Its been good 1 week since I have been talking to people getting their views, ideas and apprehensions on this trip. Overall its been a very positive feeling talking to everyone about it. Surprisingly there have been lot of my friends who want to do something similar. To those enthusiasts, I promise to provide as much info in this blog as possible for them to live the journey till they get to make it.
Nitesh, mogli and kaushy have been pretty excited. Akshaya was a bit critical of why I am going on highways, there is not much to see there, but he being an art inclined person would be more interested in by lanes and by gullees to see life and experience it. This trip for me is more of where India is going, and there is not much change expected in the by lanes.
Mogli sent me an SMS with following stat from a trip organized by India Car :
Total distance : 5979 kms
Toll cost: Rs. 2212
Fuel stops: 21
states covered: 13
Total Fuel: 670 lts
Total Time: 88 hours
Avg speeds: 50 to 83 kmph
Total distance : 5979 kms
Toll cost: Rs. 2212
Fuel stops: 21
states covered: 13
Total Fuel: 670 lts
Total Time: 88 hours
Avg speeds: 50 to 83 kmph
This was more of a whirlwind tour, with driver teams changing around 6 times on the route and Toyota corolla car was driven non stop.
But this tells one thing that this can be done.. cheers!
On an important side note, he did not forget to mention that the fastest and slowest sectors were in and around Bihar. Thats a very important bit of info as our dear Alumni Satyendra Dubey sacrificed his life for this very stretch.
But I haven't started exercising yet, so the trip is pushed by a week into its start date.
Thanks mogli for the stats, guys please do keep sharing in these things, they are very useful in planning.
-Jitendra
1 comment:
While you did shrug off my ideas as you'd perhaps shrug off Art itself, here's what I must tell you -
My Dear JS,
I've done 2000kms on bike, so 6000kms on a car is easy. It is EASY. That's not even the point. My claim is that your route is 'boring'. It has nothing much to offer. It's like going from Bangalore to Hyderabad ten times over, pointless.
You are not going for the love of driving. Let yourself not be fooled by the idea that you shall be 'seeing India'. Yes, you may have glimpses but that is it.
Of course you'd primarily stick to highways. However, it wouldn't be too unwise to mark certain places on the map where you must go - places 'you think' are representative of India.
Don't just follow the GQ, is what I'd suggest. Do take some time out to plan your route, things you'd like to do there, time you'd like to spend in a place. That is of far more importance than any of your Car and Exercise. Once you set out, the all that you'd need is a big heart and will power.
Good Luck!
-- Akshaya
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