Well, not a great deal has happened since my last entry, except that I feel confident I'll have at least one reliable travel companion. Ann contacted me, and has already proven adventurous and resourceful, so we seemed destined to explore at least Assam together. Jay, an American guy, seems likely to be coming along too, though less certain at this stage. Along the way, I've had other contacts, but for various reasons they've had to, or chosen to, drop out. Still, two and possibly three, travellers makes the chances much better for at least finding the numbers and getting permits into Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, Inshallah. Abid, the motorcycle tour organiser, seems to be having some bureaucratic issues with getting his business all set up (let alone getting the numbers of riders needed)...I still have my
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