[IQBAL VEERJI]

Originally Posted by ASHISHPALLOD

Normally, 15th sept to 1st oct is the best time to visit this place.



Lets wait till 20th aug to freeze the date.



I hope, if meet is on 24/25th sept, you will be in position to attend it.
Best wishes for your yearly Hemkundsahib pilgrimage.
Lot of people here on team-bhp are eager to read and see the pics of the holy place of Hemkundsahib.
I hope, you will post a nice travelogue here.

Yes sir ji, it will be my pleasure to do so by pasting as many photos of the pilgrimage. In fact I may start clicking from Bandra Terminus itself .

Actually I will be walking away with just 3 kms away from Valley OF Flowers of Uttaranchal, but as I know almost all local shopkeepers and Hotel owners of govind ghat personally, this is due to my every year to sri hemkunt sahib as well as my jovial nature and sitouts and chats with them, thay say the flowers are very less or extinct in september months.No point ingoing there at that time.

I will be back to mumbai on 13th sept.

For you as well as other Team Bhians our group of around 80 shall be travelling from Mumbai to Delhi by train and from Delhi to Paonta Sahib gurudwara in Himachal Pradesh.
From Paonta Sahib we will travel to rishikesh,and after having lungar (lunch in the gurudwara) at Rishikesh gurudwara we will proceed to Srinagar (uttaranchal).

Next day will be our last bus journey to Govindghat.Regards...

[shabahmad]

Add me too, i am coming with my wife. I missed this meet last year. Any of the mentioned dates are acceptable.
Adding my name to attendies.

Confirmed:
1] ashishpallod+family
2] amitwlele
3] selfdrive+2
4] nomadabhi
5] Turboholic +1
6] laluks+family
7] CorsaLove + Family
8] f1fan + family
9] ShabAhmad + Family
10]please add your name and post entire list in your quote.

[ASHISHPALLOD]

Originally Posted by Axe77

Can you please indicate distance / drive time from mumbai? Will be helpful for people not familiar with the destination.
Thanks

Kaas and bamnoli are situated near satara city.

The route is
mumbai-eway-pune-nh4-satara-kaas-bamnoli

Mumbai to satara @ 270km,
satara-kaas-bamnoli-satara @ 80km.

Originally Posted by shabahmad

Add me too, i am coming with my wife. I missed this meet last year.

Nice to see your name in the list,
hope, you will enjoy the kaas trip.



This year, we will visit only kaas and bamnoli.

Approximate schedule will be----

start from satara @10am,
visit bamnoli, if possible boat ride to tapola and back, lunch at bamnoli, if time permits and if interested then visit to triveni sangam by car.
Return to kaas lake @ 3pm,
kaas plateau flower show @5pm,
Leave toward satara--@6pm.

The schedule is flexible,
one will get ample time at each station.

[Sprucegoose]

Count me in.

1] ashishpallod+family
2] amitwlele
3] selfdrive+2
4] nomadabhi
5] Turboholic +1
6] laluks+family
7] CorsaLove + Family
8] f1fan + family
9] ShabAhmad + Family
10]please add your name and post entire list in your quote.
11] Sprucegoose

PS. Some dude has a really funny name. #10

[laluks]

The list - added the missed names as the list was copy pasted forward.


01] ashishpallod+family
02] amitwlele
03] selfdrive+2
04] nomadabhi
05] Turboholic +1
06] laluks+family
07] CorsaLove + Family
08] f1fan + family
09] IQBAL VEERJI +1 or 2
10] ShabAhmad + Family
11] Sprucegoose
12] please add your name and post entire list in your quote.

[amit_3306]

Originally Posted by ASHISHPALLOD

Kaas and bamnoli are situated near satara city.

The route is
mumbai-eway-pune-nh4-satara-kaas-bamnoli

Mumbai to satara @ 270km,
satara-kaas-bamnoli-satara @ 80km.



Nice to see your name in the list,
hope, you will enjoy the kaas trip.



This year, we will visit only kaas and bamnoli.

Approximate schedule will be----

start from satara @10am,
visit bamnoli, if possible boat ride to tapola and back, lunch at bamnoli, if time permits and if interested then visit to triveni sangam by car.
Return to kaas lake @ 3pm,
kaas plateau flower show @5pm,
Leave toward satara--@6pm.

The schedule is flexible,
one will get ample time at each station.

Well well... the much awaited meet is here. I have still not forgot the last years meet. It was amazing. Just cant miss this one. Added my name in the list.

01] ashishpallod+family
02] amitwlele
03] selfdrive+2
04] nomadabhi
05] Turboholic +1
06] laluks+family
07] CorsaLove + Family
08] f1fan + family
09] IQBAL VEERJI +1 or 2
10] ShabAhmad + Family
11] Sprucegoose
12] Amit_3306+2
12] please add your name and post entire list in your quote.


@ Ashish : Just a suggestion if we could make it up to kaas a little earlier. I came across this news link which says that the the forest department has decided to ban parking of private vehicles along the six-km stretch of road on the Kaas plateau. We may have to take a long walk to the plateau if this exists in real.

Here is the link : Sakaal Times

May be Turboholic can check and confirm on this.

[PGNarain]

Have voted for the 24th of Sept. This would the most ideal date for me and wifey to join, we can also try and make it on other dates but cannot confirm yet.

However since we are very eager to be part of this trip, please do count us in, hence updating the list as below..

01] ashishpallod+family
02] amitwlele
03] selfdrive+2
04] nomadabhi
05] Turboholic +1
06] laluks+family
07] CorsaLove + Family
08] f1fan + family
09] IQBAL VEERJI +1 or 2
10] ShabAhmad + Family
11] Sprucegoose
12] PGNarain +1

Will try my level best to make it on the other dates but if it is on the 24th .. then yipeeeee we are already there...

[mm403]

Voted for 17th but fine for other date also

[ASHISHPALLOD]

Originally Posted by amit_3306

@ Ashish : Just a suggestion if we could make it up to kaas a little earlier. I came across this news link which says that the the forest department has decided to ban parking of private vehicles along the six-km stretch of road on the Kaas plateau. We may have to take a long walk to the plateau if this exists in real.
May be Turboholic can check and confirm on this.

Thats news for me.
If really parking along 6km road is banned, we have to change the plan.
If ban is imposed, i assure you that no one will have to walk for that long stretch,
two cars from our group can ferry the team from parking to the spot!!
The ferry cars will be parked at the spot on virtue of tyre puncture!!
Don't bash me, just kidding.

I think its time to explore new spot of flower show and i know one place,
the place is more beautiful than kaas but approach to that place is not fit for all.
If you read history of Chhatrapati Shivaji's initial days then you may recognize that place.
Guess, anyone?[ hint: temple at the plateau and that famous pledge by Shivaji].

Lets see when time arrives.


confirmed:___
01] ashishpallod+family
02] amitwlele
03] selfdrive+2
04] nomadabhi
05] Turboholic +1
06] laluks+family
07] CorsaLove + Family
08] f1fan + family
09] IQBAL VEERJI +1 or 2[ tentative]
10] ShabAhmad + Family
11] Sprucegoose
12] Amit_3306+2
13] pgnarain+1
14] please add your name and post entire list in your quote.

[amit_3306]

Originally Posted by ASHISHPALLOD

Thats news for me.
If really parking along 6km road is banned, we have to change the plan.
If ban is imposed, i assure you that no one will have to walk for that long stretch,
two cars from our group can ferry the team from parking to the spot!!
The ferry cars will be parked at the spot on virtue of tyre puncture!!
Don't bash me, just kidding.

I think its time to explore new spot of flower show and i know one place,
the place is more beautiful than kaas but approach to that place is not fit for all.
If you read history of Chhatrapati Shivaji's initial days then you may recognize that place.
Guess, anyone?[ hint: temple at the plateau and that famous pledge by Shivaji].

Lets see when time arrives.


confirmed:___
01] ashishpallod+family
02] amitwlele
03] selfdrive+2
04] nomadabhi
05] Turboholic +1
06] laluks+family
07] CorsaLove + Family
08] f1fan + family
09] IQBAL VEERJI +1 or 2[ tentative]
10] ShabAhmad + Family
11] Sprucegoose
12] Amit_3306+2
13] pgnarain+1
14] please add your name and post entire list in your quote.

Rayareshwar? is it ? I dont know about flower show. But the place is awesome during mosoon.

[amit_3306]

Originally Posted by Sprucegoose

Count me in.

1] ashishpallod+family
2] amitwlele
3] selfdrive+2
4] nomadabhi
5] Turboholic +1
6] laluks+family
7] CorsaLove + Family
8] f1fan + family
9] ShabAhmad + Family
10]please add your name and post entire list in your quote.
11] Sprucegoose

PS. Some dude has a really funny name. #10

I hope you are driving your OHC this time.

[ASHISHPALLOD]

Originally Posted by amit_3306

Rayareshwar? is it ? I dont know about flower show. But the place is awesome during mosoon.

Thats it!!

The place is really beautiful during monsoon,
there is no proper approach to the place,
you have to trek the place,
lets keep it that way otherwise there will be hoards doing the same thing that they already doing at kaas.

[advaitlele]

Thanks Ashish for starting this thread. Last year, I missed the flower show; not again. I have voted for 24th. I would be with my wife and kid.

So here goes the updated list.
confirmed:___
01] ashishpallod+family
02] amitwlele
03] selfdrive+2
04] nomadabhi
05] Turboholic +1
06] laluks+family
07] CorsaLove + Family
08] f1fan + family
09] IQBAL VEERJI +1 or 2[ tentative]
10] ShabAhmad + Family
11] Sprucegoose
12] Amit_3306+2
13] pgnarain+1
14] advaitlele+1.5
15] please add your name and post entire list in your quote.

[keyur]

Any of the dates are acceptable!

01] ashishpallod+family
02] amitwlele
03] selfdrive+2
04] nomadabhi
05] Turboholic +1
06] laluks+family
07] CorsaLove + Family
08] f1fan + family
09] IQBAL VEERJI +1 or 2[ tentative]
10] ShabAhmad + Family
11] Sprucegoose
12] Amit_3306+2
13] pgnarain+1
14] advaitlele+1.5
15] keyur + 1 or 3
16] please add your name and post entire list in your quote.

[Monaro CV8]

Hi AP!

Thanks for initiating this trip.
I'm in.
Had missed last year's trip.

I've voted for both the Saturdays from your dates. The reason being - Sunday's will bring a lot of Tourists & the place will be more crowded, owing to the popularity of the place.

Also do let us know when are planning on the Mayureshwar Wild Life Reserve Forest visit. Remember we talked about this at the Mega Meet.

01] ashishpallod+family
02] amitwlele
03] selfdrive+2
04] nomadabhi
05] Turboholic +1
06] laluks+family
07] CorsaLove + Family
08] f1fan + family
09] IQBAL VEERJI +1 or 2[ tentative]
10] ShabAhmad + Family
11] Sprucegoose
12] Amit_3306+2
13] pgnarain+1
14] advaitlele+1.5
15] keyur + 1 or 3
16] Monaro CV8 + 2