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He did Dashavatharam poses-
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We went on to see the bamboo section, it was nice to see so many varieties at one place -
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Tree of Assam -
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We had lunch and were waiting for our evening jeep safari -
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On the way to the gate, all excited -
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We had to wait for another jeep to catch up with us at the gate -
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Majestic -
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Mighty Brahmaputra -
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This is where a tiger was spotted 15 mins ago, thanks to our waiting time
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On the way back, spotted this family -
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Yet another beautiful sunset -
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