Naidupeta – Kavali – 131 km
An additional day was spent cycling along the highway—at least the
way was in good condition and the going easy. People we met pointed
out an article about our adventure in the newspaper, and asked for
our autographs, which we thought was pretty amusing at the time.
The previous day our path crossed from the State of Tamil Nadu to
Andhra Pradesh. States varied slightly as each state had its favourite
food and Hindu gods. Hanuman (the Monkey God) seemed the most
popular in Andhra Pradesh.
Kavali – Ongole - 72 km
India is massive. To give a distance perspective, I left the
southernmost point 22 days ago, and there remained 1,400
kilometres to Kolkata and a further 900 kilometres to the Nepalese
border.
Even more extraordinary was that people defecated in full sight—on
the beach, next to the railway line, and along the road. I kid you not!
In Africa, people, in general, went into the bushes. Still, it seemed
ordinary in India to do your business in full view. Now, that was
something that took getting used to!