Thread: Going, Going, Goa! Our Two Weeks of Sun, Sand and Fun!

Originally Posted by aargee

Was just waiting for this to hear from you Sir

PS - So a thread started at 9:00 PM y'day got approved today morning 11:45 AM; I wonder when mine, submitted this morning, would get approved

Thanks R.G !
This may turn out to be quite a long log as it was a long tour and we have many pics to share. Do check it out when you can.

Take Care & Best Wishes

Originally Posted by Guru_DTSi

I was wondering why there's no new log from you sir. Now I understand the reason for the delay. Looks like the Zeus is giving you good company.

Yeah Guru, we were away for more than two weeks and I was practically offline during that time. And yes the Zeus has caught on 'the wandering spirit' just like us

Originally Posted by phanikar

Ah finally here it is .........And did I read only "TWO WEEKS" ????? Great going Sir

Thanks Phani !
Two weeks, yes. Planned for 10 days but we have quite a few friends in Goa and somehow it stretched on to two weeks.

Take Care & Best Wishes

Sir...you rock as always.

Originally Posted by rx100.7050

Do you take rest!!! One trip after another!! Great going there sir!

Thanks a lot ! Rest ?? Yes we do I guess Biking though, lifts up our spirits like nothing else does !

Take Care & Ride Safe

Originally Posted by Nagesh Patankar

Wow. It's great to read another trip log from you Sir.
Best wishes to both of you and keep inspiring us Sir
Pics pics pics



Regards,
Nagesh

Thanks Nagesh ! And do be prepared for an "overdose" of pics on this log

Take Care & Ride Safe

At the risk of sounding like an associate of 'Goa Tourism' do excuse me for my non stop praise of this beautiful state. We have been visiting Goa almost without fail for the past many years. So much so that we have long since ceased to be "visitors". All the popular tourist spots were seen and done with many times. For us it is more of a "homecoming". A little side story is that though both of us are from Bangalore, we got married in a church in Goa ! The church is 415+ years old and every time I climb those steps during our visits, I can close my eyes and try to rewind Four Centuries back to imagine the people who walked on those very steps, it's a humbling experience.









Coming up.. A ride for breakfast to the border and many more glimpses of Goa !

Cheers

Originally Posted by harishkumarko

Its nostalgia for me sire!! Lived in hubli for some 5 wonderful years. Sadly wasn't old enough to go touring then. But I still remember the frequent family trips to goa via the beautiful yellapur forests. Oh how miss those buns and kashaya!! Waiting for more. Bring em on!

Yeah Harish, The ride down from Hubli via Yellapur to Ankola is lovely !
I used drive on that route by car on project work many years back. Those days the route was infested with iron ore laden trucks and driving was a nightmare. Now with the trucks off the road it really is a pleasure.

Take Care & Thanks

Originally Posted by rameshmadhavan

Sir...you rock as always.

Thanks Ramesh ! It's great to see you back online after quite a while(?)

Take Care & Best Wishes

As many of us who have ridden around Goa will know, riding in Goa is a real pleasure. The roads are superb and even the narrow interior village roads are pothole and speed breaker free.

Once we had settled down to the Goan holiday routine and felt relaxed, we decided one morning to take a ride for breakfast. What would seem like a loony idea to others seems perfectly logical to us bikers! We decide to ride down to the Maharashtra border for breakfast. Last year we had ridden up to Terakhol- a small village border with MH, but this time we decided to take the highway.






We leave quite early and head on to NH17. Mornings are the best times to ride especially at the coast since it can get quite humid later on.









We reach Panjim and continue North on the highway. We cross many bridges and rivers and pass through villages where Feni was being brewed and the aroma was wafting in the air.



We finally reach the Maharashtra border, just cross it and take a few clicks and turn around and return to the amused looks of the security personnel.








The ride distance was 80k.m. was it for the breakfast or was it for the ride?? We stop near the border for a simple breakfast of bhajji pav and start the ride back. Loony? Maybe





Cheers Guys !


To Be Continued......

one life to ride keep it going. all the best do well. enjoyed the ride and pics.

Brilliant stuff as usual sir, Bring on the rest. I have no words to explain the never ending riding spirit of you and mam.

Ride safe sir.

A breakfast ride within a long tour !!! Salute your spirits sir !!!

Talking of spirit, if fuel is so cheap in Goa, I wonder what the price of liqour is !!!

Originally Posted by Guru_DTSi

A breakfast ride within a long tour !!! Salute your spirits sir !!!

Talking of spirit, if fuel is so cheap in Goa, I wonder what the price of liqour is !!!

Yeah Guru, in Goa you are so laid-back and relaxed that sometimes we need to shake ourselves up and just move- hence the ride

And talking of spirit, refueling either the bike or us is like "happy hour".

Thanks & Take Care