The Jeep that Took Us to Pelling (West Sikkim)
From New Jalpaiguri railway station we were looking for a shared jeep to Pelling (West Sikkim). From the station the shared jeeps run only for Gangtok. We had to go to Siliguri (around 8km) from the station and this is the jeep that took us to Pelling finally. It was standing like this in a yard and people were working on it. The condition did not inspire too much confidence. But once they put it back together, it took us to our destination safely. Only, the driver thought he was on F1 circuit and not tortuous mountain roads.
Labels: December, Driving, New Jalpaiguri, Pelling, Sikkim





5 Comments:
he he.. hopefully the bonnet was not open during the journey too! :)
They managed to close it down properly Arun and it didn't come unhinged all the way.
You must have been scared initially. How many passangers were there in the jeep? Hope to see more of Sikkim soon. :)
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I'd be interested to know too how many were sharing the shared jeep!
Not really scared but just a little bit concerned. It seems to be a common practice in the hills to get the vehicle over hauled before a major drive. And I am so happy you have started writing a travel blog Cuckoo.
The front rwos are ment for one Qaminante, they take two. The middle row is meant for 3, they take 4, the back row in meant for 4 and they take four. Some back rows are meant for three, where they take four. So including the driver, there were 11 people. What a crowd.
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