10 days, 6 states, 1
destination Rider Mania!!!
Delhi – Haryana – UP – MP –
Maharashtra – GOA
Delhi – Agra – Gwalior –
Jhansi – Sagar – Narsinghpur – Chindwara -
Nagpur – Amravati – Aurangabad – Pune – Kolhapur – GOA!!!
We are back on
wheels!!!
Buying things never
makes me happier than being on a trip. Spending money on experiences like this
always give you much more happiness. Taking an off from my regular routine and
office tussle and being on road is always exciting!!
Riding for me
is just not moving from place to place-- it's a different experience every time
I ride.
I still remember how it all started, years
back my brother had a passion for motorcycles, but I never really thought about
riding a motorcycle. For me it was always collecting cute souvenirs, colorful
tickets and many other things which used to give me happiness, something people
normally do right? But riding hadn't given it more than a passing thought.
My interest in
riding started with a sudden thought, which forced me to call Rishabh (my Bro),
[ANU] “How about a trip to Leh?”[Rishabh] On bike??? Why Not? : P
His one YES
gave my thought a direction and today is the day, I never say no to RIDE. Too
early to say that I have fallen in love with motorcycles but yes riding and
trips I am always on.
But once you ride, especially your first few
times on a highway, you just experience the moment. You don't think about what
just happened or what's going to happen. You don't even think about what is
happening. You just experience the moment as you fly down the highway. The wind
is so loud that you can't hear anything else, every time I hit highway and see
the landscapes, couldn't help but say "wow" inside my helmet.
This time we
have planned for RM – Nagpur
Few months back, Jatin(My Hubby) gave me a
call asking if I wanted to go on RM - Nagpur 2016 by “FLIGHT” . My first
thought was, “uh FLIGHT??? I straight forwardly said, “I am not
going to fly to Nagpur”.
[Jatin] : then “How about a RIDE? Delhi to
GOA!” Now he had my attention. This is going to be AWESOME!
Jatin organized everything for me, my Riding
gears, Jacket, helmet everything we need on a ride. I now have awesome new
stuff for the 2016 Ride.
Our Excitement
started with the Pre-Ride Meet of the ROYAL BEASTS at Dhaba.
We spent a couple of hours
talking about the trip, maps, Routes etc.. And then got our orientation
for the ride. Wow! So many different people, so
little time! 10 days, 6 states, 1 destination Rider Mania!!!
By now I have
already prepared myself for less luggage, yeah if it is bike ride I cannot take
my favorite lotL. But but but excitement of being on road and
exploring new places is definitely going to overcome my sadness soon.
Long back I
applied for my leaves for 10 awesome days!!! Kept on preparing my colleagues
from last 3 months, “don’t miss me guys: P will be back in 10 days.”
And the week
has arrived when it is only 3 days left for the ride. We were yet not clear on
what to pack what to leave, okay let me not say “WE”, “I” wasn’t very sureL. How to pack? Or what should I pack for Ride
or Nagpur or Event or GOA?
I am sure all
girls reading this will understand: P
Tough to
decide, different weather conditions. But still managed to pack our bags.
Final day, obviously
for Jatin, since biking and his group rides is his passion, he couldn’t sleep even
for a single moment a night before. Surprisingly he woke me up at 5:30 AM to
get ready for the RIDE, and he was already up and ready from 4:30 AM. Hahaha
his excitement level was already on the top.
Day 1: Approx. 450 KMs Delhi - Jhansi
We were
supposed to meet at a common meeting point in Delhi at 6 AM.
First day of our trip was going to reach till
Jhansi so everyone geared up and started the ride. We went pretty
slow as it was city streets and we had a big group. It was planned with pit
stops after almost 80 – 100kms. But the weather conditions and chilling winds
made us all stop much before to have a small tea break.
Next stop was to a restaurant. City highway,
lots of traffic and we were zipping around. Quickly we made it to the restaurant
and had paranthas. Uff this was 1st long stop and trust me, riding
as a pillion rider has lots of different views, thoughts and challenges.
There are many different thoughts keep on
hitting your mind. One thought, looking on the road, watching people pass by.
Observing different vehicles, looking at beautiful landscapes and the very next
moment you feel like listening to music.
I tried listening to music many times on ride
but it was just not comfortable with helmets. I kept on checking other pillion
riders, how they were doing it. Well I had to pass time so I have this peculiar
habit of adding vehicle numbers with different ways, hahaha just a way to pass
time.
Soon I got bored, this was the 1st
ride I took a nap L. It is just not safe.
It got dark, and we had a trail of bikers and
we were heading the lot. The last 50 kms were not that exciting since everybody
was tired so none of us was ripping hard or even overtaking other fellow
riders. Now we needed some sleep and food.
On this ride, I was not very familiar with
other girls riding with us. When Jatin told me about the gang, not even a
single name which I could relate to.
But soon after stopping at hotel, and little
chit chat with Ridhi & Sim eased out my hitch.
I was in a complete mood to take shower and
quickly go to bed as I was badly tired. I thought of skipping dinner, but
somehow Ridhi convinced me for spending at least half an hour with group and
then hitting the bed.
Though I wasn’t convinced ;) but said yes,
trust me saying yes was worth it.
Looking at Beasters’ gossip, their jokes and
shaayari session took my fatigue off. Soon we decided for next day take off.
Day 2: Approx 460 Kms Jhansi -
Chindwara
I woke up
tired and felt like I needed another couple of hours sleep but the moment I got
a cup of tea, I was up & fresh like never. We pulled out of the parking lot
to the highway and started asking route towards Lalitpur & Sagar. We all
started together in a group of 10 bikers, but soon after we realized few of our
fellow bikers took a different route. Then thought of continuing and meeting others
somewhere near Lalitpur.
Today our
target was to touch Chindwara as few of other riders who already were on roads
from past 5 days were to meet us at common meeting point.
Ride to Jhansi
- Nagpur passes through some of the most breathtaking, and awe-inspiring
landscapes. Every time I think of exploring countries, India inspires me with its
beautiful landscapes, Wide roads and awesome weather.
The last one
hour ride before Chhindwara was kick ass, mindboggling leans took my heart
almost to my mouth. But soon after we reached our destination, especially after
the last stretch over the Ghats, it was as thrilling as a roller costar ride!!!
We again were
tired but excitement of being on roads for next 8 more days was definitely
exponentially greater than our fatigue.
Day 3: OFF to
Nagpur – RM 2016
It was just
150 kms, and we were at the event.
Our group made
an entry to the venue in good 30 minutes, soon after completing the formalities
we got our rooms to stay for next 3 days.
Setup was half
constructed due to the goof up done by the resort owner, but more than the setup
our group was looking forward for the excitement of being at RIDER MANIA
3 days on road, no sleep, hard riding and below
par food L We badly needed some enjoyment.
Finally comes the best part of the trip,
DANCE and MUSIC. Not sure about others in the group, but the moment those beats
went into our ears, Me and Maitry ran towards the stage area.
There was this funny rock band which grabbed
a lot of attention. Soon after DJ started and and and who cares what time it
is, whether day or night, people are around or not. Dance is one thing I can
die for. It was 3 am and we were still fully charged to dance. Bring us more
music please! Maitry and I was in full mood of dancing whole night.
But L DJ had to leave, now
was the time to hit bed. This was long due, I so badly wanted this.
Next day we woke up, the pool at the venue grabbed our
attention and we stopped and took no time in jumping into the cold water and
the remaining were forcefully thrown in the pool.
3 days in Nagpur just passed by dancing, chit chatting,
gossiping and off course jumping into icy cold water.
And the day came when we had to leave for GOA now. Yahoo
another round of trip is about to start! Go GOA!
Again Ride to
Nagpur - Goa passes through some of the most breathtaking landscapes, lovely Ghats.
Nagpur - GOA –
1020 KMs to go!
The endless roads, exciting sounds of Royal Enfield, journey of
adventure. Just the thought of exploring new places on bike cannot be replaced
in any way. Starting from
the corporate jungle in Delhi to the beautiful landscapes to GOA.
Nagpur - Pune
The journey
from Nagpur to Pune was not that predictable and comfortable what we thought.
The roads are quite unpredictable and bit of bumpy while riding through this
part of Maharashtra.
This day plan was to stay at Manas’ cousin’s
place, tried our best but still couldn’t make for Pune same day as we all were quite tired, Riding
always go hand in hand with safety of fellow riders, so with a common consent
of group we all planned to stay at Aurangabad and then started early morning
for Pune and hitting for GOA by the Night.
Oops how can I forget, Pillow we stole from hotel :P, it
was super funny to steal pillows and hiding them in our jackets…
This stretch of trip offered a
chance to witness small valleys, vast grass lands and Ghats down to PUNE city. Soon we took a break
in Pune for Lunch. From
Pune it’s another 8-9 hours journey to Goa. But our duration changed
because of our small pit stops for tea & Lunch and obviously changes in
weather conditions. Unfortunately Pune was a long stay because of mechanical
issues with our Bikes. Had a lovely stop at one of the biker’s Café – Coffee Jar
in Pune.
After a long break we started for Goa at 7:30
PM, fueling up are bikes. We all had made up our minds for GOA tonight. Come what
may!
But again coming to safety, our group never
gave a second thought even for a single second and we stopped at Kolhapur. Kolhapur
was a funny stay, of checking in at 1 AM and leaving sharp at 5 AM from hotel
to GOA. We hardly took off our gears and slept.
Next day morning we all started our ride with
Awesome breakfast at Tawandi Ghat. The scenic beauty of the route is something
that no camera can capture to the fullest. What a lovely greenery, beauty of
hills, snake roads, Beautiful Villages. Just cannot take those sugarcane farms,
tea stops at villages and bunch of butterflies out of our minds.
Finally we hit GOA! “WELCOME TO GOA”
Finally we were ready to hit the beaches of Goa. We
decided to land at Vagator beach where we had our pre booked resort. Cannot
wait any more to see the famous long stretched white sand beaches of Goa. Every
time I visit GOA I think of waking up early and hit the beach for an early walk.
1st day in GOA we thought of exploring Vagator beach. Started with a
cold dip in water and a lovely photo-shoot with GANG of Girls.
Vagator is a rocky but one quite beach far from the
hustle-bustle of crowds. Chit chat session at beach for hours with calmly
drowning Sun at the backdrop!!! Must say the experience of sitting at beach enjoying
the sea shore with friends and food definitely takes you away from the gadgets
you are clenched all day back at work.
Not even for a single second I thought of mails, phone or
facebooking. I am sure nobody did.
This is how Goa is, it does make you
feel relaxed. Our overall experience of Goa was fantastic. From beaches to
markets to rides on roads, it was fun and relaxing all the way and I am sure these holidays
were much awaited for everybody.
Best part of GOA was exploring DudhSagar
Falls!!!
The breathtaking view from there, made the difficult journey worthwhile.
The surroundings with forests, Rocks, butterflies, birds, just add to
the charm of the place.
Swimming in the lake formed by the
waterfall is yet another adventure. It is safe to take a quick dip as GOA
tourism provides life jackets once you buy tickets. So jumping in still water
is not a challenge.
But somehow I could not gather guts to
jump in. God it was scary as everybody who jumped before me explained about
deep water. Somehow Jatin helped me getting into water and gave a tour of the Pond
:P.
Trust me once you are in the water you will never think
of coming out. Cold fresh water, watching falling water from 1000 feet was
worth it.
But once you are out of water your body is completely in
pain, we all were too tired to utter even a single word while coming back from
falls. Took a stop at market, everybody bought stuff for friends and family and
headed to resort.
Our day 9, as planned was for relaxing and
spending some time on the beach, so we all planned for Arambol Beach in day and
then to have our dinner at Curlies, Anjuna Beach. Maggie session, Photo shoot
with street dogs and lighting lamps was fun.
Final day has come, it was our last day in GOA
and our vacation was coming to its end.
Even a thought of going back to same busy corporate
jungle was giving all of us a heart attack. But it was one trip gave us so many
memories to cherish. Starting from riding, wide roads, pit stops, Ghats,
grasslands, lovely food, friends, dance, music, exploring cities, falls and
beaches one complete trip one can ask for.
Our return journey was booked so we left Goa
in flight at 4:00 PM and reached home at 8 PM same day.
With this our memorable, adventurous trip had
come to an end. We have returned to our home with loads and loads of good
memories.....
The fun we had over these 10 days is unmatchable.
Love you guys for making those days so so special for us. Waiting for all to
share beautiful moments they captured in their cameras soon.
Signing off till next ride!!!
