excellent pictures and breathtaking..

Please continue if you don't mind :-D

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The far east has really been something... Some pictures gave a very amazon feel... Into the wild stuff...

Day 5 - Daporijo - Bogebeel - Dibrugarh

The accommodation i got in the hotel,was quite smelly and shitty according to the price i paid for one night(400 INR).This is something you have to adjust and live with when you are on a journey,alone...on your own.A early start is what i needed,I moved ahead towards Along which is the gateway to Menchuka.Arunachal people also term it as the next Switzerland in the world.I was very much exited to see it and experience it.Alas !!,rain was continuing to spoil the fun and hopes.The rain continued with fog and clouds and i had no option,but to ride ahead..completely drenched.





I stopped in a town named Basar for lunch.Had parathas and sabji with tea.Meanwhile i started conversation with a local person who turned out to be a teacher and trekker by passion.He gave some pointers for going Menchuka and if going towards Dibrugarh..from where to take ferry etc.The guy was very helpful..wrote the places of all the imp places and draw few maps also for the pointers.





Finally i took off and headed towards Along,meanwhile the rain continued to spoil my plans,faith and expectations.Pretty soon I reached a junction,where the left turn was heading to Along and the Right turn would have taken me to Bogebeel (place where we get cheap/proper ferry for Dibrugarh).I decided not to go to Along,as i was fed up with the rains.So i ran towards plains.

A wild flower,which caught my eye.



As i was moving towards plain,the road condition was getting worst.Also i was running out of time,as the last ferry from Bogibeel to Dibrugarh is at 05 O Clock.So i was racing against time
I made it to the Ferry point,just in time..when the ferry was about to leave.Infact the last ferry had already left.A guy did the Personal ferry and he allowed few of us to cross in it.Long live the Kind fella.



20 mins and we were on the other side.Dibrugarh was around 10-15 kms from where the ferry dropped us.There were multiple roads leading into multiple direction from the ferry point,took help from some Local GPS'es and i was on my way to Dibrugarh.But like my other rides i fell into a short cut trap...got myself into a muddy,slushy situation..from where i wasn't even able to take a U turn.That 2-3 kms of roads from between the fields took me 01 hour to cross.Many times i saved myself from rushing into the fields.

It Started with confusing Kachha roads


Few kms of tarmac fun



And then back to disaster - Shortcut trap





Finally i was through it and reached Dibrugarh,Hotels were on bit expensive side.However in one hotel,there was common room..where they had 05 beds..just like a Dormitory.Each bed for 200 bucks.All i wanted is a place for sleeping,i grabbed the deal without having second thoughts about it.Luckily nobody came on the other beds and I had entire dorm for myself

I kept out all the stuff in other beds for drying,had few rounds of 100 pipers that i bought in Daporijo and crashed to the bed.

Cheers
Biru

good LORD! did you visit during monsoon time?

Brilliants pictures there mate, will go through this excellent blog.... i'm myself originally from Guwahati but yet to tour NE, probably next year

Thanks Nirmal.

Cheers
Biru

This is brilliant! Beautiful pictures!

Nice pics and a good travelogue Biru Bhai.

Keep up the Spirit.

I couldn't read the entire trip log, but saw all the pictures, even on FB. The pictures are stunning and the ride is one the best on the forum. You have shown us some great places, that even BBC channel chose to air, particularly the natural double-deck bridges.

Kudos to you Rohit. Thanks for showing us your great experience. Hope I ride there one day.

Good writeup(a bit short but sweet) :-D
Those shortcuts looks like it's leading to a jungle o_O
Loved the pics.
Waiting for the next chapter.

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Thanks Sanjay

Yeah man i am

Thanks OM,Exactly my thoughts.

Yeah Nirmal,You are really lucky,you reside so close to the heaven.

Thanks Shreeda


Thanks Mav

Thanks Ravi bhai,it an honor to me..that all this appreciation is coming from a senior biker like you .Thanks a lot.

Thanks Christo,I am lazy and not that good in writing part

Cheers
Biru

Day 6 - Dibrugarh - Miao - Namdapha - Jairampur

It was the day when I was running away from the rains.Have soaked enough of rain water from last couple of days.And start of this run wasn't much good.As when I was about to start in the morning,It rained quite heavily and delayed the start of the day.
Got to start my ride by 09 AM,with a clear sky.

The tea gardens around the NH37,continues to distract me with their beauty.I stopped at a spot where few of the labours were plucking the Tea leaves,
to get a good shot i stopped for a while.And yeah I succeded in getting One





After crossing Tinsukia,I reached Makum,from where I had to take a diversion towards right hand side for Reaching Namdapha/Miao.The road was very good,butter smooth in words of a biker.



I crossed towns named Digboi,Margherita,Ledo..and reached Jagun.Which had a Y junction.
The left diversion was for Miao/Namdapha and the Right diversion was to Jairampur and Burma border.Burma border looked more interesting to me.Meanwhile the engine was running bit rough,could have been the hard run at the Tawang circuit.So I thought of changing the engine oil.
Got a Vavoline full synthetic Oil for the baby and did some enquiry about getting into Burma with the Repair Centre owner.Unfortunately,he did not had much information to tell.
So I carried on towards Namdapha,just when I exited Jagun town.I was stopped by Assam Rifles for enquiry purposes and Permit validation.Initially they were having two thoughts to let me go ahead,but after getting permission from their commander..they let me go ahead.

The road condition was pretty bad,all the way till Miao.I reached Miao in the afternoon and pulled myself to a restaurant for Lunch.Was quite fed up with eating Rice from last couple of days..For a change I asked the owner if I can get some Roti or Paratha.But no luck in that,as the owner
nodded with a 'NO'



Ended up eating Rice again



The locals told me that,there is no point in going Namdapha..as you wont find any Animals.You might find an Ulfa,Bodo or something but not Animals.I was bit scared,but I did not wanted to go empty handed..Since I had come this far for it,I wanted to see what's there.

So I packed my tummy and headed towards Namdapha,the road condition became worst from Bad.It was actually a 4X4 road.Namdapha was another 15 Kms from Miao.It took an hour to reach there,blame it on the road condition.



Reached an entry gate,where I came to know..that we need to get permission from Miao Forest department SDO,In order to go inside Namdapha Wild Sanctury.Now,that was a great excuse to not let me go in.



I returned back to Miao,And frankly speaking..I did not find anything interesting in the Miao-Namdapha circuit.Not even a single scenic view.



I came back to Jagun and moved towards Burma Border.In order to go till Burma Border,your permit should explicitly say the name 'Pangsau Pass' or 'Namphong'.Else you are not allowed to go past Jairampur.

At the start of Jairampur there is a Arunachal Pradesh police check post,which might turn you back..if you do not have 'Pangsau Pass' or 'Namphong' written in your pass.If you managed to go ahead.Then you will be turned back by the several check posts of Assam Rifles which comes ahead on the way to Burma Border.

So make sure your Inner Line Permit mentions the name clearly.It happened with me as neither 'Pangsau Pass' nor 'Namphong' was written in my permit because it wan not there in my Original ride plan.

I reached Jairampur AP police post,where they were not allowing me to go ahead.I requested them,that I am coming from very far and the whole story of my travel.They said there is a SDO office around if I can get permission.So I went to the SDO office,but they clearly advised that they dont have authority to provide
passes to the tourists for these sensitive areas.I begged a lot with no luck at all.But I am not the person who can give up..just like that.Since the office was about to close as it was 05 PM.I thought of coming next day in the morning to SDO office and beg again with more stronger reasons.

Meanwhile I had entire evening and night to collect some strong reasons to get this Permit approval done.I found an okayish hotel for the night for 400 INR.

Had rice plate in the night along with beer and crashed to bed.

Cheers
Biru

“A BIG SMILE ON MY FACE.”

I love North & North-East India alotttttttttt......

Tea Garden, Peoples & the Scenary.. ♥♥♥

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Thanks Shahbaz

Hey Vick,Please check now.

Cheers
Biru