Cycling India's Canal Route

I burn off the previous night’s chicken curry with steep uphill climbs and pure #adrenaline as we speed alongside traffic, passing through strips of calm when we enter the odd small village or rubber tree plantation. Our driver, Peter, makes frequent stops to keep our sugar up with oranges, bananas and a local snack called Chikki consisting of groundnuts coated in jaggery. Suddenly, gravel, gas stations and furniture stores become a single dirt road alongside a peaceful canal. “There are no more trucks from here on out,” smiles Peter, handing me a banana. “We’ve reached the Canal Route.” Read more about my #Kerala, #India, cycling journey here: http://jessieonajourney.com/biking-through-india-canal-route/