Under the challenge of the finish party we set off for another 350km drive. It went beautifully. In fact the scenery was beautiful: National Parks etc... and towards the end of the day we came over a saddle in the mountains and had a spectacular view (of fog) towards the coast.

That's when the day got a little intense. It was getting dark. We had windy roads. About 50km worth. The front light on Daal Lemma doesn't work. So we ran the gauntlet (probably the least safe thing of the whole trip).

Arriving safely in Calicut we discovered that most accommodation in our price range was full for a local festival! Arrgh! After some stress, a few dubious u-turns and some weird looks we checked into a hotel, ate, and slept. The big finish day was coming up after all.