On the morning of day 5 of the Rickshaw Challenge Malabar Rampage, the teams felt like leaving home, since they got so pampered in the hotel in Kochi, that returning to the Indian roads sounded too harsh for them. Alas, the adventure has to go on and to got back into their three wheeled companion, steering it along the Malabar Coast towards the next destination – Calicut. A Change in Mode of Transport The teams spontaneously took the ferry from Fort Kochi to cross the backwaters, even though it was not planned in the day sheets. This is a paid ferry service for two wheelers, three wheelers and cars, which the locals use to avoid the 15 km long road further inland. We, the service team, decided to follow them. We did not get on the same boat, but the ferry leaves every 10 minutes, and we were sure that the teams could handle without us. And when we saw the pictures they shared with us later that day, we realized how much fun they had ferrying across the backwaters in their colourful rickshaws. The road to Kochi to Calicut is as narrow as it can get. After 50 km it passes through a town called Mahe, which belongs to Union Territory of Pondicherry and the main attraction is the liquor shops on both sides of the road. The road from Mahe is extremely scenic with sea view from the valley which you can enjoy while driving your vehicle. Good Food is Important After Kochi, we bumped into the teams, who had stopped for their lunch in a highway hotel (in India restaurants are often called hotel, despite not offering accommodation) in between. Latter when they reached the base hotel they were telling us how good it
On the morning of day 5 of the Rickshaw Challenge Malabar Rampage, the teams felt like leaving home, since they got so pampered in the hotel in Kochi, that returning to the Indian roads sounded too harsh for them. Alas, the adventure has to go on and to got back into their three wheeled companion,
