{"id":940,"date":"2019-02-08T07:28:18","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T07:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/?p=940"},"modified":"2020-04-14T16:40:24","modified_gmt":"2020-04-14T23:40:24","slug":"on-to-jalsaimer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/?p=940","title":{"rendered":"On to Jaisalmer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Another early start; our first stop included local opium, three cups of tea, an Indian shepherd from central casting, more bike ogling. <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-936\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1383.jpg?resize=525%2C394\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1383.jpg?w=1366&amp;ssl=1 1366w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1383.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 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decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-937\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1384.jpg?resize=525%2C846\" width=\"525\" height=\"846\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1384.jpg?w=848&amp;ssl=1 848w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1384.jpg?resize=186%2C300&amp;ssl=1 186w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1384.jpg?resize=768%2C1237&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1384.jpg?resize=636%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 636w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-941\" 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Here&#8217;s a pile of unindexed law books.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-945\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1398.jpg?resize=525%2C700\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1398.jpg?w=1025&amp;ssl=1 1025w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1398.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1398.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-946\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1399.jpg?resize=525%2C700\" width=\"525\" height=\"700\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1399.jpg?w=1025&amp;ssl=1 1025w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1399.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jamiemcclelland.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/img_1399.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Another early start; our first stop included local opium, three cups of tea, an Indian shepherd from central casting, more bike ogling. After the ride, camels including a two day old one and a caravan of fifty! 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