Euro Trip , Road Trip , Boat Trip .........so we thought why not a BIKE TRIP.....yea this post is a narration on the memorable bike trip we made to calancute and to maharastra border ahead .
DAY 1 : FRIDAY
Friday (09/03/07)10:00 am
Destination 1 : SBI ATM , Vasco da gama
We were standing outside the SBI ATM in Vasco to fuel ourself for the journey ahead . In 10 minutes , we were in ANNAPOORNA ( much to my dismay ) having breakfast . I was never comfortable with the place, yet the "PURE VEG " tag made my friends walk to it .While Rakesh was busy recharging his mobile , i dropped in the GTDC building to buy a Goa Road Map .By 10:30 pm we were inside the panjim shuttle service .
Friday 11:30 am
Destination 2 : Panjim
We were then standing in the panjim bus stop , waiting for the two hero honda splendors that we hired. Edwin , the bike guy along with another guy came there in 10 minutes with two splendors . We checked the documents , gave my ID card , got all the "instructions " and started
Yoyoyo..... ..we are riding the bike now . Myself and Sai on one , Rakesh and Hari on the other . Hardly we knew then what was waiting for us ahead . We fueld the bikes in the nearest petrol bunk and started towards Calancute. I wore helmet for the first time .It was very small and suffocationg . Shortly I discovered,the bike's horn was not working .So we let the other bike go infront of us and make us way.Since we were already late , we hardly stopped anywhere for a snap . We badly wanted to be in calancute asap to book for our stay that night
Friday 1:00 pmDestination 3 : Calancute
Yeah we are now in calancute . Luckily we booked a room in Calancute Residency (CR).CR is owened by GTDC . Though the room wasn't great , it was very close to the beach in a picturesque environment . For all of those planning to visit goa , i suggest you Calancute can be the best and happening place to stay in as compared to any other beach of goa .We rested for a while after the long trip.We had lunch in ASIA restaurant . It was costly but worth of what we spent there .
After making time calculations we started to Terekol Fort by 3:00pm.We should be in Terekol befor 6:00 pm as they close the fort by six .
Friday 3:00 pm
Destination : Terekol
After the good lunch , when i badly wanted a nap,we started drinving towards Terekol . Terekol is in Maharashtra border . So literally what we were doing was covering the entire stretch of North Goa by bike .Starting from calancute first came Arpora.
We crossed the inroads to Baga , Anjuna and were reaching Vagator when Hari stopped for snaps . We stopped our bike and took couple of snaps . When i tried to start bike and there was a sharp noise "TING!!! ". All I saw was grease in the rear wheel. GAWD .......bike breakdown in a deserted road .... I thought all our plans spoilt pucca. The only comfort was there was a small restaurant right in the brkdwn spot. We enquired about garages nearby with our awkward hindi , which the hotel guy could hardly comprehend . The guy was visiblly intelligent enough to understand our situation and suggested a garage which was 2kms from the spot . Rakesh and Sai started in the other bike in search of the garage while hari and me were standing near the hotel pondering on what to do if we dont find a garage . We had the worst experience ever . We were already late and the brkdwn is gonna cause further delay. I called rakesh atleast 10 times on mobile whether he spoted the garage.Meanwhile we were enquiring about other garages in the locality and the journey ahead . We got consoled hearing Terekol is an hours drive from the spot . A new guy who came to the hotel suggested a garage which was in a kilometre in the opposite direction . Since we didnt get any positive response from the two guys , i decided to try the new option . The new guy helped me get a lift with neither the driver nor me knowing what the destination was . When the driver enquired about the spot ,all I could say was "aaghe ....thoda dhoor mein " .Within 2 Kms I spotted the garage .Thanking the lift guy, I went to the garage and somehow managed to convey the mechanic what the problem was .We started in the mechanic's scooter to the spot while i called rakesh to return back .The mechanic checked the bike and announced "bike chain kaat gaya ".
........to be continued
