Jeouri to Wangtoo, Himachal Pradesh, India, 7 July 2017, 1000 hours

Am very impressed with all of us. We were up at 7 – thrilled with hot water in the taps – had breakfast (bread-omelette, milk, chai), packed and were out of the hotel and in the car, on the road by 8.30 am! How cool is that? Trust me, that’s a mean feat when we have five very wilful individuals involved in the exercise.

Today’s been different so far. Instead of the constant chattering and bickering, all of us are actually looking out at the stunning landscape and when we are not looking out, we are singing along with the playlist strung together by our 10-year-old. (Mostly Green Day songs).

And here’s a peek at what’s passing us by outside the window.