Sumit_B

Pune to Goa via Kanyakumari !!!!
Roadtrip dates: 8th Nov - 13th Nov
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Riders:
Sumit B – Yamaha fazer
Dheeraj K – Pulsar 150 black
Ashish W. and Jinson A. – Pulsar 150 silver (non-xbhpians)
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Navigator: Samsung Galaxy S Mobile GPS.
Camera: Nikon coolpix 8.1 MP, Kodak Easyshare 12 MP digicam.
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Prolude:
Done many roadtrips in the past, but never wrote down any travelogue (too lazy to do so ). But after reading so many triplogs in xBhp, they actually inspired me to write this one. Since I am beginner in writing travelogues, and this being my first triplog in XBHP, uploaded more pictures and kept the description short and sweet. Hope you guys will like it.
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Initially the plan was to ride to Goa and enjoy all the 7 days there, however, a couple of nights before the ride, it was changed and we decided to ride to Kanyakumari and nearby places and spend last 2-3 days in Goa.

Summary:

Day 1 : Nigdi, Pune - Bangalore
Day 2 : Bangalore - Madurai (Meenakshi Temple) – Kanyakumari
Day 3 : Kanyakumari – Bangalore
Day 4 : Bangalore – Hubli – Yellapur - Anshi National Park – Karwar - Margao - Goa (Baga)
Day 5 and 6: Goa site seeing, watersports, etc.
Day 7 : Goa – Nigdi, Pune.

Total distance covered: 3500+ kms.

The route:



Some teasers:

For Xbhp:

Goa (Day 5):



Sunrise in Kanyakumari. (Day 3)



Evening in Goa. (Day 6)



Chapora Fort, Goa (Dil Chahta hai fame) and Anjuna beach. (Day 6)



Catch me if you can... (Day 3)



On the way to Pune... (Day 7)



On the way to Bangalore...(Day 1)



Kanyakumari (Day 3)



Swami Vivekanand Memorial, Kanyakumari. (Day 3)





Goa - Pune (Day 7)



On the way to Kanyakumari (Day 2)



Goa (Day 5)



Fort Aguada, Goa. (Day 6)





Kolhapur, heavy dense foggy morning. (Day 1)



Day 3. Kanyakumari



On the prowl... (Day 7)



DK striking a pose... (Day 3)



Will try to write the complete travelogue and upload pics as early as possible.

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Noor

Triplog approved

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satya_3d

trip story awaited.....with high res pics will be appreciated..

phanikar

Great going buddy waiting for higher resolution pics

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nagoo

excellent pics ... full res images will do justices ..

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chicmagnet

Brilliant! Awaiting a detailed log

Sumit_B

Thanks Noor.





Thanks Satya, Phani and Nagoo... request fulfilled. :P



Thanks Chicmagnet.

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Sumit_B

A DAY BEFORE:

On Sunday morning, I went on a breakfast ride to Lonavala with some fellow xbhpians and came back by 11 am. I already did my homework for the ride and DK also sent an e-mail across for the essentials of the ride. So we all were almost prepared for the ride. We decided to spend the night at DK’s place and leave from there, unfortunately, the transformer in his area had a break down, so no electricity all night. We slept around midnight with lot of discussion about the ride.

Time to Roll: Destination Unknown for Day 1:

We left from DK’s place at 4.00 AM on Monday morning and we were still not sure where we are heading to... GOA?? OOTY?? KANYAKUMARI?? Ashish, newbie in motorcycling (a good rider though), with his 4 month old pulsar and Jinson who doesn’t even know to ride a bike, were out on a roadtrip for the first time. They have covered likes of Tamini ghat, Mumbai, Lonavala, Mahabaleshwar before, but not such long rides, but his willingness to ride and Jinson’s willingness to bear were too tough to stop them. Me and DK had done many roadtrips in past together. We visited the nearby Hanuman temple in Nigdi and rolled out. We took out first stop after Satara for some tea and leak.



Second stop somehwere near Kolhapur for leak once again





and dense fog in and around Kolhapur....





Near Maharashtra-Karnataka border.



Never ending roads...










Somewhere near Bangalore...



Happy soul....



Day 1 Route: NH-4 : Pune- Belgaum – Hubli - Bangalore. (890+ Kms)

Reached Bangalore, took shelter at a friends flat for the night, planned for day 2 and went to sleep.

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yatishankar

Travelling on NH4 from Pune-Bangalore becomes Monotonous at times because of not so diversified landscapes around you. When you travel in a group that can be compensated. Good to see all of you are travelling with proper gears. Next time when u r in Blore, drop by at my place.

Sumit_B

Oh! that's great! Thanks Yatish...

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