Conversation with, Puskar Shah, one of my idol, a day ago led me to believe that I was really going for a ride!! And not on any ordinary ride, this time I was the proud receiver of the honour of riding along side the famous Puskar Dai. You can only imagine how happy I felt when I was granted the opportunity. It had been one of my many dreams until then impossible, to ride along side the legendary cyclist. Hence I was both mentally and physically ready for the challenge and challenge it was for me to impress my hero.
During our conversation Puskar Dai (shah) had advised me to come to Himalayan Java 7:40 am. Not wanting to give a bad impression I reached the spot at Thamel 15 minutes ahead, all prepaid with my bicycle. I was finally relived on seeing him approach me. We quickly headed off to out destination, Osho Tapovan. The deep joy I felt simply riding alongside one of the world’s most popular cyclist is beyond explanation.
We stopped at Balaju, to fill air in the tube and stared our journey once again. Soon we reached Osho. To me it looked like in no time. As soon as we got off the bike I got my camera ready to capture this blissful moment. We had breakfast there and the view of the jungle and around was even better with some one like Puskar Dai along. The casual chat we had was nothing but ordinary to onlookers but to me they are precious. And can you believe it we were back in Thamel within 20 minutes. We did not spend an entire day riding in fact it was only one part of the day, but still it is one of those days I’ll cherish for years to come, and look forward to more of it.
– Bibek Karki
