In the morning, there was a beautiful calm lake out my window, together with bird calls and some chanting somewhere out there .
And more views around the hotel; it was probably the best hotel of the trip (being comfortable and quiet, my main 2 criteria)
This is the area lay-out:
Then on the road, heading for Jaisalmer, one of the places on the trip I was really looking forward to visiting:
The roads overall were very good - many 4 lane divided highways, with a good tarmac surface, but they were all tolled.
Lots of camels (dromedaries) in Rajesthan:
We passed through Pokaran, near where India conducted its underground nuclear tests in the 1990s:
... and there is a LOT of Indian military in this area (ie near Pakistan). Several times a day we'd encounter a convoy of some description, usually involving tanks being transported. There is a big army and air base near Jaisalmer. After I took this pic, my driver encouraged me not to take any more pics of the military, as their reaction, if I'm seen, would be decidedly unfriendly.