Just got off the phone...I kept pushing, "If you aren't 200% sure, don't come because it'll only create complications later." -- he said, "Are you?" and I said, "1000%" -- so that was that. Then we got onto planning stuff. This link is maha useful: http://www.60kph.com/rides/north/sublink1/tripessn.htm for planning -- kudos to those 60kph people but I'll know this better after the ride.
We discussed about AMS, my hurting back from this morning, what do we do if we get stuck between Manali-Leh and aren't able to reach a tent? Do we have to buy a tent? Where do you buy motorcycle gear? And sleeping bags? Why isn't there an REI store in India? About splitting costs, what medicines we'll need, where to give my Bull for 2nd service (perhaps in Delhi or Chandigarh?), flight tickets Del-Mum, Del-Hyd (he's in Hyderabad) and costs, what to do if we get stuck in the mud, where do we stay ("I want to stay in that expensive place", "I'm definitely not" "I'll ask you this again when your butt is gone")...and so it went...so finally we got to, "should we freeze it?", "yeah, freeze it!"
So here's where the plan is as of now (I have to keep saying as of now because it keeps evolving):
Next weekend (Aug 10-13): Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Jaipur-New Delhi.
Then we fly back to our respective businesses.
Aug 31-Sept 8: New Delhi-Chandigarh-Manali-Leh-Khardung La-Kargil-Srinagar-New Delhi
Am still not firmed up on the return to Delhi but these are my thoughts of as of now. Oh better get back to work -- have loads of bills to pay and to complete payroll -- it's the 1st!
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