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This was a group ride with a few known folks and a bunch new of people. Warnings had already been set into play for the newbies as it was a camping trip for budget travelers. Like always plans from my end only got finalized at the end of the week on a Friday due to work constraints.
This group calls themselves RRC (Risers Riding Club)
Quickly moving onto crunching more miles and covering the known patches till Pune. Post Pune the roads were unknown which made the riding speed slower and heads kept turning to see the beauty of different landscapes that Maharashtra has to offer.
A few halts for fuel for the dukes and butt & bio breaks for the others.
Lunch break at Joshi Vadevale proved to be worth the food plus the scenery.
Getting onto our saddles again to reach Satara and finding the route to Kaas. The roads were brilliant on the ghat section and all of us were simply enjoying the curves while also being vigilant of the oncoming vehicles.
By the time we reached Kaas we had already lost more than half the day, so heading directly to the lake to find a good spot to camp and more importantly find a shack for food.
The roads leading at Kaas on the plateau were filled with innumerable vehicles with tourist buses and cars overcrowding the roads. The local ST buses getting jammed due to the small roads and huge tourist buses coming from the opposite end as well. Finally managing to reach the spot, few of us head to sort out the food and the remaining few pitched the tents. While many of the folks were still not letting go of the camera and the beauty around us.
Post 7 PM the whole area got more quiet and we were the only ones camping near the lake.
The evening/night started with bakar sessions which group rides are famous for. The amateur photographer in me arose and we started trying out some night photography with light painting using a torch. Long shutter time to capture the stars.
In groups there are always a different set of people you meet.
- The talkative one
- The one whose quiet & enjoying the fun happening around
- The singer and music lover
- The
- The early sleeper
- The one whole always feeling cold
The night time was a bit problematic due to the drunk locals screaming at the top of their lungs and drinking like there was no tomorrow. Fighting within themselves to eat food and get their friends to make more drinks for them. All of us simply tried to sleep it off while being stark awake, ready to get into a fight with fists and words if any of them tried to fool around. Luckily no such stupid and horrendous fight took place.
Next morning waking up early to capture a few interesting moments and then heading into the water for a dip.
Sadly not everyone shares the same love for water that a few of us did. We almost spent half an hour in the water while there were less tourists around. Our shy sides got the better of us later on, also the fact that we dint possess the bodies of male superstars in the industry.A dip in the natural waters simply refreshes one to forget about the sleep that we have missed on and the tiredness in our bodies.
Freshening up and getting a few more clicks to head for breakfast.
Post breakfast we headed to the valley of flowers which dint hold the endless land of flowers that everyone might have seen in pictures.
But nonetheless there were quite a few flowers and the greenery was simply enchanting.
The journey back is always regretted the most. Every traveler has the wish in their head thinking No one can ever deny having this thought for any location that has put their minds at peace.
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