Day 23: As we turn our attention to the week ahead, our India Ride Team has begun a new and exciting phase of our journey: The Southwest Coast. Known for it's fertile soils, and plentiful oceans, the coastal journey offers our team a chance to connect not only with farming communities but also fishing communities as our journey continues towards the southern tip of India. After spending the last week cruising on the modern expressways that connect Nashiki-Mumbai-Pune-Kolhapur, we've been struggling with the challenging road and traffic conditions on NH17 heading south from Goa. While sections of the road are in decent enough shape other sections have offered some of the worst conditions we've seen since our stint in the mountains nearly 2 weeks ago. Gravel and potholes coupled with fast moving trucks and passenger buses make for "interesting" riding. While the team completed a big 377km today from Goa to Mangalore, we were left mentally and physically shattered from the journey. We'll have a similar distance to cover tomorrow as we are aiming to be in Kerala by tomorrow late afternoon. Wish us luck.