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Day 19 - 19 Dec 2016
Actual destination : Guwahati, Assam
Distance covered : Appx 160 Kms
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We are almost done with our trip. We covered pretty much all the places we planned. Today was a very relaxing ride back to Guwahati and try pack the bikes back to logistics.
Before we head out of Sohra, we still had one place to visit in Sohra and that was Nohkalikai Falls. We packed our bags, finished our breakfast and headed to the falls.
Nokalikai Falls is named after the girl who fell at that point and has a very sad history behind it. But the waterfall looks beautiful. Even though we visited in the off-season, it was breathtaking view.
After returning from the falls, we packed our bags on to the bike and started our journey back to Guwahati. Since we were only 2 of us, we could pace our journey faster. Soon we went past Shillong and stopped at Umiam Lake. Took some customary photos at Umiam lake.
I guess it was around 12 pm and we targeted to reach Guwahati VRL logistics atleast by 2.30 pm. Roads from Shillong to Guwahati is laned and smoothly tarred. With couple of breaks in between, we reached VRL logistics around 3 pm.
Went through all the paperwork for the return journey of the bikes in the cage. Apparently, they had sent back the cage in which my bike had come. So we decided to put Mahesh’s bike in a bigger cage and use Mahesh’s bike cage for my bike. After few hours work on it, both the bikes were packed inside the cage. This almost marks the end of the trip except that we need to reach Bangalore now.
Took a taxi back to the house where we stayed and started on day 1. Dada had already informed his friend that we will be staying for the night. Reaching back home, freshened up and headed out for dinner.
So now it is pretty much just sit back and rewind the memories we got from the wonderful, unimaginable adventures we did for last 19 days.
View of Sohra/Cheerapunji area View of Noh Ka Likai Falls View of Noh Ka Likai Falls About Noh Ka Likai Falls With Mysore Rider Team Mahesh and myself at Noh Ka Likai Falls View of Umiam Lake, Shillong View of Umiam Lake, Shillong Bikes at the VRL Logistics Bike packed and ready to be transported Caged and ready to fly back home
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Day 20 - 20 Dec 2016
Actual destination : Bangalore, Karnataka
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Our flight back to Bangalore was in the evening, so we decided to head to the famous temple of Guwahati “Kamakhya temple”. We kept our bags ready, had breakfast at a nearby restaurant and then took a taxi to the temple. There was huge rush at the temple, so we opted for the special darshan. Still it took us almost 2 hours to finish the darshan.
Since we had couple more hours, we decided to head to MG road and then to Fancy bazaar for some shopping. Post shopping, we returned back to the house, picked our bags and headed straight to the airport.
During the check in, we came to know that the flight back has been delayed. Post our security check, we sat down to revive each moment of our trip. As we were speaking, heard some people speaking kannada next to us. It was none other then our 4x4 expert driver Siddarath Chennagiri Santosh and his team. They were returning from Dambuk Valley after competing in JK Tyre Orange 4x4 Fury. They were also travelling in the same flight back home. So we ended up spending time exchanging our experiences.
Finally boarding was announced and we reached Bangalore around 12.30 am. Mahesh dropped me at my place and continued in the same taxi. So finally back home after 20 days of mind blogging, adventurous, life time experience and unbelievable trip.
With this, finally there are handful of states to be covered in India.
Those are Gujarat, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Uttarakand. But the best part is all the tough states has been completed. Hopefully will have the strength, energy, money and time to finish them soon.
View of Kamakhya temple View of Kamakhya temple