Magical Bike Ride

Today Drew and I went a a really cool bike ride around Mamallapuram. For only ten rupees (like 25 cents) we rented some really old and wobbly bikes that we took around town to places we have'nt been on by foot. We rode through alleys, sidestreets, and busy main roads. Along the way we passed other bikers, people on foot, cows, beggars, sellers, goats, and boars. We road really far, almost to the edge of town until we saw a big gate that one of the local said led to the ocean. We entered and saw that it was a pine tree farm. We rode on a narrow road surrounded by pines until we reached the ocean. Then it started to rain so we decided to ride back. As we road back on the narow road we noticed a hut with a couple people standing inside. When they saw us riding by they waved for us to come in. We were a little reluctant at first but they turned out to be really cool and we hung out with them while we took shelter from the rain. When the rain started to die out we rode back into town happier than ever to be in India. -Rick and Drew