Day 8 Kopidara to Siliguri

Got up early. It was biting cold last night. However, we had some brandy which Vishal had given to keep us warm. Sunrise was exquisite and breathtaking. 
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Our route for the day was Kopidara- manebhanjan- sukiyaki- semana- mirik- gayabari-dudhia- sukuna-Siliguri.
We saw some antique British age Land Rover’s which were still in use. 
Roads were good and we clipped a good pace. By now we had mastered the down ride and could manage to keep on the left. Our first stop was Mirik lake. Spent about half an hour at the man made lake and bought some local tea.
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Started from Mirik at around 1:30 am and stopped at a roadside eatery to have some veg momos, Wai Wai and black coffee as I was feeling a bit drowsy. 
As we passed through sukna army camp traffic started becoming dense.
We managed to reach our hotel around 5 pm. 
Khukri ride completed ! Great feeling to have completed this wonderful adventure created by balaji and team. Every thing was well planned and executed. https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1D67jyaJ0YQuY-vCfKXnhe9TIlChUaLXk

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