Expedition Data
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Christened ..............>> Mission Impact
Kilometers............. .>> 1200Kms
Mode Of Journey.... >> Car , Maruti Suzuki Zen
Starting Point.........>> Thane, Maharastra
Ending Point...........>> Bangalore, Karnataka
Traversed through. >> NH-4[Golden Quadrilateral], Mumbai -Pune Express Highway
States Covered........>> Maharastra, Karnataka
Start Date ...............>> 12/10/2007
End Date .................>> 13/10/2007
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Preparation and packing for the expedition
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The first and foremost thing is that , we planned for loading the car with luggages of all the three persons on 11th October midnight. The night was a real hell. I and my friend Mr Ninoop tried the Permutation and Combinations to arrange all baggages. We really miss those classes. Had we been there , we would have handled the situation very well.
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When ever we tried to accomodate all, then one always becomes "Outstanding" baggage. Then we tried out with other combinations. Later the permutation and combination story was given some time to relax. Then our heads got logged in to thinking mode. Suddenly Ninoop, Who was having the "Real" problematic luggage, thought of migrating the items to another baggage. Now I utilized my punching power at max. The forces applied so as to accomodate the same luggage from a Box to a bag. Finally that is done , a real head ache was over.
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Next, what else the same permutation and combinations in the baggage space. Still we were missing something. "Missing" means we were having extra. Later we figure out that there is one item which can be taken from baggage space. And believe me that was the "Steppini" - Backup tyre. Finally we take away steppini and packed the space with 5 big baggages.
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So then come the question, where we can place the steppini. Finally we find a good place to dispose it.That was in the back seat. Finally mission ended. And we really got exhuasted. And I and Ninoop didnt sleep . And more than that I assured my friend Bhupesh , that i will drop him at Mulund from Waghbill that too in my bike by 500 am. He has to take flight to Bangalore so as to attend an interview.
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With the first assignment pending and cannot be cancelled, I thought of taking a sleep after execution of that . But, then I had Responsibilities to be executed other than that. I was supposed to be in a Demo where the major stake holders of my client will be present. So two assigments , more over responsibilities, created enough pressure of not taking sleep. By 5:15am , I along with bhupesh headed to Mulund by car. After safelanding him at Mulund , I returned. Took bath, agian last minutes arrangments were made.But this time no Permution and Combination "Bahuat ho gaya yaar, abhi nahin". Later I drove the car till My client site which is in KhoperKhairne.
So one sleepless night. If this is the condition prevailed during packaging itself, what happens to the upcoming days ?
I am really interested and enthusiatic in meeting my NCST, COLLEGE, SCHOOL buddies.
Day 1 ->12/10/2007
I had to attend a demo today. I explained what our plans and what happened yesterday to my colleagues and senior. Today we are supposed to give the Bigshots of client a demo. So we crosschecked all the products, whether it is working or not. They were perfectly alright. Then after having lunch we headed to carry out the demo. Senior very well explained all parts. Later I was asked to join. I was caught. I had to deliver the demo.Demo ended successfully. Time was five 0 clock. I called up Ninoop and all , and queried where are they. And luckily they were far away from my site. Hunt was on for buying the crucial lever of car. So I stayed back at reliance.They came by 1830pm. We headed to Bangalore ,with all meters up. Around 1930 we reached expressway , The Mumbai - pune express highway. The "Toll Kahani " started from here. They charged around 120INR I hope.Breaking all my expectations, it was not at all upto the mark. The road gets narrow and then suddenly becomes broad. Leave all those , here also the devil of transoportation has a good stronghold. A great part of the traversal was hit by slow moving trucks and sometimes blocks. It was that bad.
Aftersaying alvida to the so called Expressway, we entered NH-4, which forms a major part of NHAIs Golden Quadrilateral Project. It is really a good project.Still National Highway - 4 remains incomplete in somepart.Still the rest , remains very very good, that too with no blocks. But the main difficulties are there are numerous tollgates and the amount encashed by them is huge. So we parted our journey into sections so as to avoid the hardships . There were three of us. I and my friend Ninoop had some technical knowhow . But this much distance and continuous drive were a real challenge . Still we ,were thriving to drive and do the maximum. I am really crazy for driving.
After the Pune drive, we stepped down some where near khed to fill up our fuel tanks. I almost consumed all that which have been intaken. We avoided nonVeg , so as to keep ourself out from the aftereffects during drive. The great and wonderful experience was , the hotel was owned by a Malayalee, he was from Kasaragod, the north most district of Kerala. He explained us the routes and what really happens here. After having our Veg foodings, I was assigned the duty. Since the tank got filled up , I was happy to do so. My aim was to drive till Kolhapur.
So the journey , started again. With me in the pilot position. The third person,the owner of car, was a real head ache to us.He perturbed our concentration very much and was unnecessary making noise and all. If the meter goes beyond 120Kmph, then he will start shouting as if we all are dead. It was a real head ache. I studied anger management also very well. During the shift, traversed through hairpin clips, S curves, and round trippng. I hope the area was Khandala. It was that much nice to view, nice to turn. I like the roads with S curves very much. The real beauty of the road was , it was one way. So no fear of vehicles coming in opposite direction and blurring off your eyes. There was real tailgating and also great maneovours , because of the feeling of oneway. In the nigth itself we were amazed by the beauty of the road. Then came straight roads , smooth cool , where the needles just touched the heights without any hiccups. The tolls started coming one by one. Each charging nothing less than 50INR. Some times the rate skyscaped to 75INR.By the time we reached Kolhapur, I think we were charged by around 5 toll gates. And after crossing Kolhapur, the other two asked me to stop the car, feeling the car has overheated. So I stopped it near a Petrol station . By the time I had driven around 225Kms in one spell. So we inspected the vehicle. The rear tyre , was hot and that was the one which fumed the suspesion. In between there were rains also.The A/C and MP3 player was really an added feature without which we would have got bored.
Later the shift was changed to Ninoop. He was assigned to drive till Belgaum. I was really feeling sleepy now. I shifted Varghese to the backseat, so as to give Ninoop a little relaxation. Then Ninoop was also happy. I slept inbetween. I repeatedly asked Varghese to sleep. He insisted , that he wont sleep. But finally, the alarm took some rest. We were in heaven for sometime. From there the vehicle speeded upto Hubli. Then I took over the wheels. There were somekind of dust strom for around one hour, while we were cruising at speeds of140kmph. What exactly was that , we still don't know. It is a real mystery.
Day 2
On Day 2 ,I was driving the car. Then Ninoop was assigned. Later we got sccumbed to the pressure of fog. Unfortunately the vehicle lacked fog lamps. And every one become concerned of the journey. The so called expedition was delayed mainly due to FOG. The vllian made us to go really slow that made us boring . It started when Ninoop was driving. We thought it will get over soon.Still we managed it using A/C , heater , viper control etc. Later we swaped after a point. What I encountered was tough resistance of Fog. Still we overcame it. But he what we have to give up was the speed . This time , we switched to a lower speed, so as to coupe up with lower visibility. Again we swaped , this time , the fog was at its max, so that we had to stop the car. I was still having the idea on how to go. But an afraightened Varghese , insisted not to do that. Finally , I convinced him , we can follow some other vehicles and can drive. Finally , it worked , we started . Again all of a sudden all changed. Climate was good. Then the next feature , Broken roads, or roads to no where . They can be given to WRC champions , to test their capabilities. It was all filled up with potholes . This time Varghese really came to confront with me . So I handed over the keys and asked him to manage. So finally "By learning what can be possible and what will give his car more life" he handed it over to me .
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