Kiran: Well i was a lil more tired than i looked In coming, Dunno how exactly to write the last part but here it goes...


Day 175 - Aug 30 - Chennai to Home (Bangalore)

Aug30 at EveryTrail

Map created by EveryTrail: GPS Community

333 KMs Tripmeter 25508 KMs

Its the home run today. Keeping fingers crossed. The final few steps is what can be tough and anxious. Feel bettor than yesterday morning. But the cold in me and the heat outside still interfearing with my thinking about the moment. The ride back home. with good road all the way would take like 5-6 hours to get to Bangalore. So i start a bit late. Kiran was kind enough to come to the hotel and guide me out till the highway. Bid byes and time to get moving.

Was a typical hot day and its just a leisure ride on the wide and great NH46. Its just 4 or 6 six lane all they with noting much to differentiate between a km and other. Stop for a food at a highway hotel. Having cold on a hot summers day is frustrating. Cant have cooldrinks, cant sit outside and have to sit in the AC section so that its cool and then sit away from the AC so it wont be too cold. And have coffee too.

Get to Krishnagiri in good time and take a right at NH7 and this very familiar road. The landscape or i say roadscape is actually pretty around here. So stop a few times to click the roadscapes. Reach Hosur and call up dad saying i am near and have to deal with some traffic now. The traffic after Electronics city had eased up due to roads done pretty done and saved me some slow go.

Reach home in no time and glad to see my relieved Dad waiting for me. We hug and catchup after a long time. He congradulated me on the achievement which need not have been achieved he says Dunno what to write ahead but that i am Home.

The trips come to an end. Though kinda miss the talking with wind the days to come. I must say that i was tired and guess made it back just before my back took a real bad beating. Back in the comforts of home and the trip is yet to hit me i guess.

My partner the Karizma went places with out a hitch till it broke down in Veralimalai. Thanks to friends all over the country, got the help and information needed and helped me complete the trip.


Kiran seeing me off at chennai...


The gates to home...


Getting nearer...


Just clicking away the roadscapes today...








A full meals for lunch...


At this nice highway hotel...


Never seen such green 4lane road!





Trying out Bokeh...


Some shallow mountains to cross. Then things will get cooler...





Thats quite a topple over...


Missed my train...





Food for thought...


Hit the NH 7 and take a right to Bangalore...








Almost there....


Would have been riding up on the 15 km long flyover if that machine had worked any faster...


Traffic has eased out here thanks to the done up road in these months. Else it would be painfully slow here.


Last hurdle before home...


Father and son united


Goes into the parking for some time i guess...


Thats the Odoreading at the end of the trip. Reduse 10034 and get the Tripmeter of 25508 KMs



This is it i guess

oh man...oh man.... Helmets off... and big bow to you !!!!

So the journey ended at last after 175 days, something not everyone will do it.

The lines that a lot of us were dreading to hear.

Congratulations on completing such an epic journey. I've been a silent spectator to your thread all this while simply because I have been at a loss of words to either wish you best of luck or congratulate you on what you have achieved so far. What you have done is beyond mere words!!

We all are damn proud to have you amongst us!

PS: Would love to meet you someday just to chit chat about this trip, maybe sometime when you are well rested and the entirety of your journey has settled back into your mind!

KUDOS to you Man!

I have No words for U bro.. It is an amazing trip & U r the man who has done it..

Once again hearty congrats..

If tomorrow you say, i wanna ride out again, then i know its your heart speaking. If you say i wanna rest at home and don't wanna ride anywhere i won't blame you. It must be your butt speaking

Congratulations on completing this mammoth journey. We all are really proud of you.

Dude Praveen...Congrats....You have humbled me with this trip.......Kudos to you and rock on..........

@praveen :congrats for the big big trip you have completed .tell me how are you feeling now?

Few pics from the Dinner GTG with Praveen

The Cake:



And the Chennai gang...



Da man!



Kirosh and Me



Kishore and Madhu - Madhu thinking what to order next

Hi Praveen, hearty congratulations.

Thanks Praful. Its always nice to share travel with friends. We will surely meet up

Thanks Abhilash

Its my back thats actually complaining, butts doing fine . Thanks man.

Just sharing my travel. Glad you liked it

Thanks Nabendu. Yet to think back on the trip. Right now just want get rid of the cold

That was a nice evening over bike talk
Thanks Suresh

Praveen: Your journey can roughly be compared to the Bajaj Avenger Ad. Feel like god. I mean what you have done, you have achieved, we can only dream of doing such thing let alone try. Covering the length & breadth of India on a 2 wheel where the road conditions & traffic conditions are not that pretty everywhere, is really a fabulous job. And I am sure the kind of diversity & beauty you have seen & experienced in all the places where you have been, I am one of those persons who always dream to experience such richness & beauty.

God bless you & may we see more of such trips from your side & also keep inspiring us to do the same

Thanks for those words rx100. Glad to have given some positive thoughts


Btw this the track of the whole trip...

WOW..... now this is what i had been waiting for.....

Its now time for creating your own Blog spot with all the details and over all experience

The blog has been running parallely sam

Praveen, if ever you plan to publish your ride in a book(which you should), This pic should be your front cover.