The big reveal. We meet our fourth partner on this adventure – our bright orange rickshaw, just one of among 50 or so three-wheelers all being characterised and painted – some more artistically than others.
For the first time, as I climb into the driver’s seat, I realise just how much of a physical challenge this is going to be. There are no mod cons, just a mildly padded bench, a foot brake and a pair of handlebars. In the rear there’s just a padded bench and a small shelf. This isn’t going to be a picnic.
Even so the mood among our fellow ‘runners’ is expectant. In some ways this’ll be easier for us because we’ll have a support crew, but in other ways it’ll be a lot harder because already we’re to-ing and fro-ing between us taking the lead and doing what we need to in preparation and the crew telling us what to do so they can get the shots they want. This all takes time, but we only have 2 weeks to make the 2,500km journey just like everyone else.
This may test our patience as much as the durability of our backsides.
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