Bird’s eye view: 180 km today, but that’s not bad if it implies driving mostly in the hills, where average speed is just 40 kmph. We left as usual at 7.15 am and clocked into our hotel at Pithoragarh at 4.15 pm. Roads were good, in fact it was NH9 which guided us all through. Some rains in Pithoragarh had been predicted, but as far as we were concerned, it was sunny all the way through. There were a couple of unplanned stops that made our trip today memorable. Leaving Nanakmatta/Khatima (7.15 am): I woke up in a chirpy mood, since yesterday’s clouds and thunder over my middle area had subsided, and all was quiet on that front. Otherwise we were quite prepared to stay back at Khatima for another day. Road trips are flexible that way. But we could leave as usual, after our ritualistic tea and Marie biscuits, planning to reach Pithoragarh after 4.5-5.0 hours. Visiting the Gurdwara at Nanakmatta (7.30 am): A friend had told us about this famous gurdwara at Nanakmatta town and we decided to...