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Originally Posted by audiophile  Wow!!! @1100: a very nite write....Im waiting for more and yeah, some more pics definately. |
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Originally Posted by rjstyles69 Give us the story of the elephant charging(?) at the car  . |
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Originally Posted by hellstar Oh boy those are definitley some really nice pictures and amazing write up my friend i will wait for the rest of the story and whats the deal with the wild tusker on the road ? where did you encounter that and you seem to be pretty close .... |
Patience friends, the story will unfold in time (when I get to type it down and in order).
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Originally Posted by audiophile The rear suspension on your car really needs a change...the look of the car lowered so low, scares the hell out of me. |
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Originally Posted by benbsb29 Anirban, nice pics and write-up.
The car's really squatting quite low with the heavy load! |
Yes the rear shockers will need replacement especially the rear right one. However the kind of roads we encountered later on, I was glad that new sets of stiff shocks did not have to go through the ordeal.
However, the boot was filled to the brim with luggage, toolkit, footpump etc. Since there were 9 days through diverse climates and practically, luggage-wise, 6 people on board, the luggage factor was bigger than we anticipated. To our family it was just a nostalgia of an old time when we used to head out the highway at the drop of a hat, that made it.
The stance of the unladen car does not indicate any sag and thats what gave a false impression.
But then, we did not bottom out, the bumper never touched the ground.
Then got used to the weight in a couple of kms. Now I am having to readjust my driving style with an over enthusiastic car!! (Which still thinks its carrying load and needs to run long!!!)
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Originally Posted by SirAlec hey man! nice write up. i am very excited when somebody visits my hometown and enjoys it. but next time do give me a call atleast before comming.
please this thread deserves more images.
I guess you took the rohini hill climb. Now the older pankhabari climb is for down traffic only.
I prefer the old hill cart road though, 25 kms more but very nostalgic with railway tracks beside. |
Next time, surely. Infact on our 4th day while returning from Tiger hill, I saw your Landie on the opposite side, flashed like crazy (near the Ghum monastery), only to realise that I was in a car thats not instantly recognisable as mine. Hopefully it was you driving.
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Originally Posted by mclaren1885 There is something about wild animals that always leaves me speechless. Been planning to get into the wild for a while now. Loved the pic of the elephant, would like to experience the excitement atleast once in a lifetime and live to tell the tale .
Eagerly awaiting for the rest of the travelogue. |
Infact, visiting a forest itself is overpowering. One always needs to be reminded within, that Man isn't part of the normal food chain of any predators!!
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Originally Posted by mclaren1885 But I must admit, traveling such dangerous sections with a weal clutch was not a wise choice IMO. You could have gotten stranded in the middle of nowhere, that too with family on board. I have been there, its not something I would want to experience again. |
I agree. When we planned this out, we had planned going to "Ganges Ford" and getting the clutch replaced. Who would know that a one-day in out job cannot be accomplished by them even after giving them a 4-day lead time.
On the otherhand since we were seeing this as an opportunity as a family event after a long long time, we decided to go for it. If it gets stuck there was always an option of hiring something to get people to comfort while the problems are sorted. As the story will unfold you'll know, nothing was actually left to chance. Doesn't the story now seem a little damp, given that there was always a "plan B"!
Infact, since my Dad was accompanying us, he was our "Plan B" the previously mentioned "Plan B" being the "Plan C".