Saturday, 7 February 2015

 Motorbike across the rivers of Arunachal and further into Nagaland



Stage 3 -  As we head further into the East.


Two things you need to be careful about in Arunachal Pradesh
1) Is there petrol in the Petrol pump?
2) Is there cash in the ATM's?






    Grand entrance


Temporary bridges made by the locals.
These bridges stay for about 3 months
till the water comes up again .             


    A storm in the making.






A little shelter from the storm.    



   Team effort to get across 






A good fire and some local spirits after a long and wet day.






Arguably one of the last drivable passes in Eastern India


The Last Regroup


   Eastern Arunachal on Motorbikes



Stage 2 of the ride included the forests and the River areas of Arunachal Pradesh.


A Stout meal at the end of a hard days ride.


Our chief Engineer is oalways on top of things.  



    Bridge over the Subansiri,one of the main tributaries of the Brahmaputra.



Load up time     


They call him the killer, o yes,he is one on the road.















Friday, 6 February 2015

A Motorcycle ride across Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland






North by Northeast Journeys as the name suggests is a small Adventure tour Operator based out of Tezpur in Assam and we specialize in Cycle, Motorcycle and Hiking trips across Northeast India.

This is the pictorial overview of our recently concluded 3200km /15 day long Motorcycle tour across Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and assam.

The entire route has been divided into three stages. The 1st includes the high roads of the Eastern Himalayas, the 2nd includes the deep forests of Central and Eastern Arunachal Pradesh and the last stage includes the great rivers of Eastern Arunachal , the forested trails of Nagaland and the wildlife parks of Assam.

Stage 1 . The Mountains

    Initiation

                                                                                Lead Rider Manjit does his thing.


First encounter with the frigid Eastern 
Himalayas  

    An accidental lake



   
    The Crew