Here's Wishing HVK A Happy Journey

GTO · 8th April 2009, 15:43

Good luck, Kumar! I could tell the excitement from your tone last evening. This is probably as close as a dream can get for a road-warrior like yourself.

Guys, Hvkumar intends to put up a review of a GPS device at the end of this trip. I'm pretty sure he will test it inside-out!

dodge3p · 8th April 2009, 17:40

HVK, Good Luck and good wishes for the journey, you do have a very unique way of enjoying your trips.

Srini76 · 8th April 2009, 17:56

Wishing you all the very best Mr. Kumar, hopefully someday more of us can do something similar.

May god be with you during your travel and drive safe !!

Best Regards,

Srinivas

iraghava · 8th April 2009, 18:47

Kumar sir, best of luck for the trip! Have fun!

eclectix 1st · 8th April 2009, 19:50

GOOD LUCK

May the Force be with you

Cheers

hvkumar · 8th April 2009, 21:38

We - me, my wife, my 13-year son, his school friend, and my 60-year friend - propose to leave at 8 pm on Thu evening, for a marathon drive to Sambalpur in Orissa - 1450 kms - along NH3/NH6 via Nasik, Dhulia, Jalgaon, Khamgaon, Akola, Amaravathi, Nagpur, Bhilai, Raipur. We hope to reach Sambalpur in 26 hours, by 10 pm on Fri.

Day 1 is going to be very tough, most of the journey on some clogged and 2-lane highways, along thoroughly boring terrain. I guess we will encounter the early 40s heat.

Hopefully, we will post updates on progress.

IronWolf · 8th April 2009, 21:52

All the best HVK. Wishing you a great road trip. Dont forget to share the memories and pics with us once you're back

pranava999 · 8th April 2009, 22:03

old chinese proverb - To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping...stepping on the pedal!

all the best HVK.

Surprise · 9th April 2009, 09:00

Wow!

That's a fantastic trip itinerary covering almost 10k kms in 3 weeks. I have been working on an idea of traveling around 1500 kms for an official visit in my car, but somehow Iam not really getting though with it. Your driving passion is really taking you out on such trips with high positive energy

Are you the only driver?

Eagerly waiting for an another mega thread

hvkumar · 9th April 2009, 09:33

Thanks again, all.
Yes, I am the only driver.
We will be running 2 GPS devices (in one, we will also be checking out the highway map).
Car Cam will be videographing the entire route continuously.

pjay_in · 9th April 2009, 09:42

Hvk, are you going to do a lot of night driving too? You said you are starting today at 8 pm. Being the only driver on such a long trip, I wonder how you plan to give yourself adequate rest in between.

travelwriter · 9th April 2009, 09:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by hvkumar

Thanks again, all.....entire route continuously.

You live a life that I dream of.

Have a splendid journey and I eagerly await your travelogue

MileCruncher · 9th April 2009, 10:08

May you have a safe and hassle-free journey!!! Look forward to reading your travelogue.

jack33 · 9th April 2009, 12:18

Best of luck, HVK sir.Eagerly waiting for your logs.We are planning a Kochi-paro-thimpu-trashigang-guwahati-kochi in May.

gd1418 · 9th April 2009, 23:15

HVK,

All the very best for your this journey. Looking forward to the travelogue, including the review of the GPS that you would be testing...

8th April 2009, 15:43	#31
GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,501 Thanked: 300,625 Times View My Garage	Good luck, Kumar! I could tell the excitement from your tone last evening. This is probably as close as a dream can get for a road-warrior like yourself. Guys, Hvkumar intends to put up a review of a GPS device at the end of this trip. I'm pretty sure he will test it inside-out!
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8th April 2009, 17:40	#32
dodge3p BHPian Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: TVM Posts: 56 Thanked: 53 Times	Good Luck Mate HVK, Good Luck and good wishes for the journey, you do have a very unique way of enjoying your trips.
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8th April 2009, 17:56	#33
Srini76 BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Chennai, India Posts: 138 Thanked: 106 Times View My Garage	Wishing you all the very best Mr. Kumar, hopefully someday more of us can do something similar. May god be with you during your travel and drive safe !! Best Regards, Srinivas
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8th April 2009, 18:47	#34
iraghava Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 8,033 Thanked: 265 Times View My Garage	Kumar sir, best of luck for the trip! Have fun!
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8th April 2009, 19:50	#35
eclectix 1st BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 381 Thanked: 5 Times View My Garage	GOOD LUCK *May the Force be with you* Cheers Last edited by eclectix 1st : 8th April 2009 at 19:52.
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8th April 2009, 21:38	#36
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,454 Times	We - me, my wife, my 13-year son, his school friend, and my 60-year friend - propose to leave at 8 pm on Thu evening, for a marathon drive to Sambalpur in Orissa - 1450 kms - along NH3/NH6 via Nasik, Dhulia, Jalgaon, Khamgaon, Akola, Amaravathi, Nagpur, Bhilai, Raipur. We hope to reach Sambalpur in 26 hours, by 10 pm on Fri. Day 1 is going to be very tough, most of the journey on some clogged and 2-lane highways, along thoroughly boring terrain. I guess we will encounter the early 40s heat. Hopefully, we will post updates on progress.
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8th April 2009, 21:52	#37
IronWolf Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Benga-loo-ru Posts: 1,569 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	All the best HVK. Wishing you a great road trip. Dont forget to share the memories and pics with us once you're back
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8th April 2009, 22:03	#38
pranava999 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: BANGALORE Posts: 845 Thanked: 23 Times View My Garage	*old chinese proverb - To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping...stepping on the pedal!* all the best HVK.
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9th April 2009, 09:00	#39
Surprise Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chennai Posts: 2,523 Thanked: 454 Times	Wow! That's a fantastic trip itinerary covering almost 10k kms in 3 weeks. I have been working on an idea of traveling around 1500 kms for an official visit in my car, but somehow Iam not really getting though with it. Your driving passion is really taking you out on such trips with high positive energy Are you the only driver? Eagerly waiting for an another mega thread
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9th April 2009, 09:33	#40
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,454 Times	Thanks again, all. Yes, I am the only driver. We will be running 2 GPS devices (in one, we will also be checking out the highway map). Car Cam will be videographing the entire route continuously.
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9th April 2009, 09:42	#41
pjay_in BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Melbourne Posts: 396 Thanked: 20 Times	Hvk, are you going to do a lot of night driving too? You said you are starting today at 8 pm. Being the only driver on such a long trip, I wonder how you plan to give yourself adequate rest in between.
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9th April 2009, 10:08	#43
MileCruncher Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: MH01 Posts: 4,235 Thanked: 592 Times View My Garage	May you have a safe and hassle-free journey!!! Look forward to reading your travelogue.
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9th April 2009, 12:18	#44
jack33 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: kochi Posts: 128 Thanked: 8 Times	Best of luck, HVK sir.Eagerly waiting for your logs.We are planning a Kochi-paro-thimpu-trashigang-guwahati-kochi in May.
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9th April 2009, 23:15	#45
gd1418 Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 3,578 Thanked: 728 Times View My Garage	HVK, All the very best for your this journey. Looking forward to the travelogue, including the review of the GPS that you would be testing...
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