Biking through the greens -Tahmani
Ajay was totally bored and frustrated in the past week and desperately wanted to get off somewhere. We had decided and finalised on Torna for Saturday. But Ajay was tired from office and me from my ThoseGhar trip and Aniket was ready for anything. So we finalised on Mulshi-Tahmani Ghat.(15th July '06)
Plan was to meetup at Ajay' place at roughly 11:30am but as things ahad it, all three of us were there at around 12:15 and post cooking chonicles departed at 1:15. This was supposed to be a bike trip as against the usual car cruise. Andya's bike was mine for today.
So we reached Chandani Chowk at roughly 1:30 and continued to cruise off at a very sluggish pace of 30 -40 kmph. But since the surroundings were great and the armosphere was chill and dull we enjoyed moving forward at a slow pace. Soon we went past Manali resorts and past the Pirangut ghat.
Here we took our pre-planned halt at "Shree Paad Snacks". Bhajji's and tea was on the menu here. Chitting chatting and eating and drinking was done in about 1/2 hour! Well the drive continued as went at slow speeds, and when the roads got straight kicked off at break-a-neck speeds of over 90kmph!
The road went from the one village to another and as soon as we crossed "Poud", the shades of green got rich and the distant mountains seemed incomplete under the white cotton clouds. Soon we reached "Mulshi", where we took a halt and spent some time looking around the shallow valley.
The drive continued as we drove along the Mulshi lake. The rain gods would sprinkle some drops every now and then. The drive would get slow and slower to the rich surroundings. Soon we spotted a beach down to our right at a road bend next to a "caution" board.
Here we parked our vehicles and decended on the banks of Mulshi. The water was amazing, the distant surrounding was awsome and the weather was just too georgeous! Here we spent quiet some time yapping and dancing around the lake.
We continued on from here as the road twisted and turned through the green surrounding and over little bridges. May it be my delink from driving a two-wheeler or the fact that Andya was taking snaps and capturing videos from behind or the fact that we were engulfed in the beauty of mother nature, most of the times Ajay would be far ahead and would be waiting at amazing spots for us to catch on.
Enroute D gave a lift to a school kid on his way back. This kid's school was over 5 kms away from his vilage and we learnt if he would not get an ST bus some day, he would walk those 5 kms! Amazing! Well we dropped him off at the Lonavla road juncture as we continued on to the hights of Tahmani ghat.
As the mountains drew close and the roads went curling through narrow bends the might beauty and mystical of mother nature was up in full thrust. Soon we reached the valley point. Here we spent some time along side the valley and and lost in the beauty of the distant green valley.
Moving on the rains caught up and we took every shade along side the road for shelter. Every halt was mesmerizing as it would open up to the jungle inside. But we had to go upto Dongarwadi so we fought brave in resisting such temptations.
Soon the mountains and the jungle gave way as we reached the high point of Tahmini Ghat -Dongarwadi as the valley dropped off to the right and the hills to the distant right behind little green plateaus. Here we took another halt as were stood mesmerised in a picture perfect potrait view!
From here we just went a little ahead near the Tata power water project, spent some time in the green field and playing alongside the pipes. Here we turned back.
Andya wanted the bike so, I surrrendered the Pulsar as I took on D's Victor as he became the pilon rider for Andya. The drive back was also mystical but quick. On the way we decided to halt, from where we ventured on into the plane and along side a little river as we walked up and down little hilocks. Soon we returned as we had to head back, the clock ticked near 4:30pm.
On the way we halted at a hotel and muched on roti pitla and mutter paneer and cups and cups of tea. Here a couple of irritating drunks were on a loose as they well managed to spoil the mood, but they were done soon and we were back to our own track:)
From here we drove on as the rains picked up and we had to take frequent halts as the cold was unbarable. For now D was behind me. We rehalted at the mulshi turn and braved on in the cold and rains. soon the rains gave way as we dorve off Mulshi, D and me singing our hearts out all the way.
We rehalted at "Shree Paad", had some tea and moved on. D reclaimed his bike and me Andya's. At Chandani Chowk, we bid D farewell as we headed back home.
It was 8:30 by the time we reached home.
Enjoy the snaps!
Plan was to meetup at Ajay' place at roughly 11:30am but as things ahad it, all three of us were there at around 12:15 and post cooking chonicles departed at 1:15. This was supposed to be a bike trip as against the usual car cruise. Andya's bike was mine for today.
So we reached Chandani Chowk at roughly 1:30 and continued to cruise off at a very sluggish pace of 30 -40 kmph. But since the surroundings were great and the armosphere was chill and dull we enjoyed moving forward at a slow pace. Soon we went past Manali resorts and past the Pirangut ghat.
Here we took our pre-planned halt at "Shree Paad Snacks". Bhajji's and tea was on the menu here. Chitting chatting and eating and drinking was done in about 1/2 hour! Well the drive continued as went at slow speeds, and when the roads got straight kicked off at break-a-neck speeds of over 90kmph!
The road went from the one village to another and as soon as we crossed "Poud", the shades of green got rich and the distant mountains seemed incomplete under the white cotton clouds. Soon we reached "Mulshi", where we took a halt and spent some time looking around the shallow valley.
The drive continued as we drove along the Mulshi lake. The rain gods would sprinkle some drops every now and then. The drive would get slow and slower to the rich surroundings. Soon we spotted a beach down to our right at a road bend next to a "caution" board.
Here we parked our vehicles and decended on the banks of Mulshi. The water was amazing, the distant surrounding was awsome and the weather was just too georgeous! Here we spent quiet some time yapping and dancing around the lake.
We continued on from here as the road twisted and turned through the green surrounding and over little bridges. May it be my delink from driving a two-wheeler or the fact that Andya was taking snaps and capturing videos from behind or the fact that we were engulfed in the beauty of mother nature, most of the times Ajay would be far ahead and would be waiting at amazing spots for us to catch on.
Enroute D gave a lift to a school kid on his way back. This kid's school was over 5 kms away from his vilage and we learnt if he would not get an ST bus some day, he would walk those 5 kms! Amazing! Well we dropped him off at the Lonavla road juncture as we continued on to the hights of Tahmani ghat.
As the mountains drew close and the roads went curling through narrow bends the might beauty and mystical of mother nature was up in full thrust. Soon we reached the valley point. Here we spent some time along side the valley and and lost in the beauty of the distant green valley.
Moving on the rains caught up and we took every shade along side the road for shelter. Every halt was mesmerizing as it would open up to the jungle inside. But we had to go upto Dongarwadi so we fought brave in resisting such temptations.
Soon the mountains and the jungle gave way as we reached the high point of Tahmini Ghat -Dongarwadi as the valley dropped off to the right and the hills to the distant right behind little green plateaus. Here we took another halt as were stood mesmerised in a picture perfect potrait view!
From here we just went a little ahead near the Tata power water project, spent some time in the green field and playing alongside the pipes. Here we turned back.Andya wanted the bike so, I surrrendered the Pulsar as I took on D's Victor as he became the pilon rider for Andya. The drive back was also mystical but quick. On the way we decided to halt, from where we ventured on into the plane and along side a little river as we walked up and down little hilocks. Soon we returned as we had to head back, the clock ticked near 4:30pm.
On the way we halted at a hotel and muched on roti pitla and mutter paneer and cups and cups of tea. Here a couple of irritating drunks were on a loose as they well managed to spoil the mood, but they were done soon and we were back to our own track:)
From here we drove on as the rains picked up and we had to take frequent halts as the cold was unbarable. For now D was behind me. We rehalted at the mulshi turn and braved on in the cold and rains. soon the rains gave way as we dorve off Mulshi, D and me singing our hearts out all the way.
We rehalted at "Shree Paad", had some tea and moved on. D reclaimed his bike and me Andya's. At Chandani Chowk, we bid D farewell as we headed back home.
It was 8:30 by the time we reached home.
Enjoy the snaps!
Labels: Outings
posted by vindy | 9:53 PM
1 Comments:
Vindy,
Most important is the MORAL of the trek and that is: "Vindy's eagerness to drive on HALF the number of wheels (4/2 = 2 wheels) has increased his confidence, and I hope that this "CONFIDENCE" turns into "PASSION"....
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