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Uluwatu Temple

Great views in the temple ... tastes like Sagres back in Portugal.

In the land of vulcanoes, limestone to soften the fingers

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Bouldering yeahhhh :)

Nice spot ... next time surfing will be on the menu as well.

Nice atmosphere on the beach crag.

Bex full power !!!

Our Balinese climber friends

Some more time in Kuala Lumpur

Petronas at the distance.

Strange things that you see around the streets !

Indoor giant roller coaster.

In the Jungle... Bex warming up in an amazing 33 m route :)

The dance of the mosquito ... it was impossible to stay foot, even with a fire.

Friend Lili coming down from a multipitch ... great time in the jungle.

This friend Green Pit Viper was just there, close to us while climbing ...

Another friend !!!

The things we need to do to get an Indonesian visa ... after a strip in the street, beautiful hum? :)

Back in Portugal. Not really... it's just Goa!

More random pics from India

Short stop on the road for some bouldering and yoga :)

Views on the road ... Hampi - Pune

The small curious baby that hanged around our tent...

Camping on my friend TJ's beautiful land. 

Shiva Full Power ... rock addiction is back :)

Pilgrimage to Hampi

  

2 days ride and finally … rural India, nature, simple people, temples, chill out places, rock and boulders … many boulders !!! Hampi…

After one month flying in Kamshet and getting my licenses, arriving in Hampi is incredible and it’s definitely better than my expectations. A mix of wild desert, oasis, rice fields, rocks, monkeys and temples. It’s a shanti place…

Time goes very slowly, the days are long and hot, very hot. The only possibilities to climb are at dawn and late afternoon. That’s it!

Time for some rock boulder adoration then …

Namaste

Bike Trip Begins !!!

We are off !!! Very much like our friend Che … we left our recent home in Kamshet, with our “Ninja” fully packed, but with not much of a departure party, rather our friend nepali Rupeshka who gave a reluctant hug and slightly waved good bye. It felt good to leave our recent home tent. With Ninja heavier than ever and after almost crashing in the first turn, we got in the main road and headed to Pune. The first stretch was small, only 40 km of Indian express way. The road was good but chaotic as always. The rules exist but are never followed and everything that exists circulates in the roads of India.

Pune is supposed to be a city with a balanced blend of old and new India, with big communities of university students and locals. It’s also the home of the famous Osho meditation centre and of one famous Zoo and Snake park with one of the most reputable herpetologist and snake handler of India.

Let's have a look :)

Flying High

My dream is to fly,

over the rainbow,

so high … la la la!

....

That’s the tune that we had all the time on the way back from the paragliding sites, on the big jeep driven by Tom, a Australian friend, paragliding instructor.

What a sensation! I am finally flying autonomously with an “aircraft” that fits in a big size rucksack. The first solo flight was a dream… now I’m ridge soaring for an hour and a half at a height of 1000 meters, looking nervously to the ground and to the wing. Still wondering how can that inflatable wing be stable and carry me around in the sky with almost full control.

Around, just another pilots or some random bird showing is latest acrobatic moves and how easy it is to fly.

I am happy. I keep saying to myself …this is amazing, I am flying on my own, I am alone with nature… I am a new pilot... I am Happy !!! :)

A new world opened ! Now, my nomadic life is going to be also looking for hotspots for these new human birds of prey.

See you in the skies...

“Ninja" is alive again or ... plans for the near future

We bought a motorbike, a Royal Enfield 350 from 1998, a model from the times of the II World War. Her name… Ninja. In memory of my belated best friend.

The plan is to go around India with no itinerary and no schedule other than that we need to exit the country in May, or until our money reserves extinguish.
Some ideas seem to indicate some paragliding in the horizon, climbing, yoga practice, maybe meditation retreats, snake handling training and also along the way some teaching of first aid and environment education to communities.

Surely it reminds me of Che motorbike’s trip around South America, but I just hope it will not involve any cow crashes, since we are in the country of this free and sacred ruminant.

The options are opened and the road is ours :).

beep beep !!!

Back to India

Here I am, back in this huge, incredible and diverse country. There is no plan, but the general idea is to stay some time in Kolkata, doing some volunteering, helping those in need, using my medical care and first aid knowledge.

Then after, maybe go somewhere around the west to learn paragliding and enjoy the skies, as this has been my dream for a long time. Another possibility will be to get hands on an old motorbike and go on a tour for as long as money and visa lasts :)

Namaste