Bike Clog Essay

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“ FIRST SOLO BIKE TRIP sept 2011” Last years bike trip to Harihareshwar was a stepping stone for my dream of going for a bike trip especially in the Konkan . Well since I had decided to go solo a precise planning was a must as there was no back up. Most difficult task was planning the route and thanks to google for making things easier . Within couple of days plan was finalized , route decided and map prepared. Since I had 6 days with me I thought of making the plan for 5 days with the last day kept as a reserve . The plan was to go all the way from Mumbai to Mahad touching Chiplun , then Guhaghar , Hedvi , Sangameshwar , Marleashwar and back. ROUTE MAP MAHAD : Vinayak temple , Town , Market place. CHIPLUN : Parshuram temple , Sawatsada waterfall , Vashisti river , Gowalkot fort, Sri stuti GUHAGHAR : Beach , Tambi dam , Vyadeshwar and durga devi temple , Fort and Jetty Velneshwar : Beach HEDVI : Beach , Dashbhuj Ganesh temple , Sri hareshwar Aravali and Tural hot springs after vahal phata MARLESHWAR : Cave temple and waterfall FIRST STOP AT KARNALA BIRD SANTUARY ….. RELIEF FROM SCORCHING SUN …. Day 1 : This time also I started after doing a night shift just to save that day and trust me it’s not that stress ful after a night shift. Secondly I had no much plans for mahad so I thought of going to bed early. I left the house at 10:am , and problem started immediately within a km run . My bagpack kept on sliding towards one side as the flexible cords were not holding it properly . Finally I got it rearranged and then it never slipped. By then it was getting hot and it was only at 10:30 that the drive finally started along the Thane – Belapur road. The speed was to maintain within the safe range of 55-65 kms . I drove all the way upto panvel , entered Karnala and there I was on NH-17 cruising smoothly among lush green vegetation. After Karnala it was quiet sunny ,
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