Phew! what a blast!

Down from Chhindwara was a real blast , we saw 2 more of those trees again, took a photo this time, not that anyone is possibly going to recognize it.As we got to the border with the south the first thing we saw was a palm tree! Ahh the beautifull south. Nagpur unfortunately was having some sort of political rally, the police were busy barricading roads off, and all the hotels were full. This was bad as we were really whacked but there was nothing else for it but to carry on. We couldnt have got the work done on the bikes anyway, with half the place closed down. So, on to Hinganghat - a no hope town deep in hicksville. Got a room in a lodge[a cheap version of a hotel] It was grubby and sordid and Helen didnt love me anymore, but we had done 204km of rough riding and we were done in. Went out to dinner and got harangued by kids, the waiters at the restaurant had to go out to guard the bikes as we ate -life on the road eh?
So good bye to Maharastra and on to Andrha Pradesh - a lovely southern state, heading to Nizamabad. Joes speedo cable broke as we left, so I was the only one to keep track of the milage[or kilometrage] The roads improved dramatically, fewer potholes, wider surfaces and less traffic. The potholes were beginning to piss me off- the concentration involved is intense. You have to plan your route around them whilst avoiding all other traffic [and each other] Convention has it , you drive on the left, but actually anything goes, left right, middle -- you can even do a Uey on a dual carriageway! Joes throttle cable broke as we arrived in Nizamabad -curses! To cap it all our Hotel was fully booked by a wedding party - its marriage season at the moment- people getting wed everywhere. Found another place but it was grubby again but we had done 271 km and needed to fix Joes bike again - we checked in, did laundry, feasted really well and managed to down a few cold beers. We went to work on Joes throttle- filing away the inside cable guide, which can be the only thing causing the problem.
Had an extra day doing nothing and resting our bums - tried to e-mail etc but it was a joke -first no server connection , then the power went off!!
We are now in Hyderabad, the state capital, in the bestest, fastest, coolest internet cafe in India! It was a great days riding today. Again great roads, but arriving in a city this big at lunchtime on a Saturday was a big mistake. Having said this we didnt get lost coming in, found our chosen hotel, and managed to get the bikes in for their next service. Its a proper Royal Enfield service agent so we are getting everything sorted. Now they are run-= in we can really blast it, thats if the roads let us! Going to take advantage of this super-fast connection tommorrow and post some photos.