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Day 140. Imphal - Kalay

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We set off at 6 this morning. The hotel kindly allowed us to breakfast early. So off we went in misty conditions.  It was busier than I thought it would be but in no time we were on our way out of town on a beautiful road.  We wound up into a mountain range but the road continued to be good.  I wondered if we were on the right road and what all the fuss was about. We soon found out.  Towards the summit there was a huge road reconstruction going on and with all the recent rain it was a muddy slippery mess. This time there was no base course down so we slipped and slid and paddled out way forward.  At one stage we climbed a little ramp and landed on a hard packed section of clay with just enough water on it to make a perfect skating rink. We decided to enter the freestyle dance section and performed a perfect pirouette, unfortunately we botched the landing and down we went in a heap. No damage to us but the gear lever now shaped like a U.  Some guys following...