The last of the mountains

Mysore to Hassan was a breeze, we just went there to extend the luxury. Having said that, the hotel has really gone downhill-and has put its prices up, oh well.
Hassan down the mountains tho- well thats a different story. Its a long road from the plains, over the western ghats to sea level.The road itself isnt that good anymore [ it used to be but its been badly repaired ] but it is very exciting as it has lots of hairpins and spectacular curves.Its also full of traffic, so sometimes you are stuck behind a truck for a long time. The air is full of the smell of burning brake linings and burning out clutches. Inevitably some vehicles dont make it[down or up ] and drop off the edge or get suspended in trees overhanging rivers and cliffs etc.
We managed to grind another 6mm off our centre stand tho, and I chamfered the sides of my shoes- so we did get a good ride out of it.
The last time we did this route was with Joe and it was a right old ding -dong all the way down, as Joe and I ride the same-always pushing a bit harder.
So , now we are in Udipi again- this time at our favorite hotel, overeating and exploring new beaches. The bone in the photo is five and a half feet across, its definitely a vertibrae and must be a whales-I really wouldnt want to meet a shark that big! It makes you wonder how big the creature was tho.
Only 300km to go before we get to Goa and put the bike into storage. Its getting its final service today. There will be no more mountains, we cross some hills at Gokarna and then again as we enter Goa, but these are real pussy compared to the ones weve just done recently.Still dont know whats happening with the Bullwtwallas bike-- I might be able to sell it -but we are only in goa for a few days, so I shall probably store it--- Anyone interested in a bullet for next season at a good price??