Someone very rightly said – "It's not about what you have between your legs. It's all about how well you use it." Well, your humble narrator is talking about a motor cycle here. Filthy minds! Now, lucky for me I have the fastest. Again! That's about my motorbike! - KTM RC 390. (I've wanted to write a review about it since very long now. About how lovely it is, how it changed my riding style and my life in the process… Oh yes, about how much it frustrated me in the early days – Basically, my overall experience with it. But, let's leave that for another day).
I have been dying to write something new for the last two days. I know, with some half-written saved drafts already waiting to be published in my blog's Drafts folder, I dared to think of writing something new. However, I could not get myself to write – Not because I didn't want to. Instead I tried my best to. However, it was like the whole universe was against the idea and stopped me from even attempting to write. After several repeated attempts to write, followed by immediate failures yesterday… I just gave in and proceeded with my mundane daily routine. But today, I have time and I thought I will make the most of it. So, first thing I did after coming to work was check my emails then respond to some, read a couple of blogs that I follow and thought why not write today?! With that thought, here I am. (Man! I would have given anything to listen to my playlist while writing. Unfortunately, I cannot because phones are not allowed on the floor and… because of the websites restriction, which can make you kill yourself, bring yourself back to life, then slap and CUT YOUR THROAT AGAIN for choosing to work here!! I miss Oracle).
Anyways, let's not digress – So, what was your obedient servant talking about? Ah yes, my motorbike. What about it and why, you ask? Well, in today's blog post I wish to discuss about an outline of my plan for the road trip that I was talking about in one of my earlier posts. So, I have a plan... Well, um, sort of. Here it is laid out for those few interested.
This is going to be close to a 3000kms ride spanning over a period of 8-10 days.
Place:
Hyderabad->Bangalore->Cochin->Alleppey->Cochin->Hyderabad
Start of Ride:
I will leave from Hyderabad to Bangalore on 25th December 2015 at 5am in the morning.
Plan to reach Bangalore by late evening, between 6pm to 7pm (Will take it easy on the road). Meet a friend. Have dinner. Then check into a hotel. Call it a night.
Next day, 26th December, would be going out and meeting few friends or just napping, mostly.
27th December, I plan to go to Nandhi Hills early in the morning (at 5am) to witness that beautiful sunrise by 6:30am. People say the sunrise there is the best part and that one should not miss it. Hopefully, we will catch a glimpse of it. And then be back by noon, have lunch and then take rest for the day and may be roam around shopping malls in the evening.
28th December, I plan to go to Shivasamudram (in all probability) else I will have to decide on which place to go to by the start of this trip. I have nothing to worry about. There are many places around Bangalore worth riding to and I am sure I will come up with one soon.
29th December is the day! I will leave to Cochin from Bangalore at around 5am in the morning. I should reach Cochin anywhere by late in the evening (I have no clue of how the road condition is – Need to get this checked). Check into a hotel and crash on the bed later the in the night, is the plan after reaching Cochin.
30th December – Since I might be tired from the ride the other morning, I will take things easy on 30th December. Will wake up late for obvious reasons, and whenever I think I am ready I will leave to Alleppey covering around 80kms (one way), will wander in God's own country and hope to catch a glimpse of beauty like this. Then return to the hotel for the night.
31st December – The last day of a very, very, very confusing year!
I will have to decide on which place to visit this day else I will just take my motorbike and keep going as far as the road takes me that day. Won't tire myself though for I have a mammoth ride to complete the next two days. Will spend the night to myself. Make some calls on New Year's Eve to family and friends. Witness how it is celebrated in Kerala. Miss Hyderabad. May be, miss my family a little. (It is Avyan's first New year and I would not be around. :( Okay, now, before I think more and make any changes to the plan I will stop thinking).
The next morning, 01st Jan 2015 – I will leave to Cochin and from there start to Hyderabad which is about 1125Kms away! My first 1000km ride, it will be and I am doing it solo! God help me! You, gentle reader, must be wondering why your "brave & adventurous" narrator is trying this madness in spite of clearly, being so scared. Correct? Well, I just have one thing to say – "Doesn't being scared let you know you're on to something important?" (I read this somewhere and it stuck with me. Not my line.)
With that copied quote, my dear reader, I leave you for the day. I just hope I return in one piece with my beloved motorbike and tell tales of my valiant experiences… with a little bit of exaggeration, that is! :P
See you on the other side.
Take care,
K
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