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Old 20th July 2018, 03:21   #16
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Re: Kolkata monsoon meet at Diamond Harbour - 21st & 22nd July, 2018

I completely missed out on this meet. Thats what happens when I'm not glued to my laptop everyday!
I hope the meet is a great success, and look forward to great photos as always!
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Re: Kolkata monsoon meet at Diamond Harbour - 21st & 22nd July, 2018

Came back from the meet few hours back.

It was an awesome meet. Thanks to every one who participated. Already looking forward for the next Team Bhp meet!

So what we had?

Drove on medium to heavy rain, so monsoon Team Bhp meet = Check.

A convoy of 17 cars = Check

A pic of 17 cars or a car-photography session on the meet - Missed (we were so engrossed to enjoy among ourselves, we missed taking our car pics).

Good food = Check

Nice rooms = Check

Good Location = Check

A great Chit chat session till late night = Check

Enjoying in the swimming pool = Check

Less drive and more relaxation with gossip sessions = Check (That's what we wanted!)

Disclaimer = This time i only have pics of the place, a couple of pics of our group (Cloudmobile_deb missing on the group pic as he left early) & few food pics.

Sharing the pics-

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Lastly a pic of my car on the way back from the meet.
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Old 22nd July 2018, 18:43   #18
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Re: Kolkata monsoon meet at Diamond Harbour - 21st & 22nd July, 2018

Had a blast at the meet. Bear in mind, this was my first TBHP Meet, and excitement was at its peak.

Breaking up the experience

The Drive: Rainy, Vigorous and Exhilarating. Barring the traffic jams at few points, it was an experience of its own kind, driving alongside multiple other people.

The Place: Hats off to shomshree, Samba etc. for finding this place. Bang on the riverside, the resort was picturesque and just the thing to relax after the week. Fabulous rooms, great food and lovely service added up to a great weekend.

The People: First meet with the TBHP community. All these people I knew only by their user names, their travelogues, meeting them and knowing them for real, couldn't ask for more. Everyone was so welcoming and friendly. It was a real pleasure to experience the camaraderie amongst all the BHPians and their families.

Now, for some pictures

My Ride
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The Lineup at Avishikta
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All the steeds safely tucked in
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The Resort
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The majestic views
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Old 23rd July 2018, 00:40   #19
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Re: Kolkata monsoon meet at Diamond Harbour - 21st & 22nd July, 2018

Super Diamond Harbor always remains close to my heart as my engineering college (NITMAS) was 15 mins away. I have been to this place innumerable number of times and got so many memories attached here. Good to see a shift towards overnight meets and active participation of WAGS. TeamBhp Kolkata must be the most active group when it comes to writing travelogues and doing meets.

@Samba: Superb pics as always. You were so quick to upload the pics, that too DSLR ones. Did you start processing the RAW files at hotel itself
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Old 23rd July 2018, 10:38   #20
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Re: Kolkata monsoon meet at Diamond Harbour - 21st & 22nd July, 2018

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Samba: Superb pics as always. You were so quick to upload the pics, that too DSLR ones.
Samba always shows us good photos but even the set of pictures uploaded by ts1506 are nice. Thanks also to him.
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Old 23rd July 2018, 19:40   #21
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Re: Kolkata monsoon meet at Diamond Harbour - 21st & 22nd July, 2018

What a wonderful meet!! The weather too kept up to the spirit by gifting us no rain, to mild rain to some really heavy downpours. Thanks to Anirban and Samba for organizing the meet, at a not so very far location which enabled us to have the pleasure of both worlds ie drive and 'adda' (which we bongs are so famous for).

I can easily say 'top notch' for the resort, the rooms the food and the drive.

Myself and Tacho 9000 were in my car and as usual saw the dust of the entire convoy as they zipped past. Tacho, for the first time (after manuy goof ups in other trips), managed the navigation part really well, having directed me to take a left turn somewhere enroute, thus helping us reach the resort about 20 mins before the convoy got there. As a matter of fact, when we reached the resort, I could not spot a single car of our convoy, I glared at Tacho as I was confident that he had got us to a wrong destination. I made him get out the car and check with the reception if we were actually at the right place. Once the convoy reached, we came to know they had got stuck in a nasty traffic jam.

Due to a major miscommunication, Shuvc, who started late, was guided to a wrong route hence had to travel about 50 kms more criss crossing the entire 24 Parganas, traversing n number of villages and 'haat bazaars' enroute. Indeed, as expected, he was not too happy with the experience.
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Re: Kolkata monsoon meet at Diamond Harbour - 21st & 22nd July, 2018

Congratulations to the group on another awesomely successful meet !!

Unfortunate, having been one of the earliest to add my name to the overnight meet, I had to back out midway due to family commitments and hence missed a superb Meet organized by Anirban and Samba.Experiencing the moments through Samba's lens now.
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Re: Kolkata monsoon meet at Diamond Harbour - 21st & 22nd July, 2018

Good captures from Samba & ts1506 !! Nice to see an exotic fun filled meet with so many new faces. Regret to have missed out on this one. Shall await an impromptu meet or a day meet sometime soon.
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