Road trip from Mumbai to Kochi and back in December 2021 by Srijay Pillai

Road trip by Srijay Pillai with family (wife and son) from Mumbai to Kochi (Mumbai_Kochi) and back which he did between 21st and 31st December 2021. 

During the onward journey, they covered approximately 1,100 kms on day 1 and the remaining 450 kms on day 2. 

During the return journey on day 10 covered 845 kms and the rest 590 kms on the last day. 

Total 3735 kms covered. 

Onward Route taken: 
Mumbai – Pune Expressway
Pune – Tumkur
Tumkur – Bangalore
Bangalore – Nice Road NS 
Bangalore – Salem
Salem – Coimbatore
Coimbatore – Kochi 

Halts taken:
Breakfast at Hotel Sai International (Kolhapur, MH) – (21st December, Day 1)
Lunch at Apoorva Resorts (Davanagere, KA) – (21st December, Day 1)
Tea break at Hotel Udupi Grand (Nelamangala, KA) – (21st December, Day 1)
Night halt at Hotel Alps Residency (Krishnagiri, TN) – (21st December, Day 1)
Breakfast in Hotel Alps Residency (Krishnagiri, TN) – (22nd December, Day 2)
Lunch at Hotel Diana (Vadakkancherry, KL) – (22nd December, Day 2)
Arrived at Kochi around 4:30 pm 

Road conditions: (Rating on a scale of 1 to 10)
Mumbai Pune Expressway (8/10)
Pune – Kolhapur (6/10)
Kolhapur – Bangalore (9/10)
Bangalore – Salem (7/10) quite a few flyover construction work happening
Salem – Coimbatore (8/10)
Coimbatore – Kochi (8/10) 

Return Route taken:
Kochi – Coimbatore
Coimbatore – Salem
Salem – Bangalore
Bangalore – Tumkur
Tumkur – Pune
Pune – Mumbai Expressway 

Halts taken:
Breakfast at Sri Saravana Bhavan (Madukkarai, TN) – (30th December, Day 10)
Lunch at Sri Saravana Bhavan (Krishnagiri, TN) – (30th December, Day 10)
Tea break at VRL restaurant (Tumkur, KA) – (30th December, Day 10)
Night halt at Metropolis Hotel (Hubli, KA) – (30th December, Day 10)
Breakfast in Metropolis Hotel (Hubli, KA) – (31st December, Day 11)
Lunch at The Farmer’s Kitchen (Satara, MH) – (31st December, Day 11)
Arrived at Mumbai around 5:00 pm.