Re: Near The Clouds: A solo ride to Meghalaya

Fantastic pics and the narration should be appreciated. Those boat pics are mindblowing.

Re: Near The Clouds: A solo ride to Meghalaya

@kaustav83 - Fantastic travelogue and that too solo...

I always have a soft corner for NE . Places like Sikkim, Meghalaya have all the ingredients to thrill any biker.
It hurts when the only thing people know about NE is they eat dogs and its insecure .
Your travelogue is a refreshing change from all the usually well known places and that you did solo should change people's perception.

Re: Near The Clouds: A solo ride to Meghalaya

Nelson_sanjoy, thanks! Yes indeed we need to look East. I want to know Arunachal, Mizoram also, otherwise knowing own country remains incomplete.

Re: Near The Clouds: A solo ride to Meghalaya

Day 6 (Umium Lake and return):

Finally, The end of my trip was near. Yet, I had kept one small but beautiful destination left for me, like some of us like to keep a piece of our favorite food or dessert at the end. It was a big lake near Shillong town, called Umium lake, locally named as "Barapani". It was on my way back to Guwahati also, so I packed my bags in morning, checked out and headed out toward the lake. Form the highway, the view was quite interesting.



However, I was looking for more, and given my flight was in evening, I had the whole day to take detours. I was told that to get close to the lake, its better to go to a resort called Orchid, and I decided to spend some time there, take photos and have lunch. The resort itself is quite nice, cottage style rooms facing the lake. Next to it is a water sports complex, where once could take different rides, I decided to take photos though







I kept thinking, how awesome the shots would be if I could come in early morning or sunset! Shots done, finished a cozy and slow lunch at the resort, and I was ready to ride back to airport.

This time, with my 5 day riding experience, daylight made a big difference on the road, and I was way less exhausted till I entered Guwahati. I was pretty much on the main road to go straight to airport, when a traffic cop directed me to take a detour to a smaller, yet less crowded route to airport, and I realized there was still a bit left to my scenic experiences. The road went along a bird sanctuary, which, in the afternoon light made a case for me to stop, and take photos.



What else could I ask for, there could not be any more perfect end to my trip with the last bit of the scenic beauty I could linger on for days and years to come, which will always push me to come back and explore other corners of my beautiful country.




The End

Re: Near The Clouds: A solo ride to Meghalaya

Beautiful write up. Would have loved to meet up with you when you were here. Thanks for visiting our place. Next time do contact the Meghalaya xBhp Chapter; we would love to meet up and ride with you.

"..To ride is to live a little bit more, to experience life a little more differently, to meet new friends,
see places, find our inner peace and strength; to grow, to absorb nature, to reflect back. To ride is to have lived. Ride on.."

Re: Near The Clouds: A solo ride to Meghalaya

Amazing write up there! Wishing you more such rides across our country and beyond.

Re: Near The Clouds: A solo ride to Meghalaya

Straight from the heart travelogue.
Enjoyed it fully.

Re: Near The Clouds: A solo ride to Meghalaya

Being a guy from Shillong, its good to see that more and more people have started to look at it as a peaceful touring destination. I am glad you liked it 😊.