Sept 23, 2019, Naukuchiayata, India to Bhimdatta, Nepal:  134km, 259M up, end 259M

We descended from the Himalayan Hills onto the flat plain today, the transition from steep hill to flat was instantaneous - one minute I was at full speed down mountain curves, then instantly I was on flat straight road.  There has been no flat and straight since we arrived in India.  We are at less than 500M elevation so now very hot and humid. 

The big news for the day is that we crossed into Nepal, can’t really tell the difference from India, but a bit quieter and the people seem more easy going.  The border crossing was a very friendly affair, yes they had to do their official paperwork, but were very friendly about it, many pictures were taken with these cyclist tourists.  I also got a Nepal SIM card - took only 15 minutes with very happy, friendly people.

Some pics from the last few days:

The elevation profile in Meters from Rishikesh to Kathmandu

Another day, another 1,300M climb