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Day 6 was short 70 km ride around Kalpetta. The original longer route was cut short due to ongoing road repair works. The ride was uneventful. The terrain was mostly flat and occasionally rolling. The Sun came out only near the end of the ride. There were a couple of good memories from the days ride.
One was the best cup of tea I had on the tour. Pramod and I rode together for sometime on this day and stopped for tea at a roadside shack. This was the best tea of all the eight days on the tour. I passed by the same shop on the ride the next day. I realized that when I was too far down the road or I would have definitely stopped there once again.
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The other was that the buses of Kerala are to be respected. After the first one passed me, I started getting off the narrow roads or riding in the shoulder everytime I heard a bus approaching.
The best part was that the area surrouding Kalpetta reminded me of my fathers hometown. Coconut trees and paddy fields everywhere. The only thing different was that the terrain here was rolling.
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All in all, an easy and refreshing ride midway through the TFN.
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