The cutest member/ fan of Indian Roadie, Ms. Caramel, only 2 years old and hailing from Bangalore was on a 12 days roadtrip from Bangalore to Kolkata to Santiniketan to Kolkata to Bangalore with her parents Sujoy Guha and Jhuma Guha in their Audi A6. Her siblings Indian Roadie, Indranil and Tanushree were there with her to give her company.
After leaving Bangalore on 2015-07-10 at 6.30 am (Day 1), they checked into Best Western Hotel, Visakhapatnam at 10 pm after a cool 1300+ kms in about 15 hrs 30 mins, via Hyderabad, Vijaywada, Rajahmundry.
(Details of Day 1 on http://indian-roadie.blogspot.in/2015/08/bangalore-vizag-chandipore-kolkata.html)
Day 2 (2015-07-11), the family left Visakhapatnam at 11 am and checked into the Orissa Tourism Development Corporation OTDC Panthnivas, Chandipur-on-Sea at 7 pm. The Panthnivas authorities had no issues about Caramel staying in their premises.
Day 3 (2015-07-12), they left Chandipur-on-Sea at 11 am and reached Kolkata at 2 pm.
Day 6 (2015-07-15) was reserved for a to & fro drive to Kolkata.
On Day 9 (2015-07-18) at 3.30 pm, while having lunch at a mall in Kolkata, the family suddenly decided to start their return journey to Bangalore.
That being the day of Rathyatra, prior accomodation was not available in any hotel in Orissa.
I, Deep Banerjee advised them to drive upto Baruva. Confirmed bookings of two luxury suites at the Aptdc Beach Resort was made by me over the phone.
They left their residence in Kolkata at 5.30 pm. However, they managed to cross the Vivekananda Setu (2nd Hooghly Bridge) at 7.15 pm and Dhulagarh toll plaza on NH6 at 10 pm, thanks to innumerable Rathyatra processions which merrily blocked the main throughfare.
Besides heavy road traffic on NH5 in Orissa, they also had to drive through blinding rains throughout the night. I remained awake upto 5 am keeping tab of their progress. It was Indranil Guha who was there on the wheels of the Audi A6 during the major part of the 680 kms hectic drive.
Day 10 (2015-07-19) at 6 am, they checked into Aptdc Baruva Beach Resort.
At 8 am, Sujoy and Jhuma woke me up to express their immense joy on being recommended this unheard of virgin location. They were pleasantly surprised by the warm hospitality of Trinadha Rao, the short & stocky caretaker of the beach resort and the cleanliness of the well appointed sea-facing suites in the cottages.
Their day was spent lazing around on the beach or inside the comfortable air-conditioned rooms. The car received a well deserved bath.
The neighbouring lighthouse incharge, an employee of the Ministry of Shipping resides with his wife and a very well mannered and loving GSD in the housing quarters within the lighthouse campus. I had made good friends with the couple during my visit in early April 2015.
Sujoy, Jhuma, Indranil, Tanushree spent quite some time atop the lighthouse capturing the beauty of Bay of Bengal and the dense coconut plantation.
Day 11 (2015-07-20) at 8.30 am, they left for Visakhapatnam. At 11.30 am they were at the Aptdc Haritha Beach Resort, Rushikonda, Visakhapatnam. However, the staff at the resort were adamant that Caramel (the pet) will not be allowed inside the rooms. At 4 pm they were on their way to Hyderabad. They checked into a service apartment in Hyderabad at 2 am.
Day 12 (2015-07-21), after leaving Hyderabad at 5 pm, the family was back home in Bangalore at 11.45 pm. Poor Caramel must have been overjoyed to be back home after days of being confined for long hours in the moving car.
P.S: Guided on road real-time by Deep Banerjee (fellow Indian Roadie - cum - schoolmate of Sujoy Guha).
In a diverse country like India, road travel is the ideal way to rejuvenate the mind, health and thought process. Indian Roadie is an ode, a celebration to our romantic country, India. Indian Roadie is for all car, bike and road travel enthusiasts. There's a lot to learn from every km of Indian roads. Indian Roadie is an initiative by Marketingpundit.com (the virtual space identity of Deep Banerjee).
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