re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now Mumbai to Mizoram - 30,000 km completed

That was one amazingggg t-log till now. Waiting for the rest. Don't keep us waiting. Pour in as much photos and experiences as you can which you had in this beautiful trip.

re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now Mumbai to Mizoram - 30,000 km completed

So here is Day 1. We left from Chandivali around 5:30 in the morning, and hence didn't find much traffic in the city. The route we took was Panvel - Bagmandla - Harnai Murud - Dapoli - Velneshwar.
This was also the first time I rode a bike

Also, since this was our first day with a gopro, our hands were shaky and we had no idea of the angles. So the videos / photos captured were not of top quality. Priceless memories nevertheless.

The first and final loading of luggage and leaving for good.


Vashi Bridge


Filling at Panvel.

My big moment. Building confidence somewhere after Karnala Bird Sanctuary.


and then my super awkward stance



But somehow I managed to fair well. Soon we reached Bagmandla jetty.


On the beautiful Harnai Murud Road


Simple Lunch at Dapoli


I don't exactly remember this place's name but I think this Tamastirth, somewhere before Dabhol Jetty. A really awesome place for sunset. Seemed popular among locals too.


At Dhabol jetty we met this awesome guy who too quit for travelling and was doing a solo Mumbai to Goa.

After scrambling a little in Guhagar, and irritated with the huge crowds there, we decided to go for Velneshwar. The decision paid off. Velneshwar, not being on the highway, is visited by serious holiday people & is, hence, much more peaceful. A drawback though. Accommodation is expensive.
It was already dark and we had checked 2-3 hotels already. At Hotel Atithi, we were lucky enough to find the owner. We told him we don't want rooms, just give us some space and we will cam quietly and leave early in the morning. He happily complied. We had dinner in the same hotel and camped near the beach. That night we realized that the trip had begun.

Checkout a summary of the trip here.

re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now Mumbai to Mizoram - 30,000 km completed

I have become a fan of you both.60 days on wheels is a big thing.Your butts are really strong.And the way you have put photos really mean you have enjoyed to the core. Kaay ka challan laga and that pranky look shot is really good.

re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now Mumbai to Mizoram - 30,000 km completed

Noted. We did stay at a couple of temples on this journey. Gurudwaras will make much more sense in the North.

re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now Mumbai to Mizoram - 30,000 km completed

Excellent photos and a wonderful travelouge in making. You should submit this in the wranglers true adventure. You might get enough votes to warrant an all expense paid trip by wrangler.

Keep riding and bring on the pixs. :thumbup:

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re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now Mumbai to Mizoram - 30,000 km completed

Aurobindo, brother, thank you so much, both, for your comments and for the wrangler thing. I was so intimidated with its advertisement banner that I never thought of even clicking on it. Anyways, I submitted the travelogue today which is under moderation right now.

I made a small video for this, hoping to get some extra points :P.

re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now Mumbai to Mizoram - 30,000 km completed

Nice going brother.

re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now Mumbai to Mizoram - 30,000 km completed


Its always feel good to see a bike with UP 14 on road outside Ghaziabad and Delhi .
i believed UP 14 have some thing different and you proved it brother .

re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now Mumbai to Mizoram - 30,000 km completed

Crazy - this word does not even do justice to what you guys did and achieved. I noticed that the pillion did not even have a helmet. The pic where you are posing with a challan from cops, is it because of riding without helmet?
Anyways its an awesome read hopefully on the next trip that you are planning the basic safety gears will be there.
Great achievement!!

Re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now contd. in North.

Hey all awesome people.
Writing a good travelogue is a freaking tough job. Particularly when the journey is a never ending one. As mentioned earlier, we are already on phase 2 of this epic journey and have, now, covered more than 10000+ km.

In this leg, we started from Bombay and since then have covered Silvassa, Valsad, Surat, Vadodara, Anand, Ahmedabad of the Modern Gujarat. Lothal, Alang, Palitana, Junagadh, Sasan Gir, Somnath, Porbandar, Dwarka, Rajkot of Saurashtra. We will be leaving for Kutch a day after tomorrow and then enter Rajasthan after spending a day or 2 in the Northern Gujarat (Mehsana and Sidhpur).

So as I said earlier, a detailed travelogue of all this might take a long time. Hence I will update with photos whenever and wherever possible.
Meanwhile, if you think this story has the element of inspiring others, please vote it on the truewanderers site too. It would be of great help.


On first day, near Vapi

Vehicles are not allowed inside palace. But we talked to the management, told them our story, and they happily allowed us to click some awesome photos.

Sabarmati Ashram Ahmedabad

Harar Ki Vav Ahmedabad

A gorgeous road near Sasan Gir

Somnath to Porbandar


Shadows. Somewhere near Dwarka


This was on our way from Dwarka to Rajkot.


Few more snapshots.

Showers at Laxmi Vilas.


Beautiful art at Sudama Temple, Porbandar.


Dokhla, Phaphla, Kadhi, Jalebi. Saurashtra is incomplete without this breakfast.


Birds hovering on our way to Beyt Dwarka.


Again, the foggy morning on our way to Rajkot. These pilgrims were going to Dwarka singing songs of Krishna. This was a a great moment. Never have we been greeted the way these folks greeted us.


Harar ki Vav from top. Selfie stick at its level best.


At Dwarka Ghats.


On our way to Porbandar.


Girnar Hill temple. Did 10000 steps up and down in 3 hours. Phew.


One of the lesser known things of Saurasthra. Jain Bhel. This is the best bhel i have ever had.


Shatrunjay Temple in Palitana. A nice little trek of 3000 steps. The town is small. Surroundings very clean (Jain effect). The lake on one side is huge. And the group of temples on top are outstandingly beautiful.


Somewhere near Bhavnagar. God bless those people who have erected these water centers at regular intervals.


Beautiful ride near Lothal.


The more popular Adalaj ki Vav, Ahmedabad.


Will keep on posting more pics as we progress. Meanwhile, please support our entry on true wanderers here https://www.truewanderers.in/travelogues/entry/302.html. It would mean world to us.

Re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now contd. in North.

This is one of the best T-logs that I have seen in recent times. Please keep the good work going (y)

re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now Mumbai to Mizoram - 30,000 km completed

Do i smell " The motorcycle diaries Part 2"..????? Seriously man, how could you guys even think of an epic journey like this? One thing i learned from reading touring section. There are two types of wanderlust, one kind who plans for ages and make it a reality and the latter who just picture a place in their heart and set off. I guess you are the latter one.

I envy you guys. Such a great trip and accomplishment that encourages and motivates rookies like us. But again, quitting job to wander for two whole months and still travelling!!! I am so full of madness that i am not able to do it. The maximum i have ridden is from bangalore to kochi on my Suzuki Access, not a planned one though. The scooter transportation cost along with me on bus quoted was Rs.3500 from Bangalore to Cochin, and i thought " why can't i just ride it?". I reached at Cochin in a mere cost of Rs.900 for fuel and Rs.300 for food expense.

Coming back to the topic, Guys.. when you come to Kollam/Kannur(Kerala State), please call. I will be of whatever help i can.

One word to finish with..

RESPECT

Am Hitting road soon

re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now Mumbai to Mizoram - 30,000 km completed

Hi Shubhajeet. Thanks for your supportive words and showing concern. It motivates us a lot.
Yes, you are correct in pointing out that the pillion was not wearing a helmet on this trip. But we have learned from our mistakes.

You see, when we started, I did not even knew how to ride a bike. I rode a bike for the first time on Bombay Goa route. And I started as an arrogant dood wearing just t-shirts, shorts, flip-flops while riding. Not even helmet. In fact, I rode for it barefoot for a week.

But gradually, we are getting more sensible. We now wear denims, jackets (not the protective ones but ordinary windsheeters), and helmets ....for both of us. I hope by the time we finish this journey, we will be doing it in proper riding gear.

Cheers.

Re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now contd. in North.

Optimum usage of the selfie stick.

re: A White Bullet. 2 Guys. 60 Days & 8300km in South India. Now Mumbai to Mizoram - 30,000 km completed

Wow.This is interesting.
The moment i read learning how to ride a bike on the highway i was like these guys are crazy.Interesting read.
Also another thing about this what strikes oddly in a good way is how people barely have time nowadays with jobs and other commitments but u guys went on a 60 day trip