Chennai-Leh: PICTURES

turbofreak · 22nd September 2006, 13:45

It seems that u guys passed thru maharashtra when there were torrential rains...did that affect ur trip in any way...

Immaculate pics .....great...

ram2004 · 24th September 2006, 07:57

Hi

Our Lonavala to Udaipur segment was our worst day - due to the downpour on the stretch between Lonavala and Surat. We passed Mumbai in a day it poured like nobody has ever seen (especially us from hot Madras). The road from Thane to Borivali was non-existant and it took us a clear 3 hours to trail thru. Once on the GQ it was looking ok until we hit a road block. We saw atleast 3 kms of trucks queued up on the road and the cops allowed us to go through the opposite track. After another km we saw a disasterous scene where water had clogged the entire highway - and there was a a team trying to break the median to let the water pass through. About 5 SUVs were allowed to go through a slushy gap on the extreme right - we just made it and passed through. What we saw then was another 5 kms of waiting trucks. We went past in hushed silence thinking we were doomed on this trip and there is a major highway blockade ahead. We luckily didnt find one, sped all the way to Surat as the rain slowed down. On reaching Surat I got a SMS from a friend who said that the GQ has been blocked past Mumbai. If we were a couple of hours behind, I am sure there will be no Chennai-Leh trip in my memory log.

cheers
Ram

NRKUMAR · 24th September 2006, 08:22

Ram,

Great pics & kudos to you and your team for such a magnificent effort.

prabuddhadg · 18th October 2006, 10:28

Read your trip log on the other post, but missed all these pictures. I just saw most of them. Everything looks so fresh, sitting here in Bombay, I am already feeling stifled just looking out my office window and seeing chimneys.
I must say I liked your composition of the snaps.

markiv · 18th October 2006, 12:49

great pics man!! must hv been a trip of a lifetime!!

and with safari as ur ride, must hv been comfy as well

i wud like to do the leh trip myself sometime, on my palio 1.6 maybe!!

22nd September 2006, 13:45	#16
turbofreak BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 112 Thanked: 0 Times	It seems that u guys passed thru maharashtra when there were torrential rains...did that affect ur trip in any way... Immaculate pics .....great...
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24th September 2006, 07:57	#17
ram2004 BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai Posts: 38 Thanked: 11 Times	Hi Our Lonavala to Udaipur segment was our worst day - due to the downpour on the stretch between Lonavala and Surat. We passed Mumbai in a day it poured like nobody has ever seen (especially us from hot Madras). The road from Thane to Borivali was non-existant and it took us a clear 3 hours to trail thru. Once on the GQ it was looking ok until we hit a road block. We saw atleast 3 kms of trucks queued up on the road and the cops allowed us to go through the opposite track. After another km we saw a disasterous scene where water had clogged the entire highway - and there was a a team trying to break the median to let the water pass through. About 5 SUVs were allowed to go through a slushy gap on the extreme right - we just made it and passed through. What we saw then was another 5 kms of waiting trucks. We went past in hushed silence thinking we were doomed on this trip and there is a major highway blockade ahead. We luckily didnt find one, sped all the way to Surat as the rain slowed down. On reaching Surat I got a SMS from a friend who said that the GQ has been blocked past Mumbai. If we were a couple of hours behind, I am sure there will be no Chennai-Leh trip in my memory log. cheers Ram
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24th September 2006, 08:22	#18
NRKUMAR BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Atlanta Posts: 77 Thanked: 0 Times	Ram, Great pics & kudos to you and your team for such a magnificent effort.
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18th October 2006, 10:28	#19
prabuddhadg BHPian Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 812 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	Read your trip log on the other post, but missed all these pictures. I just saw most of them. Everything looks so fresh, sitting here in Bombay, I am already feeling stifled just looking out my office window and seeing chimneys. I must say I liked your composition of the snaps.
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18th October 2006, 12:49	#20
markiv BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 183 Thanked: 2 Times View My Garage	great pics man!! must hv been a trip of a lifetime!! and with safari as ur ride, must hv been comfy as well i wud like to do the leh trip myself sometime, on my palio 1.6 maybe!!
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