Another quick ride to south on the long weekend.It happened on the Good Friday weekend.Took Compensatory Off for Monday and i had 4 days to explore the Magnificent South India.
Though the initial plan i made was to visit Pondicherry,Point calimere, Kanyakumari and back to Pune.But i ended up visiting Munnar,Kodaikanal,Thekkady and Allepy.
Day 1 - Pune - Tumkur - Kunigal - Kollegal - BR Hills - Chamrajnagar
Day 2 - Chamrajnagar - Coimbatore - Pollachi - Udumalaipettai - Munnar
Day 3 - Munnar - Top Station - Kodaikanal
Day 4 - Kodaikanal - Theni - Thekkady - Allpuzha - Ernakulam - Pune
Cheers
Biru
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Solo HOME Run - Pune To Kanha National Park
Another solo trip to my hometown,Memories of last year's solo ride got refreshed.
EVERYTHING ON TWO WHEELS: 3000 KM's SOLO : TOUR DE HOME
Day 1 Pune - Aurangabad - Chikli - Buldhana - Malkapur - Amravati
Day 2 - Amravati - Nagpur - Seoni - Keolari - Nainpur - Kanha National Park
Day 3 - Kanha National Park - Keolari - Home Sweet Home
Day 4 & 5 - Keolari - Seoni - Nagpur - Aurangabaad - Ahmednagar - Pune
Cheers
Biru
EVERYTHING ON TWO WHEELS: 3000 KM's SOLO : TOUR DE HOME
Day 1 Pune - Aurangabad - Chikli - Buldhana - Malkapur - Amravati
Day 2 - Amravati - Nagpur - Seoni - Keolari - Nainpur - Kanha National Park
Day 3 - Kanha National Park - Keolari - Home Sweet Home
Day 4 & 5 - Keolari - Seoni - Nagpur - Aurangabaad - Ahmednagar - Pune
Cheers
Biru
Day 4 & 5 - Keolari - Seoni - Nagpur - Aurangabaad - Ahmednagar - Pune
Few Days at Home and Return Journey
I will be just posting the pics as there isnt any story to tell
.These pics are of my village - Bhadutola which is located in Seoni district Madhya Pradesh.
Hardly 30-40 houses..
That's Potato in the making
Rice
Some bird watching
I will be just posting the pics as there isnt any story to tell
.These pics are of my village - Bhadutola which is located in Seoni district Madhya Pradesh.Hardly 30-40 houses
..That's Potato in the making
Rice
Some bird watching
Day 3 - Kanha National Park - Keolari - Home Sweet Home
I woke up at 05 O clock in the morning being proud of myself that I am not a lazy fellow and I will be the first one to reach the counter. So finished the daily rituals quickly and jogged towards the Khatiya entry gate of Kanha.Jeeps were lined up in the right hand side and there was a huge crowd standing outside the counter..And the words came out of my mouth, straight from the heart "lag gaye l****".I went to the counter and bargained with a fellow tourist to enter my name in the entry form.
Safari at Kanha happens two times a day sunrise to 12 O clock and 03 clock to sunset, where you have to book your entry tickets in advance either via internet or at the counter at entry gate.90 % of the tickets are available and booked via online booking and rest of it, around 9-10 tickets I guess..are sold at the various entry points at Kanha. So better book online in advance, because getting it at the entry counter is very difficult as you have to stand for hours to get it.6-7 persons are allowed in a gypsy in one ticket..If you are a single person get adjusted with someone or else you have to book the whole gypsy, which will be a costly affair. While getting adjusted with others, the main things is your name should be there in the entry form that means...the people who have done online bookings cannot include you.
So Good Morning Kanha
Safari at Kanha happens two times a day sunrise to 12 O clock and 03 clock to sunset, where you have to book your entry tickets in advance either via internet or at the counter at entry gate.90 % of the tickets are available and booked via online booking and rest of it, around 9-10 tickets I guess..are sold at the various entry points at Kanha. So better book online in advance, because getting it at the entry counter is very difficult as you have to stand for hours to get it.6-7 persons are allowed in a gypsy in one ticket..If you are a single person get adjusted with someone or else you have to book the whole gypsy, which will be a costly affair. While getting adjusted with others, the main things is your name should be there in the entry form that means...the people who have done online bookings cannot include you.
So Good Morning Kanha
Day 2 - Amravati - Nagpur - Seoni - Keolari - Nainpur - Kanha National Park
Odo - 414 Kms
An early morning start and some motivational thoughts galored in my mind.” Let your mind start a journey thru a strange new world. Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before. Let your soul take you where you long to be...Close your eyes let your spirit start to soar, and you'll live as you've never lived before.”
50 Kms from Amravati and the road becomes 04 lane all the way till Nagpur. Such a delight it was to ride on the smooth-traffic less tarmac.
Last time when I reached Nagpur, I missed the City bypass and ended up wasting an hour struggling in the traffic. This time I rectified my mistake
Because - " Jo ek galti kare anjaan,Jo do galti kare nadaan,Jo tin galti kare shaitaan,Jo galtiyon pe galti kare Pakistan,Aur, Jo har galti maaf kare HINDUSTAN" (Just for fun, No disrespect meant to any country and Individual) :P
130 kms from Nagpur to Seoni was a pain, as the road condition is not so good. Stopped at one of the entry gate(Maharashtra side) of Pench to enquire about any Safari. But they were only allowing Car fellas to go inside the Jungle premises.
I moved ahead and found another entry point to Pench,that entry point is known as Turia Gate.Pench National Park, also known as Mowgli Land. The actual place where Rudyard Kipling penned his famous :Jungle book featuring Mowgli ,the boy brought up by wolves.
I carried on towards Seoni,Place with which I share a special attachment, Place where I was born .Road conditions improved drastically around 40-50 kms before Seoni.
Day 1 Pune - Aurangabad - Chikli - Buldhana - Malkapur - Amravati
Odo Read - 680 kms
Another Solo dash to my hometown and on the almost same dates
.Starting point of my last trip was Mumbai,where i covered Aurangabad,Indore,Bhopal,Pachmari and Jabalpur.Parked my bike at my friends place i Jabalpur and then went home by bus :PWhy i didn't took it till home ? Problem is my parent does not support the idea of traveling such long distances on bike.In other words they call my passion as stupidity :P
This time i planned to cover Kanha National Park.Kanha National Park is just 80 Kms from my place and i have never been there
Beautiful-Smooth 4 lanes takes you till Jalna.From there it was narrow roads/State higway.From Jalna i went to Chikli and then Buldhana to Malkapur.
Day 4 - Kodaikanal - Theni - Thekkady - Allpuzha - Ernakulam - Pune
Day 4 - Theni - Thekkady - Allepy - Kochi
I started early morning from Theni.another 70 kms and i reached Periyar Tiger Reserve..crossing cumbum and Kumily.
From Kumily one has to take a diversion from the main road to reach the Periyar Tiger Reserve.
Tea Gardens
Day 3 - Munnar - Station Top - Kodaikanal - Theni
Couldn’t sleep well tonight due the pathetic stink coming from Washroom. All the clothes were still wet, so I had no other option to dress up with the clothes which were less wet and start my journey.
I thanked the owner for letting me stay in his office room and started for Top-station. It was bright sunny day which brought me hope and a good start.
I thanked the owner for letting me stay in his office room and started for Top-station. It was bright sunny day which brought me hope and a good start.
Day 2 - Chamrajnagar - Coimbatore - Pollachi - Udumalaipettai - Munnar
08 AM and I was all set to hit the highway again. Paid a quick visit to the nearby Shiva temple at Chamrajnagar.
Day 1 - Pune - Tumkur - Kunigal - Kollegal - BR Hills - Chamrajnagar
Odo Read - 1100 Kms approx
To escape from the sweltering summer heat, I started my ride on the Thursday night. Friday 22 April was Good Friday and I had taken comp off on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday was a planned sick leave.My initial plan was to hit Pondicherry and explore East Coast till Kanyakumari but changed the plan at the last moment to escape from the immense heat and ended up exploring God Owns Country - Kerala for 06 days.
Tea-Parle G break
Few Kms before Haveri
Riding on NH4 is a quite boring part, I rode for whole night and made it to
Tumkur in the morning.
To escape from the sweltering summer heat, I started my ride on the Thursday night. Friday 22 April was Good Friday and I had taken comp off on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday was a planned sick leave
.My initial plan was to hit Pondicherry and explore East Coast till Kanyakumari but changed the plan at the last moment to escape from the immense heat and ended up exploring God Owns Country - Kerala for 06 days.Tea-Parle G break
Few Kms before Haveri
Riding on NH4 is a quite boring part, I rode for whole night and made it to
Tumkur in the morning.
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