Today with some reluctance most of the group woke up at the break of dawn for one of our much anticipated adventures of our trip. All that we knew going into it was that it was going to involve a bike and the busy streets of Mumbai. At 6am we made our way to reality tours where we found our two wheeled companions and headed out. As the bike tour started there was a rare calmness that flowed through the streets; which is not the norm where the melody of horns and honks fill the days. Our first stop was the waterfront where we got to capture the picturesque sunrise. We weaved through the back streets, main highways and even experienced some urban portaging carrying our bikes up and over a train bridge. Some of the places we got to see: a mosque, Hindu temple, fruit and fish markets, animal welfare centre and famous piers gave us an opportunity to immerse ourselves in the true Mumbai culture. Being able to really throw ourselves into the hustle and bustle of the hectic and vibrant street life of Mumbai was one of the the many adventures that has made this trip so special. It's so amazing to be able to see how something as universal as riding a bike can be worlds different based on geography yet so similar like the honking of horn on a busy road.
-Carly
-Carly
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