Well we finally made it to Goa, arriving at Agonda yesterday. They say that travel in India is hard work but never boring. Travelling by bike is very hard work. I've been run off the road on numerous occasions mainly by buses coming head on, normally overtaking trucks, who themselves are overtaking motor bikes or cars. The buses refuse to pull in or fall back, instead they expect you to get out of the way. This is not a problem when there is a verge but sometimes all there isn't anywhere to go. To be fair the buses are not just picking on us they will do it to any vehicle smaller then themselves. However, this, along with the pollution and constant sounding of horns by every vehicle that passes you has caused us to question
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