We were very hot and a little bad tempered

 We left our palatial residence this morning and were straight back on the main road. The sun climbed and so did the temperature, until we were soon roasting in 40°C again. 

We got it done.  116km, which should have been a stretch.

Arriving in Bharatpur was a bit of a highlight. A box fell off a van in front of Tiger, we ended up in an election rally for current Prime Minister Modi’s BJP party and we got to cross over the moat into the walled city, through 12 feet thick walls. 

Our hotel, within the Lohargarh Fort is another piece of faded grandeur, an elegant maharajah’s residence only partially restored.