She is like the pigeon, always with one eye closed when seeing the cats.

Jodhpur to Bera Jawai leopard safari:  Today we introduce The Wisdom of Umesh, a series of his aphorisms, deep and wise.  Or maybe they are just careless?  Time will tell.

Today we slept in until 6:45! Then some black buck spotting. And the Royal Enfield Bullet shrine. A poor soul met with tragic death on this motorbike. Then, a miracle happened and the motorbike seemingly defied the confines of police impound 3 nights in a row, to be found again at the site of the accident, and thus the patron god of drivers (the tragic victim of the accident) was born.

While wending our way through some pretty country roads and villages, Umesh spotted a grain mill. Stopped in to have a look and came across this beautiful elderly woman still full of pizazz and personality.

Shortly after restarting the bike ride Umesh, for no apparent reason, stopped the bikes to peer over the walls of a home and decided to invite ourselves in to the home. We came upon two women with their respective beautiful daughters, got to see brick making operation going on in the back, and were treated to boiled fresh buffalo milk.

We cycled through some sketchy sandy back roads and parked our bikes in a clearing and were met by this giant of a man in typical ethnic garb. We had arrived at our lodging for the night, Godward Leopard Safari Camps. After a filling and tasty lunch and an hour of “freshening up”, we climbed onto a Jeep for leopard safari. Though the leopard lounging on top of the rock was really far away, we were able to get a good look at its head, a paw and its tail with the aid of good binoculars. Magnificent animal!!