For any college student, going to Goa with his/her gang is always
a dream and in that list going on a bike trip is also a dream. For me both
came together at once, a bike trip to Goa from Bangalore.
Sounds crazy, isn’t it? Yes, it does but then when 4 guys have
2 Royal Enfield, the word crazy has no definition and limit. With A Solo Rider
as a companion, I knew there won’t be any hurdles while riding the bikes.
We were just sitting and randomly one friend said “Let’s go
to Goa” and the wanderer in me said yes, even before I could utter a word. At
first the plan was to in a bus/train but the this crazy thought came into our
mind of going on bikes. 626 kms in bikes that also one way of the journey
sounds crazy but trust me once you’re done with it you’ll have a memory for
lifetime.
We started on 24th of November, 2016 from
Bangalore at around 5 pm. The plan was to ride while the moon shows us the way
with few breaks in between whenever required.
The first stop was just to witness the sunset at the
outskirts of Bangalore. With the moon rising, our excitement level was also at its
peak.
While riding bikes at minimum speed of 80 kmph we reached
top speed of 125 kmph at the highway.
Even if we were riding at that speed, we always kept safety
in our mind. We were all cautious about the roads and other vehicles on the
highway.
After riding almost 230 kms we stopped at a local dhaba for
dinner. We had some food which a friend got from his home. we had everything we
got and were all set to hit the road again.
At around 9 pm one of the bikes broke down, due to which we
had to make a unscheduled halt at a toll plaza prior to Chitradurga and wait
for road assistance. When we called the Royal Enfield toll free number, we got
to know that there is a service center in Chitradurga. So, we planned to ride
till the place and see what can be done next morning.
Our condition was such that wherever we got a chance, we
laid down, even on the roadside.
We stayed at a hotel in Chitradurga and in the morning were
all set to resume the journey. After almost 6-7 hours of bike ride and many
halts we finally reached GOA.
We had planned our stay in such a way that with minimum
budget we could enjoy the maximum of Goa. Our total staying plan was set up by A Marwari, so we knew we were getting the best deals.Hence, we decided to keep on changing
hotels every day and save money by doing it.
Our first stay was at Down Da Village, quite place with good
service. But the only disadvantage was that its almost 50 kms from Baga beach,
the main attraction of Goa.
Next day we checked in to a different hotel, kept our
luggage there and started exploring Goa.
First stop Calangute beach. We spent time there, witnessed
the magical sunset and spent the evening doing nothing.
Next day was all about visiting the Chapora fort, Vagator
beach and Aguada fort. But the only problem here was we had no bookings for the
day and were in search of a place where we could keep our luggage. At first we
found a place owned by a lady and had kept our luggage there but when most of
the neighbours started saying something or the other negative about the lady,
we decided not to keep our luggage with her and started finding a different
place. While searching on the internet we found a place named White Pearl and
decided to go there directly and talk to the owners. After reaching there we
got to know that it was a hostel and the owners ( 2 sardar jis) after knowing
about our condition allowed us to keep our luggage without charging anything.
As I had visited the place before, I insisted not to enter the Aguada fort
instead we went to a place nearby to witness the sunset and click some pictures
with the bikes.
These pictures will tell you how amazing the place is:
After the sunset, we went to Anjuna beach. Walked on the beach
and headed back to the hostel White Pearl.
From there we took our luggage back, thank the owners of White
Pearl and headed towards Baga beach.
One of us jokingly said “Why not stay on the beach for a
night, it will be fun”. The idea was crazy but then our level of craziness was
much higher. We decided to stay at the beach for the night and then leave for
Gokarna from there.
We started at around midnight from Baga beach towards
Gokarna. It had to be a overnight bike ride to save time and reach Gokarna
before sunrise.
We stopped at a petrol pump to fill the tanks of our bikes. We
decided to stay there for 10 minutes but ended up staying for almost an hour. The
rest was needed not to us but to our bodies.
We reached Gokarna but were a bit late to witness the change
of dark sky to a sky filled with sunlight. But we managed to click few pictures
there.
After some time we decided not to leave for Bangalore right
away but take some rest in a hotel so that we can feel refreshed and it would
help us to ride the bikes again. After taking rest for a couple of yours, we
were back again on the road only to head back to Bangalore.
After every 100 kms we had to stop to make sure our body
gets enough rest. We sat ny the roadside, at the petrol pumps, at dhabas, at
anywhere we got a chance. It was all about giving some rest to our bums, rest
from the bike seats.
On 28th November by midnight we were back to Bangalore
with little bit of body ache and lots and lots of memories.
Its not easy to describe the entire trip in a blog but then
by reading it one can get a fair idea of thr journey. That’s what I’m here
about.
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by clicking HERE. Photos of the trip will be shared on the page.
Few locations where we stayed, click to explore:
Banyan Shade ( you can get some good food here)
So, here ends my post with another experience. Will come up
with another post, another experience soon.
By visiting Goa my friend got a chance to experience One life at many locations
Till then Happy Wandering J
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