Goldfish Bowl.....
thats hilarious!!
Seriously it was fantastic fun.
When i reached, everyone was water fording. Tejas hopped in and said "Chal Gogi ill guide you lets go" and i did. Wow it was fun, so i did it again....
.....and again......this time with my mechanic Razak till i saw a crazy bunch of guys doing this
My first doubts were brushed aside when everybody was climbing the banks at the waterbody. Behrambhai goes." Gogi try kar, aaramthi chadi jasse, 2nd gear ma, low per nakh ne chari ja" [gogi try it, will climb easily, put into second low and climb]
While i was at the banks awaiting my turn in line and studying my predecessors to try and note any special technique, Allen passes me and says "2nd low, and crawl up dont rush and dont leave the throttle" gives me the thums up sign and zooms up what seemed to be an almost vertical bank. i did what i was told like an obedient student and at the risk of making myself look like an idiot if i couldn't do this, attempted the wet climb. I must tell you, the NDMS tyres are made for this. Crawl is what i did and i reached up as if it were a flat ground.
Easy does it. My wheels are not in the air as i was crawling, planted with all fours...amazing this Hurricane powered CJ is!!
After a few more climbs and descents, i was beginning to feel like a pro in this. Lesson one over, i was ready for the next.
The first dry climb i was standing and wondering if my CJ would take it, looking at bigger more rugged looking machines gasping to make it to the top but nevertheless reaching there. The next question i asked myself, do i have the skills to do it? I dont have a roll bar, no seat belts, neither skid plates.... no way i was gonna attempt this.
As i was pondering Pinky Paaji slapped my back and said, "I know its your first time, everyone goes through this, you have a beautiful short chassis machine, i f i had that, id be trying verticle walls, come, ill ride with you and guide you" Then Behrambhai goes, "Gogi take it on, you will sail through this easily and not topple"
Phir kya tha....vroom vroom and i was on the top easily with Pinky Paaji explaining what to do. The CJ had made me feel like a conqueror first at the lake bank and then here, i was ready to go anywhere. Then another try alone,, (confident ho gaya that na bhai!!)
Then the deep slush, in which Imran had nose dived into. No way was i going to make it through this, after all no one else was even trying. Before i was trying to figure what Imran was thinking when he attempted this, along comes Allan and zooms through this part. Now im trying to figure what Allan was thinking.
Allen pats me on the back and says, "Chalo boss lets go, ill come with you" Im trying to say "Are you nuts, did you see how deep the slush is?" but i quietly start the CJ and obediently drive up to the place i have to dip into the Chocolate looking deep place which must have been a pond, not very long ago. In a jiffy im in and out...wow i did it!! Suddenly im looking at the CJ with new found awe!! Was i glad it was mine!!
I can go on and on about the abilities of this go anywhere, humble looking vehicle but im equally impressed with the gypsy's off roading abilities. Maybe i should start looking for one soon!!
Sorry using pics taken and posted earlier by all you guys, but a story without pics is not interesting to me even today, no wonder i prefer reading comics!!
Guys with cameras, please upload pics and videos. Thanks.