After exactly one month of starting, our hitchhiking trip comes to an official end today. Official end for #150aday, not our travels. We will be traveling separately for some time before going back to Hyderabad, albeit without the restrictions we had placed as part of #150aday. Our blog posts will continue for some time too.
In case anyone is planning a backpacking or hitchhiking trip in India, let us know and we will try to help in whatever way we can.
This trip would not have been possible without the help of friends we made. The following list may not be comprehensive, but is an attempt to thank all those who helped us -
Silchar
- Mr. Suvashish Paul
- Mr. Suman Dey
Guwahati
- Mr. Changakakoti
- Mr. Mirza (Gypsyfeet)
- Mr. Neilo
Nagaland
- Ms. Phejin Konyak
Shillong
- Mr. Paramvir Singh
- Mr. Subrojyoti
- Mr. Sanjeeb
- Mr. Arindam Sarma
Agartala
- Pastor Aharun
Mizoram
- Mr. Kima (Mumbai)
- Ms. Mazami
- Ms. Ruth
- Mr. Ngaihtea
Guwahati
- Mr. Krish Chanda
- Mr. Reetam Chanda
- Mr. Altaf Mazid
Bomdila
- Mr. Riyazul (an enterprising entrepreneur from Tezpur)
- Himalaya (aka Bhai), Anil, Tapas, Rahul
We have been helped by many a truck drivers in many different ways, we do not however know all their names - a big thanks to the truck driver community.
Of course, we would not have been able to even start our journey without help from our sponsors and endorsers.
So the big question - what were our final average expenses per day? Here is the final average amount per day per person (including food, travel, accommodation and miscellaneous items like permits, etc) -
Rs. 221.64
Which makes our daily average Rs. 443.2813. 50% Above our target expense, but still not an easy task.
Here’s a breakup of category wise expenses.
P.S - Unlike the dolphins in the novel whose title this post borrows, we are not saying goodbye forever.