2017 BLR TVM BLR 1836km work ride
An early morning start at 5am with chill weather upto 80km
from Bangalore didnt know it would take a week for me to feel the same weather
again. It was good four lane road till Madurai the deviation to Rajapalayam
route was a two lane road with potholes the vibrations broke my GPS holder which
slowed down my speed continued my trip without GPS as battery too was down.
Surprisingly during my fuel stop at Rajapalayam the staff offered me coffee, which i obliged and an
road side restaurant offering me free food which I refused and paid them as I
was the only customer at that time. I can call this as a trip of humanity
exists .
Kollam 671km
Reached Kollam around
5pm got freshened in sis place and by 6.30 pm left to Kollam Beach, the
only place where animals too have head lights. Thangasery light house is close
by place to visit and a 2km walk along the manmade bridge in next to light
house at kollam fishing harbor is a must
visit places.
Trivandrum 64km
Started by 8am with heavy traffic two lane road with slow
speed still was able to beat the ETA by 17min. the weather is hot and humid
during the day Trivandrum Tennis Club has 9 courts with 3 indoor two out door
hard courts and 4 clay courts.
The Padmanabaswamy Temple is 5.20km from TTC it took me
29min run in morning. As i was in running attire there was no entry into temple
returned to room and later in noon visited Zoo, Museum and Padamanabaswamy
temple with sis and bro in law, The Zoo has very good collection of birds and a
white tiger. Its worth a visit to an museum it has variety of collections for,
parking fee is expensive than the entry tickets to these places. Had a good
darshan at Padmanabaswamy temple in evening.
Kovallam Beach and light house
Last time I visited the place the light house was under
renovation, this time it was open with new paint red and white combo, the view
from top mesmerizing its one of the clean beaches that I have visited in India
one can see blue waters, there are three beaches close by and harbor too, the boat ride costs 800per person if bargained if not its Rs1500
for three beaches and harbor Thanks to Deepak for being the GPS Holder
throughout the trip it was his first visit to the beach in Kerala.
Varkala Beach
Trivandrum to Varakala is almost like an ECR road of Chennai
the only difference is its a single lane road with one side sea and other
backwater for almost 10km where you cross Ajengo fort too, there was malyalam
movie shoot going on during my visit, its adjacent to Papanasam beach its an
religious beach, one can venture 50mtrs into water its not that steep.
Return Trivandrum to Bangalore via Nagercoil 730km
Started my ride at 12pm in super hot weather with shivrathri
procession along the way which was causing road blocks most part of the
highway, Trivandrum to Nagercoil it took me 2 and half hours due to single lane
and processions from Nagercoil the 4 lane highway was able to get an good speed
for 300+km the kodai mountains during sunset was a amazing view had to stop to
get the picture and fueling, then rode non stop to Bangalore reached home
by12am.
