Day 6 : Alleppey - Kochi - Guruvayoor - Kozhikode -Mahe - Kannur - Bekal Fort - Puttur - Nelyadi - Dharmasthala
As i have mentioned that my plans had been changing ever since i had left but had not expected it to change this lot. Kozhikode beaches were one of the main attraction of my ride but this is unfortunate that i had to skip it and ride through the bypass but was fortunate that i had my friends welcoming me after a long night ride.
I had decided not to ride after dark as i did not have a clear visor . To my bad luck i rode easy all the way and ended up riding till 9 most of the days and day 6 was the best night ride i ever did, rode throughout the night.
I was in Alleppey and as i have mentioned in my previous post about the problem that i faced regarding my cam and pics, it took a long time to get resolved . So it was 140 pm when i left Alleppey.
By the time i was nearing Guruvayoor it was 530 pm already and received a call from my friend and who informed me that they were leaving to Dharmasthala that night and that i had to be there by tomorrow . Damn, that was an extremely happy and an extremely sad moment for me . Sad as in i had to skip may destinations and happy as in i was going to meet my friends.
At this stage i just postponed the brainstorming session till i reached Kozhikode . I was about 4 km from Guruvayoor, there was huge traffic pile up and also the roads are pretty narrow. I was wondering if there was any accident that took place as the traffic was at stand still for more than 15 mins . After that , moved at a very slow pace and to my surprise the reason for the pile up were 3 huge Tuskers walking very slowly occupying more than half of the road. ha ha ha ha that was funny at that moment.
the place where i decided what to do on the Kozhikode bypass
after many calls i decided to ride through the night , reach Bekal Fort by 8 am and head to Dharmasthala via Puttur - Nelyady.
I decided on this as i was not tired at all and there were no insects and the road was good till Bekal as i heard from one of the truck driver who seemed to be confident enough for me. Or else i would have stayed at Kozhikode and started early morning.
Plenty of breaks on the way.
This was a good view for me. Unfortunately the manager had swiped my credit card twice here . That i realized when my mom called me at 1230 am when i was almost passing Kannur that she had received 2 sms of 750 Rs . I had to return to the place which was about 40 km away and talk to him. Got all the required info and headed back. I called the respective bank and found out that only one transaction was made . Also got to know that this problem was very common in this place .
So guys please be careful when you use your Cards in Mahe .
Mahe bridge
butt break after Kannur
midnight snacks
I was about 40 km from Bekal and it was 6 am. I usually don't ride from 6 am - 7 am and 6 pm-7 pm as the road is not that visible at these timings due to the sun and also the headlights aren't of great use at these time. Found a CHAYAAA stall and there were benches on which i slept for an hour and half and then started again.
Reached Bekal at 730 am and visitors were allowed only after 830 am . Again had to skip it as i wasn't in a mood to wait .
this route was leading to the beach and thought of doing some off - roading but there was a well right in the center and blocked the way.
It was just ride - ride nonstop till Dharmasthala. From Bekal the road was bad for 40 km . And many places the road construction was going on. Till i reached Nelyady (blr-mangalore road) it was a chase scene as the road was very narrow till Puttur and over taking was very difficult.
reached at 1230 pm.
day 7 and day 8 was spent with friends in Dharmasthala roaming around .
day 9 to be continued......
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