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The ride to the Truth...
It was a feeling I could not imagine; we were at Sach Pass. The one rated as toughest among all by the esteemed tourers of our times. I put the bike on side stand and place my foot on the ground. But then, did I actually placed it on the ground, was the question in my frozen mind. I looked at the ground and yes, my foot was placed firmly on it. It went complete numb because of the ice cold water in the nullah and the wind chill after that. I quickly got off the bike and started walking or sometimes jogging. I desperately wanted my feet back. Archit came in after 5 mins and by then, I managed to get some sensation in my legs. After a few more pics, we moved forward.
We desperately wanted a cup of tea and a place to get ourselves warm. We reached Satrundi, which is around 20 KMs from the pass, to Chamba side and saw a tented Dhaba. There is a police check post at satrundi too and we were required to register our identity over there. After all the formalities, we went inside the dhaba, took off our shoes and socks and ordered for tea. The dhaba owner had some blankets and above all, a chullah. So my next half an hour was spent with blanket over me and the Chullah in front.
Before departing from Satrundi, we enquired about road conditions and were informed about a few more water crossings.
A nullah enroute:
Some pics enroute:
We reached Kalaban and then Bairagad in no time and then started towards Koti. At Koti, we got our tanks filled. Yes, the question was: Why Koti?
Our wandering mind was not satisfied with the ride we had till now and was desperately wanting for more and so we decided to move on to Bhaderwah from there. Enquiries were made about any possible route and road conditions. We did get to know about two such routes but then, the answers regarding road conditions and distance were not satisfactory and hence, we had to return to Chamba, disheartened. At chamba, we decided to go on till Khajjiar and then decide again about the rest of the day.
Enroute Khajjiar:
Once the tent was up, we sat there, waited for everyone to go and then, went on a stroll. Later, we had our dinner at a restaurant nearby and went off to sleep in the tent.
It was a feeling I could not imagine; we were at Sach Pass. The one rated as toughest among all by the esteemed tourers of our times. I put the bike on side stand and place my foot on the ground. But then, did I actually placed it on the ground, was the question in my frozen mind. I looked at the ground and yes, my foot was placed firmly on it. It went complete numb because of the ice cold water in the nullah and the wind chill after that. I quickly got off the bike and started walking or sometimes jogging. I desperately wanted my feet back. Archit came in after 5 mins and by then, I managed to get some sensation in my legs. After a few more pics, we moved forward.
We desperately wanted a cup of tea and a place to get ourselves warm. We reached Satrundi, which is around 20 KMs from the pass, to Chamba side and saw a tented Dhaba. There is a police check post at satrundi too and we were required to register our identity over there. After all the formalities, we went inside the dhaba, took off our shoes and socks and ordered for tea. The dhaba owner had some blankets and above all, a chullah. So my next half an hour was spent with blanket over me and the Chullah in front.
Before departing from Satrundi, we enquired about road conditions and were informed about a few more water crossings.
A nullah enroute:
Some pics enroute:
We reached Kalaban and then Bairagad in no time and then started towards Koti. At Koti, we got our tanks filled. Yes, the question was: Why Koti?
Our wandering mind was not satisfied with the ride we had till now and was desperately wanting for more and so we decided to move on to Bhaderwah from there. Enquiries were made about any possible route and road conditions. We did get to know about two such routes but then, the answers regarding road conditions and distance were not satisfactory and hence, we had to return to Chamba, disheartened. At chamba, we decided to go on till Khajjiar and then decide again about the rest of the day.
Enroute Khajjiar:
Once the tent was up, we sat there, waited for everyone to go and then, went on a stroll. Later, we had our dinner at a restaurant nearby and went off to sleep in the tent.
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