2015-03-18 - Day 1 - Start of an epic 19 days and 6800 kms long solo Indian Roadie Beach Drive with wife, daughter, brother-in-law and his wife to all five states in South India, Konkan coast of Karnataka, Goa from Kolkata, India in my 2011 Volkswagen Vento TDI.
Left residence near Salt Lake Stadium in Kolkata at 3-45am, with odometer reading showing 22830 kms and tripmeter reading showing 0 kms.
Daughter Diksha, a big road travel enthusiast is visibly happy.
Left Ashabari Housing Complex, Baisnabhghata Patuli after picking up my bother-in-law (Anjan da) and his wife at 4.30am.
Target destination for the day: Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh.
Could reach: Visakhapatnam.
2015-03-18 - Day 1 of 19 - At 6-07am, cruising over the Rupnarayan River bridge before Kolaghat. On Rupnarayan River bridge, tripmeter reading for the day showed 87 kms (Odometer reading: 22917 kms).
Crossing Sher-E-Punjab Hotel, Kolaghat just across the bridge over River Rupnarayan.
Quite a few flyovers are being constructed on NH6 between Kolaghat and Kharagpur.
This and the adjoining rumbles slowed down my average rolling pace considerably early during Day 1 (2013-05-18).
This and the adjoining rumbles slowed down my average rolling pace considerably early during Day 1 (2013-05-18).
West Land Baroma Hospital on NH6 looked clean and bright against the rising sun.
Bartaman publications office on NH6, also looks bright.
Bright and colourful! On NH6, somewhere between Kolaghat and Kharagpur.
Note the quantum of luggage!
2015-03-18 - Day 1 - Me with my 2011 Volkswagen Vento TDI.
This was the 1st stop on NH60 from 7.35am to 7.40am, 181 kms from flag off, to stretch arms, somewhere near Belda, Purba Medinipur district, West Bengal.
Balasore is 85 kms and Bhubaneswar 280 kms ahead.
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