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Delhi - Kerala Roadtrip logDelhi - Nagpur - Bengaluru - KeralaTotal No of days - 3Dated - Dec 2015

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  • Day 1 - Delhi - Butibori (1030kms/14.5hrs)
  • Day 2 - Butibori - Mathathhalli (1048kms/14hrs))
  • Day 3 - Mathathhalli - Pathanamthitta (701kms/18hrs)


  • Day 1 Delhi - Agra - Jhansi - Babeena - Narsinghpur - Nagpur(21-12-15)


    Summary
  • Get good sleep for 6-8 hours to start fresh, do take a warm water shower to awake
  • Tyres were filled with Nitrogen the previous night for better output and pressure was monitored
  • Always monitor and fill pressure at cold tyre condition for accuracy
  • The route was new and hence the tentative locations in the route were marked
  • Just two people this time so the car was full of luggage
  • PUMA BMW edition special shoes were gifted by my wife for the drive
  • Packed some juices and handy food items for bad times
  • My brother was also mentally prepared and briefed about car and other details in case of emergency
  • Click the first photograph when you leave, check for the Odometer starting reading and the fuel
  • The most charismatic journey of your life begins… wrooooommmmmmmmmmm...

  • Destination Time Distance Remarks
    Delhi start 4:30am 0
    Srinagar toll plaza @Rs90/- 5:07am 45kms
    Madhuban toll plaza@ Rs90/- 6:12am 135kms
    Jajau toll Rs 50/- 7:09am 202kms
    First break 7:30am 235kms Rajasthan entry.
    First Break of the day
    for freshen up
    and attend the
    nature the natural way
    Choundhah toll Rs35/- 7:58am 259kms near Morena
    Mehra toll Rs65/- 8:31am 310kms Now one way
    begins and
    better road
    condition
    Gwalior Jhansi road 10.05am 404kms Railway
    crossing halt
    Tea break 10:25am 412kms Tea at Jhansi, Dhokla
    which I had
    from home,
    with some munchies as
    breakfast
    Start 10:44am NH26
    Babeena toll Rs 80/- 11.13am 436kms Road condition
    very good
    one way
    Vighaket Toll Rs 60/- 11:42am 489kms
    Malthoni Toll Rs 80/- 12:16pm 546kms
    Chitora toll plaza Rs100/- 1pm 630kms
    Titerpani toll Rs80/- 1:37pm 697kms
    Bakori toll Rs100/- 2:25pm 770kms
    Lunch at Ganeshganj 3:10pm 825kms after covering
    more than 3/4th
    journey
    a proud lunch
    at a dhaba
    Back on wheel 3:55pm a very little
    to go
    Allonia toll Rs65/- 4:14pm 855
    Orient Nagpur bypass Rs 95/- 5:43pm 963kms
    Toll slip check at Purohi 980kms
    Oriental Nagpur toll Rs 85/- 6:22pm 1018kms
    Butibori 7pm 1030kms Check in -
    Mayur hotel
    in MIDC
    Fuel reserve 1:45pm 715kms
    Fuel Refill full tank Rs 3000/- 2:30pm 777kms Tank refilled Rs3000/-
    @58.2l
    @Rs 51-53/-
    TOTAL 14.5hrs 1030kms Toll Rs 1075/-


    The day end

  • Stopped at Nagpur outer BUTIBORI, at Mayur hotel in MIDC,booked at just Rs. 1350/- online
  • Hotel staff got angry as I booked online and refused to give room, anyhow I managed the deal..


  • Day 2 Butibori - Adilabad - Hyderabad - Kurnool - Ananthpur - Bangalore(22-12-2015)


    Summary
  • Locals says that the rains have led to floods in Vadodhara
  • Roads are blocked due to logging and nothing goes by
  • Courage is something we shall not miss to carry in our pockets
  • Borrowed some optimism and some adventure, the beamer decides to take off the blankets and move
  • Clean the car as a part of respect and re load

  • Destination Time Distance Remarks
    Hotel Mayur 5am 1032 Continue to NH 7
    Oriental Nagpur toll Rs 85/- 5:18am 1042kms Visibility
    almost
    10 mtrs with
    water
    splashing
    from
    all the
    four
    sides
    Borkedi toll plaza Wardha Rs 60/- 5:46am 1098kms
    Kelapur toll Rs 30/- 6:32am 1156kms Cleared
    the terror
    of water
    into NH 8
    Tea break 6:50am 1175kms
    Tiparwada toll Rs70/- 7:06am 1185kms
    Rolmamda toll Rs70/- 7:43am 1249kms Continue on NH8
    Gamjal toll Rs40/- 8:05am 1290kms
    Dichally toll plaza Rs60/- 8:43am 1354kms Bit
    relief
    from
    the heavy
    pouring
    Tea & Breakfast 9:15am 1401kms almost
    covered
    370 kms
    in 4
    hours
    Restart 9:50am
    Manoharabad toll Rs 125/- 10:23am 1453kms Great
    weather
    and
    breeze
    Jadcheralla toll plaza Rs50/- 12:47pm 1562kms Take
    left from
    NH 8
    towards
    Thane
    L&T Western toll Rs56/- 1:25pm 1622kms
    Pullur toll Rs90/- 2:15pm 1707kms
    Lunch time Rs90/- 2:35pm 1725kms very
    worse
    conditions
    for
    lunch
    hence I
    avoided
    Started 3pm
    conditions Toll Plaza Rs90/- 3:14pm 1757kms Scared
    that
    we wont
    find
    a refilling
    station
    Kasepalli Toll Rs85/- 3:46pm 1815kms
    Maruru Toll Rs95/- 4:24pm 1881kms Touched 210 km/hr
    for the
    first time
    Bagepalli Toll Rs 80/- 5:12pm 1970kms Asked the
    toll guy
    for
    a place to
    stay and
    it
    helped
    70 kms more to Bangalore 5:30pm 2000kms covering 2K
    just
    by myself
    Navyug Devan Toll Rs120/- 6:14pm 2041kms
    Halt 2080kms Mathathhalli
    Hotel
    Lotus Park
    Fuel Refill full tank 12:35pm 1549kms for Rs2740/-
    Tank
    Refilled
    Rs2740/-
    54.48l
    @ 50-28/-
    TOTAL 14hrs 1048kms Toll Rs 1236/-


    Day 3 Bangalore - Hosur - Salem - Pollachi - Munnar - Erumeli - Pathanamthitta(23-12-15)


    Summary
  • Highly Excited day as this marks the destination
  • The happiness and proudness of making it, already pushes you
  • I could not sleep and been waiting for the other two since 0230, ANXIETY!
  • Wiper change made us drive some 19 kms extra
  • The travelers healthy but sleepy

  • Destination Time Distance Remarks
    Hotel Lotus Green 5:30am 2082
    Electronic City toll Rs 45/- 5:25am 2104kms Bit tired
    and sleepy
    today
    Bangalore Elevator Toll Rs25/- 5:39am 2118kms Decided to
    take more
    halts and
    drive slow
    Krishnagiri toll Rs60/- 6:14am 2172kms NH44
    KE Thopur toll Rs 86/- 7am 2238kms
    Omaloor toll plaza Rs 69/- 7:32am 2275kms NH-7
    enter Tamil
    Nadu
    Tea Breakfast Break 8:20am 2296kms Saravana Bhavan
    type veg
    hotel,
    good
    facility
    Start 9am
    Salem Kumarapalayam Toll Rs 54/- 9:10am 2315kms
    Kumarapalayam-Chengampalli toll Rs49/- 9:55am 2375kms
    Chengampalli-Valayar toll Rs 80/- 10:50am 2425kms The
    national
    language
    faces
    a setback
    here
    Nelambur Toll plaza toll Rs 31/- 11:03am 2432kms
    Pollachi Shakti Estate 12:16pm 2487kms
    Restart 1:12pm 2487kms
    Animal Reserve entry TN 2:16pm 2531kms Gave Rs. 100/-
    to
    Policeman
    just
    like
    that :)
    Munnar 4:29pm 2598kms Get down the
    flyover
    and take
    right
    towards
    Tenkasi
    Kattapanna 8:50pm 2675kms Complete
    busy roads
    between
    villages
    and small
    towns
    and
    speed
    breakers,
    single road
    Kuttikanam 9:43pm 2714kms
    Dinner Break 9:45pm 2714kms
    Restart for the final mile 10:05pm
    Mundakayam 10:34pm 2735
    Erumeli 10:53pm 2748
    Ranni 11:15pm 2765
    Home finally! 2783
    Fuel reserve 9:38pm 2350
    Fuel refill full tank 10:43am 2421kms Rs 2900/-
    Tank
    Refilled
    2900/-
    60.87
    Liters
    @ 47-64/
    Fuel Final full tank 11:50pm 2782kms Rs 1350/-.
    26.95 ltrs
    fuel
    filled
    just
    before
    home
    @ 50.09/- per ltr
    TOTAL 18 hrs 701kms Toll - Rs 499/-


    Conclusion

  • Since the fuel cost was low it just costed me two flight tickets from Delhi to Kerala
  • Driving is a great relaxing activity and long distance are always stress busters
  • Roads in India needs to be marked well for their diversions and speed breakers and construction jobs
  • Nagpur to Bangalore via Hyderabad, shall be the longest stretch of absolute amazing roads in the entire nation.
  • India is an incredible nation with so much diverse people, places, plants and off course air.
  • Online booking of hotels provided a lot of economic night stay, saved almost 40%
  • Hitting roads soon again. Cheers to all….
  • Total Distance covered 2783 kms, Total fuel consumed 200.5 Ltrs. @ 9990/- (approx) Total Toll Rs. 2810/-


  • Acknowledgements:

  • My father for again being supportive and encouraging
  • GOD off course for keeping me safe and alive
  • The road signage by government
  • Many thanks to nature for being generous and not harsh
  • To everyone who shared smiles during our journey
  • My X1 for being such a darling & Behaving well throughout
  • To Indian government for our safety and security throughout
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