16th July 2007, 15:28
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| BHPian  | The Beach A long weekend was on my way (sat and sun)... And ofcourse this meant I would be riding somewhere, to some fogged up cold hills on sunday alone... After somehow spending the whole of Saturday trying to bring my lappy back to life, I decided to venture out into a new place the next day, ie, yesterday, Sunday... After stuffing myself with a healthy breakfast, I head out towards Panvel via the Palm beach road. With no particular destination in mind, at Panvel, I took a right and joined the Mumbai-Goa highway. Had heard a lot about this highway.. Smooth tarmac, great views  Little hills made sure I was a happy rider  One of my fav SUVs available in India : The mammoth Audi Q7  After Pen, left the highway and a took a straight towards Alibaug. The inital few kms are bad, with lot of rough patches, but soon the roads turns smooth and hills start  I hit Alibaug around 65kms from my place. Rode thru the city to the beach but was disappointed a lot : the usual tourist and no place to take my Bike right upto the beach. Turned around and headed towards Kashid, another 35-40kms away. But around 5kms from Alibaug, I noticed a lil road going towards the sea. Took this, and within a km, I could see the sea in front of my eyes. GREAT. And hardly any tourist. AWESOME. The beach   The waves were quite high and I didnt want them to swallow my bike. Hence parked it at a safe distance   I have made it a point to ride to atleast one good place every month. Last month it was Mumbai-Lonavala-Amby Valley-Mumbai and this month it was Mumbai-Alibaug-this beach-Mumbai.. Next month? |
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16th July 2007, 15:39
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16th July 2007, 15:41
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16th July 2007, 15:48
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| BHPian | jyobeb : hmm.. not exactly. I have been riding all my life with fellow bikers (last 4yrs or so..). Riding alone is a welcome change sometimes  mclaren : thanks pal. This is the best way to spend a lonely sunday! |
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16th July 2007, 15:59
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16th July 2007, 16:27
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16th July 2007, 16:27
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16th July 2007, 16:31
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| BHPian | thanks all mobike : ur id is mobike and it comes as a surprise that u dont recognise the bike. Its the hero honda Karizma! |
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16th July 2007, 16:34
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16th July 2007, 16:38
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| BHPian | while i was based in pune some months back, i always wanted to visit this place. for pune guys, take the expressway till khopoli. Get off the expressway and drive to Pen (28kms). Leave the mumbai-goa highway and ask for directions to alibaug (another 25-26kms). But i hated the alibaug beach. Drive towards kashid/malad and around 5-6kms from Alibaug, u will see a little road going straight towards the sea side. take this. this road leads to the place shown in the pics |
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16th July 2007, 17:41
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16th July 2007, 18:16
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16th July 2007, 21:06
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| Team-BHP Support   | Bunny bhai, Wonderful writeup, and excellent pics! So, whats the ride for next month?  |
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16th July 2007, 21:27
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16th July 2007, 22:09
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