Apologies for the lagging blog entries… there was a glitch in the system that we hope has been fixed now.

After 18 hours on airplanes, an overnight layover in Delhi, and a five hour drive deep into the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, we have finally arrived in Jaisalmer, the starting point of the Rickshaw Run. Summer is in full swing here, which means every living creature is competing for very limited shade to fend off the 100 degree plus temperatures.

Having arrived a bit late in the day to complete our registration, we have spent the evening instead having drinks and admiring the view of the fort from the rooftop of our hotel, the amazing First Gate Home Fusion.

We met three other teams today on the flight from Delhi to Jodhpur. Apparently Rickshaw Runners are the only white people coming to Rajasthan this time of year so we are rather easy to spot.