I know this is long overdue, but here it is...
Two Saturdays ago, the Canadian High Commission sponsored a Tuk Tuk Rally. Tuk-Tuk is more commonly called auto rickshaw or "auto" for short (Sandip wants me to make sure to get that point in. He often corrects people). It is basically a three wheeled motorcycle that can take riders. you will see pictures below.
So 50 teams of 2-3 showed up and were sent on a scavenger hunt around the city. (one team even had the Canadian High Commissioner, equivalent of Ambassador). Some tasks were to take pictures of things, which was nice because it forced you to take pictures of things you take advantage of over time. Others were to get business cards of sponsors, count steps, find foods popular in India (like Mangostein), etc. Our team was Sandip, my friend Anna from the office, and me. We were all about chill, having fun, and definitely finding a way for a beer break.
We had a GREAT time, and despite several cutthroat teams, we came in SECOND. We got awesome "medals" and some jewelry since one of the sponsors was a jeweler. All in all it was a great time as you can see from the pictures below.
Two Saturdays ago, the Canadian High Commission sponsored a Tuk Tuk Rally. Tuk-Tuk is more commonly called auto rickshaw or "auto" for short (Sandip wants me to make sure to get that point in. He often corrects people). It is basically a three wheeled motorcycle that can take riders. you will see pictures below.
So 50 teams of 2-3 showed up and were sent on a scavenger hunt around the city. (one team even had the Canadian High Commissioner, equivalent of Ambassador). Some tasks were to take pictures of things, which was nice because it forced you to take pictures of things you take advantage of over time. Others were to get business cards of sponsors, count steps, find foods popular in India (like Mangostein), etc. Our team was Sandip, my friend Anna from the office, and me. We were all about chill, having fun, and definitely finding a way for a beer break.
We had a GREAT time, and despite several cutthroat teams, we came in SECOND. We got awesome "medals" and some jewelry since one of the sponsors was a jeweler. All in all it was a great time as you can see from the pictures below.
These are the two people who organized the whole thing. This is before we started the race. Gordon is reading a poem and at the the line was "take my picture and you win the race!" Sandip took this picture and we got 25 bonus points.
One of the team members had to do "hard labor"
We also had to play cricket with a locals in a cricket match.
Take a picture outside of the India Gate.
Take a picture with a train.
Take a photo inside Jantar Mantar. You might remember this from one of my first blogs.
Buy something from someone who approaches your auto AND get the proof of purchase on film.
Go to a specific bakery and get pastries for less than 80Rs (about $2). Most teams didn't actually eat the pastries but we did. Yum.
Be a "Chai Walla" (tea seller) and sell a cup to a random person.
Get your name on a piece of rice.
All three people get mendhi.
Ride a propane delivery bike
Ride a public bus
Get a picture of a team member and a cow.
get 4 people on a scooter. Extra points for 5 people (which I have seen often) and even more for 6 people (which I have never seen).
Get a picture of a duck. We happened to know of this family of ducks at a gas station. We stopped WAY back when we took an auto home from the Commonwealth games, the driver needed gas and all of a sudden this random group of ducks walked through the gas station. Most people went to a park.
Get a picture of a monkey.
Us and our driver
Last thing-take a picture of all team members drinking Kingfisher beer!
These were some of the other American contestants,
The winners (minus Anna) with our "medals"
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