Trip Name: A Brief visit to the
Chola’s Architecture
Date: 31- Dec-16
Distance – 550km
Expense per person – Rs.315/- (Except Fuel)
We are a small team in our
office for almost two years and all have a bike to ride for almost a year. We
haven't got enough time to talk about or done a team ride yet. We all had
done some Solo rides. This is vacation time so got plenty of time to chat
in office which is mostly based on our bikes and rides. Somehow at last we
came up with a plan on a day trip on year end which will test our riding
ability. The date was set as 31-Dec-2016 as we need celebrate the New Year with
our family.
The route was chosen to
avoid the bad roads in the area and to maintain the time schedule. As planned
we assemble on time and start our ride at 4.30am. We limited our speed within
80kmph due to low visibility and truckers on GST road.
Location: Ford India Pvt Ltd., MM
Nagar
PC: Giri
Location: GST Road PC:
Thiru
Location: Viruthachalam PC:
Giri
The chilling winter made
us to stop for a small coffee break after covering 75km. When the Sun comes up
we had the early morning warmth and encouraged us to drive to reach our first
destination Gangaikondacholapuram. Up to Ulundurpet we are on GST and road was
good. From there it is 2 way and the road was not in condition so we had limit
our speed around 50kmph. After Viruthachalam, the road condition was good and
able to pick up some speed. At Jayamkondan, we had our breakfast around 7.30am
and reached our first destination at 8.45pm with a little delay. This gave the
hope to finish the rest of the Journey as planned.
Location: Gangaikondacholapuram PC:
Giri
We spent around 45minitues
in the temple wondering the construction and worrying about the maintenance the
temple.
After clicking few shots
and some stretching we started our ride towards Thillai Natarajar temple. We
particularly chose the Lalpet – Mathuranthaganallur road to ride through the
banks of Veeranam Lake. The road was ‘OK’ and we stopped at some points to
enjoy the scenic beauty of the lake and clicked some pictures. From there, the
road was single way with many tight curves and it took us through many
beautiful villages. Since we are having a very tight schedule to keep we are
unable to enjoy the beautiful landscape we crossed.
Location: Veeranam Lake PC:
Giri
At 11.20am, we reached the
second destination 10minuter earlier than we have planned. I am very surprised
to see the number of foreigners visiting Thillai Natarajar Temple. After
spending around 30min in the temple we start our journey. We had a Lunch at a
hotel recommended by our Co Rider and continued our Journey.
After a short travel we
reached our next destination, Pichavaram boat house at 2.00pm. There we booked
for an hour ride in a boat. The time we spend boating in Mangrove forests is awesome.
While boating we tried to row the boat but we are unable to row it continuously
more than 10-15 times. On the boat, while enjoying the scenic beauty of the
mangrove forests we had a nice chat with the rower. He had very good knowledge
and able explain us about these forests. We had a fun and memorable hour in the
boat and clicked some pictures.
Location: Mangrove
forests.,Pichavaram boat house PC: Giri
Around 3.30pm, we started
our return journey through Pondicherry. The road up to Cuddalore is good and
broad with moderate traffic. The Pondicherry road in Cuddalore is narrow and pathetic
with traffic. After crossing the town, road condition improved. We crossed
Pondicherry and reached Thindivanam bypass toll gate where we all inspected for
carrying Liquor (which is usual at festive times I think). From there we got
relieved from traffic and we are able to pick up speed. We had our evening
snack before Thindivanam and continued our ride to home. We all reached our
starting point at 9.00pm.
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