Day 1
We were rolling, the energy was high in the air and beside the freezing breeze blowing against us had shivered each part of the body. We were prepared for any kind of situations but this cold wind was felt too heavy. Even it found some places to enter in my imported heavy jacket and Srirup's brand new Alpinester and make us shiver while riding in over 70s. The tea of Sher-e-Punjab helped a bit till we entered in Kharagpur around 150kms from Kolkata. But we stopped for a tea break and photo session just before Kharagpur. Everyone's hand was so shaking that no one can hold his camera in a steady position. After a little hazy photo session we again hit the road towards Balasore. Here by a small mistake, to take a short-cut of NH60 we lost our way and for that we had to ride a 40kms of a local road with too many potholes. At last we reached on NH60 and saw the open concrete road was calling us to show our steeds' top ends. Lolzzz... But the time showed us around 6.30 and we had covered just 200kms, kms left more than 300. As i was leading I slightly increased the pace and within calculated time we reached the Jaleswar border. It was around 8.00 in the morning.BALASORE and CUTTUCK
Now the villain came into action, Pikonda and Abhi were feeling sleepy, meanwhile I saw Pikonda just to hit a loaded truck from behind, and just in moment stopped to the nearest roadside tea stall. It was too risky to ride with a sleepy guy in the highway. But we had to reach Balasore anyway. The speed decreased and in around 10.15 we entered in Balasore. A stretch of 60kms under construction NH5 welcomed us with is large potholes some of which almost killed us. Here in Balasore we decided to stay in hotel for some rest and for having a little nap, which was necessary for some riders. We spent around 3hrs in hotel, and after taking a lunch of roti-sabji and tea and some fags we again back in the game. Next stop was Cuttuck a busy city of Orrisa. The road condition was too good, and sometime I was doing in three digit in my 150. The view was also breathtaking beside the road. We had some photo session there too. As soon as we reached to the city we were surrounded by traffic, we stopped almost at every signals throughout the city, and after that again we continued on smooth NH5.BHUBANESWAR
In around 5.30 we reached in BBSR. We had decides to go Satpada through Puri, but Pikonda managed to arrange a hotel from Kolkata by his in-law and so did our plan changed and we started for Barkul which is situated just opposite of Satpada, having the lagoon in between. I had homeworked on every possible road of this area so again I started leading on smooth black NH5. It was getting dark, and it was the time to use my newly installed Fog lamp in the dark highway. Pikon da remaining just behind me helped me a lot with his P220 projector HL. There is noway to see the scenes beside the highway but we can distinguish some mountains and the road going through that mountains. It was pitch black dark on the both sides, even we can't see beyond our headlight trails and just our bikes were roaring in that dark. It was a really awesome experience. I can still feel the air humming in my ears. Srirup done a lot of riding shoots there. But when we just to reach Barkul we found a huge traffic our way due to some road block. After half an hour we were free and nearly at 10.00pm we reached at our destination Hotel Sai Complex. We were too hungry as we hadn't have anything in evening. Just after we shifted in our room we frshened up and rushed to the nearest hotel Hotel Chilka, we had plain chicken curry and rice, the chicken was not so good not the rice too. But that was enough to please us. We had no energy left to carry ourselves. We had plan to see the sunrise in Chilka, but I was not sure if we can make it on time, but as always I am optimistic. As soon as I got the bed I felll asleep. Nextday there are many more places to visit many more kms to run..... Good Night...
Total Distance Covered :: 624kms
0 comments:
Post a Comment