version 11.11
Anand Sawkar | Raghu | Ravikiran | Harsha
This time 7 days 3 states Road trip, no reservations one map 4 frustrated IT guys and a Korean Machine running on 4 wheels called as Hundai Verna.
Day 1: 31st Oct Monday:
Vrrrroooooommmmmmmm toll vrrrroooooommmmmmmm toll vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Breakfast vrrrroooooommmmmmmm toll vrrrroooooommmmmmmm piss vrrrroooooommmmmmmm lunch @ Belgaum road side dhaba vrrrroooooommmmmmmm tea break vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Room hunt @ Wai. Finally a very good dinner @ the most luxurious looking hotel in Wai. But guys don't take Biryani anywhere in Maharashtra as its a sweet dish :)
Pit Stop @ Wai | Trip meter: 750 KMS
Day 2: 1st Nov Tuesday:
Vrrrroooooommmmmmmm breakfast vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Panchagani vrrrroooooommmmmmmm view-point vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Mahabaleshwar vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm photo session vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Lunch vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm lost way in Pune, finding a way out of Pune to Shirdi vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Jai Maharashtra vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Reached Shirdi late night @ 9 PM a little struggle to find a lodge. Yeah finally got one and settled.
Pit Stop @ Shirdi | Trip meter: 1133 KMS
Day 3: 2nd Nov Wednesday:
Vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Shirdi temple just 15 Min and we had Darshan thats super LUCK this time. Jai SAI RAM vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm breakfast @ Duplicate Udupi Hotel in Shirdi vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Puna-Mumbai Expressway vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Lunch @ Dhabha on the expressway vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Lonavala-Khandala everywhere chikki chikki chikki vrrrroooooommmmmmmm a bullshit dam and a fantastic view point vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Sunset from Khandala Ghat and a top view of Expressway vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm photo session on expressway vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm VRRRROOOOOMMMMMMMM Verna touches 180 KMS speed VRRRROOOOOMMMMMMMM VRRRROOOOOMMMMMMMM Touch down Navi-Mumbai, Hunt for lodge begins. Found a fantastic luxurious lodge at a very affordable price.
Pit Stop @ Mumbai | Trip meter: 1500 KMS
Day 4: 3rd Nov Thursday:
Vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Bhaji-Pav for breakfast YUMMM ! Vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Lane cutting fine/BRIBE 500 INR waste of time 1 Hr+Mumbai Police harassment vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Gateway of India and Taj via Victoria Terminus a very good drive vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Marine Drive vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Haji Ali Dargah No parking fine/BRIBE 300 INR waste of time 30 Minutes+Mumbai Police harrasment vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Sea Link just too good vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Lunch @ Road side Dhaba just outside Navi Mumbai headed towards Alibaug vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm piss vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Missed Sunset by just 5 min in Alibaug vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Lodge hunt begins but no use :( headed towards Nagaon, a beach side hippy village 20 KMS from Alibaug vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm finally got a huge cottage to rest at night after a pathetic dinner.
Pit Stop @ Nagaon | Trip meter: 1700 KMS
Day 5: 4th Nov Friday:
Vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Nagaon beach one of the finest in Konkan cost vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm poha for breakfast vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Kashid beach – super clean and good waves vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Zanjira fort vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Lunch and waiting for the boat as we need to go on the island to see it vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm kamath – Achha Hai Sachha Hai vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Halt @ Bed Bugs special suite in Chiplun.
Pit Stop @ Chiplun | Trip meter: 1910 KMS
Day 6: 5th Nov Saturday:
Vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Ganapatipule Temple vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm one of the finest drive in Konkan cost vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm beautiful beaches of Arabian sea as we drive towards Goa vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Miramar- Panjim Goa vrrrroooooommmmmmmm beach beach vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Calangute vrrrroooooommmmmmmm chats vrrrroooooommmmmmmm dinner @ beach side shack ZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz in cottage.
Pit Stop @ Calangute | Trip meter: 2300 KMS
Day 7: 6th Nov Sunday:
Vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Full tank in Goa border (Fuel is cheapest in Goa) vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Breakfast @ pathetic Udupi restaurant in Karwar vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm nice beach side drive vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Lunch @ Sirsi my HOME SWEET HOME :) moma special vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm tea break in Kamath vrrrroooooommmmmmmm vrrrroooooommmmmmmm Namma Bengaluru.
Final halt @ Bangalore | Trip meter: 2935 KMS
Stats:
Number of participants at the start of trip: 4 {Anand, Ravi, Raghu and Harsha}
Car: Hundai Verna Diesel
Total Fine paid to Mumbai police without receipt: 800 INR
Fuel cost: 5730 INR
Toll cost: 1490 INR
Total expense per head: 6907 INR {Including food, stay, bribe, toll and fuel}
All 4 people made it to the end of the trip and the car was also safe in working condition till date. All 4 participants have joined the normal routine life again and i am expecting them to get frustrated soon as we can go on one more such trip.
Thanks Harsha for driving most of the time.
Raghu for backing up his driving
Ravikiran for taking the back seat and making it for the trip at the last min.
