3 girls from Peckham; 1 rickshaw; 3500km across India. We did this. And with 2 days to spare. To all those who said this was a bad idea for an all-girl team: eat your words. It was actually another all-girl…
The Touring Trotters
3 girls from Peckham; 1 rickshaw; 3500km across India
About
From 01 – 14 January 2014, Jodie, Claire and Erica will be riding a motorised rickshaw (a.k.a ‘a tuk tuk’) 3500km (ish) across India from Jaisalmer, Rajasthan to Cochin, Kerala. There is no fixed route and the ride is completely unsupported….
The team
Claire and Jodie are twin sisters. They met Erica several years ago when she and Claire moved in next to each other and became the best of neighbours. We realised that we’re kindred spirits, surviving the roller coaster of life…
The charity
All teams on the Rickshaw Run must raise a minimum of £1000 for charity, at least £500 of which goes to the official charity: Cool Earth. Cool Earth works with local communities to protect rainforests from being cut down acre…
Highlights
Rickshaw Run Day 12
Starting point: Vatakara, Kerala Finishing point: Cochin, Kerala Distance covered today: ~360km Total distance covered: ~3120km Number of breakdowns: 0…Mr Robbie Reliable Vatakara to Cochin. This was the beginning of the end. We knew that all being well, we would…
Rickshaw Run Day 11
Starting point: Udupi, Karnataka Finishing point: Vatakara, Kerala Distance covered today: ~350km Total distance covered: ~2760km Number of breakdowns: 0…c’mom Robbie….keep on rolling Udupi to Vatakara. This was a day of epic driving. Lots of hot, sweaty driving. And confusion….
Fabulous photos
Our fabulous photos of India were taken by the supremely talented Simon Baker. So a big thanks to him for allowing us to use them. We wanted to show you some of the places and faces we’re likely to see…
Our route
The Adventurists refer to an ‘un-route’ , which we think is a very apt description since we really have no route plan. But we will have one at some point before New Year’s Day and we’ll keep you posted right…
Peckham
Claire, Jodie and Erica all live in Peckham. As the area has inspired our rickshaw’s paintjob, our team name and most importantly, our choice of charity, we thought we’d better let you in on the not-so-secret secrets of SE15. Peckhamania:…
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