Gorakhpur, India – Bhairawa, Nepal – 104 km
I began my final ride in India after enjoying a delicious breakfast of
poori and curry vegetables. It was time to leave, considering I had
been in India for more than six months. The border crossing at
Sunauli was chaotic, but that was expected in India. On the Nepali
side, I obtained a one-month stay visa for $40.
Four kilometres to the north was the small village of Bhairawa, where
I found surprisingly clean rooms at the Mt Everest Hotel. They even
had a shower with warm water, which was a pleasant surprise.
After settling in, I took care of the usual tasks one does in a new
country, such as withdrawing local currency from the ATM and
purchasing a SIM card. The process was quite a hassle, and included
being fingerprinted. Still. I was delighted to be in a new country.