Give time a break………this what all of us wanted from a long time……………
Pondicherry, which other place can give us that. We were eight numbers in all……………four on bikes and four in a car (all uncles
J) . The characters are Harsha, Prasad,Kishore,Chandu,Alwandi,Ganesh,and Raghav and I modhu.WE had three bikes a Bullet and two Pulsars. Things were not working for the trip for a pretty long time…….finally this did happen. We were slated to leave
Bangalore on Sat morning at
06:30AM. But uncles can’t grow up for ever,,,,,,,,we left
Bangalore at 7:45AM….the traffic had picked up b then and there was a jam near Attibele. We had planned to travel via Hosur-Krishnagiri-Thiruvanamallai-Pondi. It is a NH and the road is awesome u can just hit the pedal and just cruise thru. We crossed Hosur and immediately after that we had our dinner…..the cab had got stuck on the traffic and we were waiting for them. So let me tell u another story till these guys can catch up with us. Harsha was most xcited with the trip , he had his bike serviced for the trip and was already. His insurance for the bike had expired and he paid it on the last day……so he had not yet received the acknowledgement. He realized it one day before in the night, alas he had to drop hi Unicorn. Well these guys are here lets have breakfast and in the mean time let me sort the ages. Kishore, Chande,Alwandi and Prasad were in the car, Harsha and I were in the bullet, and ganesh and raghav were on their pulsars. After having breakfast we left….at the first petrol bunk we had our tanks filled with petrol, after that I decided let me zoom with my bike I was waiting for this moment. I touché 110 and later while was going at 100 there was a huge explosion and the engine cut off……..I went really mad……..n tensed in the middle of highway there was no way to get help. But then the engine strted after 2 kicks but there was an additional sound like a tinkering in the engine……….I carried on . The drive till krishnagiri is great from there we have to deviate. The road from krishnagiri to Thiruvanamallai is not all that good…… it goes on n off…….the entire stretch is engulfed with tress so the drive was even better. When we reached Thiruvanamallai we were spellbound by the temple. Well I admit we don’t know anything abt the temple. We were hungry and so we had some good meal in a restaurant. From there to pondi the road is really good but the ride was really bad….thanks to the scorching summer sun……………….it was blowing hot air, water got hot…hot as in finger bowl hot as in chetinnad food…phew we were feeling really frustrated and sweating…………..to top it up sleep was groping us up. We stopped on the highway there was a stack of ay in a field…..had a small nap ……….it was refreshing. We reached pondi at
5:00Pm……the region was undergoing by elections so there were few diversions and blockages.
Pondi gives u a very good feeling things happn at its own pace and the weather is really different…………….hot n humid. The place was bustling with the week end crowd. We checked in to the hotel. The cabbies had already reached. It was great to get into an ac room after a long hot n dry drive. Had a shower and ac blown all over the body. Took some rest and then went for a long walk on beach road. It just next to sea….Bay of Bengal to be in specific. Sea water was lashing against the walls and the sound n smell was really welcoming. Localities and tourist were having a stroll and the crowd was huge……even then it never felt like taking a walk in Forum. Well there was a Gandhi statue there and it was surrounded by 6 pillar in white they were really beautiful. In the mean time we had ice cream. After the walk we were all hungry, thirsty and tired…..went in search of a restaurant and finally landed in a French restaurant Le Club…….the ambience was good. We had to wait 15 good min and that was killing all of us. We had beer fish, panner, fries,rice, dal and rotis. We walked bak to our hotel and slept. The hotel where we had boarded is Ram Guest. It is a nice place and as a heritage touch to it. The care taker speaks French and he wised us Bonjoure in French meaning good morning the next day. Since my bike was not in good condition I went in search of a mechanic thanks to the care taker who guided me to the garage. It was a Royal Enfield authorized garage and being a Sunday it was closed. I called up the owner Mr.Felix who came down to the workshop and had a look at the problem and advised me what to do. While searching the garage and on our way back we had a good time looking around Pondi local stuff. We got ready and had our break fast in Indian Delight restaurant. After that our local sight seeing started. We first went to a church named Notre Dame deses Church. The church is very old and sea facing. From there we went to Mannakkula Vinayaka Temple, it was very crowded and the sun did not encourage us to go in. here was an elephant outside the temple that was drawing a good amt of crowd. By now the sun had played its trick we were all sweating profusely and the sight of ice cream was welcoming. We had ice cream and from there we walked to Aurobindo Ashrama. Well I don’t know who this personality is…..but has a hue fan fallowing. Some religious guy. After that we had tender coconut to chill us out but that was not enough. From there we went to Auroville ashram part of Aurobindo ashram 10Km away from pondi toward Chennai. The place is full of greenery and very silent. There is a globe kinda structure where u can meditate, to get there u need passes…which we did not get coz we were late. Well so we had stroll and had a lime juice. We spent good amt of time there. Later we decide to have lunch in a beach resort. On the way I did some shopping got a pair of slippers. Well we had beer dat was really needed at that point of time……..nice way to chill out. After a good meal we hit the beach. It was not crowded but very inviting. We had fun in the sea…it was a shallow beach and the waves were really strong. It was great in the beach…….playing in the strong waves. Except for uncle Chandu all of us were in the water. After a good time in the beach we headed bak to our hotel. The bikers had decided to leave early in the morning so we had our tanks filled before we went t the hotel. After having a shower we went for dinner and then slept early. The next day we started off at 6:30AM in the morning to Bangalore. On the way there is Gingee Fort. Boy it is really beautiful and a magnificent fort made of stones. The location so strategic,,,,,,,surrounded on three sides by hills it would have been impossible for any army to break in. just BEAutiful. Well we had some tough time riding bak home coz of the sun and I must say I have drunk so much aerated drinks and maaza. Never ever I wud have drank so much other than beer. Reached Bangalore at 3:45Pm and home at 4:30Pm. The cabbies were late by around 3 hrs.
