'The Beginning' of the beginning
Prado (Pradipto) had already bought Honda Dio and was desperately in need for the driving license, which even after a year he is yet to get. So one fine August Saturday, Prado & I left our home on my bike in search of the KR Puram RTO. We had already spent a good 15 minute, but still could not find out the god forsaken RTO. At that moment something happened. What started as a normal day turned miraculously into a calling. We both felt the sensation of a familiar awakening, the adrenaline rush. The weather was at its best, the old Chennai highway was in front of us, arms stretched out and waiting to be taken. I looked at Prado through the rear view mirror and he gave me the 'go-ahead' nod. We thought of going till Kolar (25kms) but ended up doing a trip of 150 kms.
We rode through highway, small villages, offroading, etc. We got lost and then got found again. The thrill of zooming past in the highway, exploring places you have not heard of, feeling the wind in your hair cannot be compared. And then and there we realized what we were missing in our lives. You see sometimes it takes a whole tankful of fuel before you can think straight and do a quite little introspection. But once the bug bites, the beautiful pain stays and it is highly infectious. We continued in our quest and completed 3 more trips (Savandurga Trek, Machinbele Dam and Yelagiri). Meanwhile the infection spread and got Shreya & Abhi into it. Three of us rode to Coorg on the Good Friday weekend.
Before we knew, it became our habit. We started feeling the urge of taking our bikes and our souls for a spin. We were blessed by a team of like minded people who wanted to forget what they do for a living, paused their usual 'life' and instead jumped at the idea of getting to feel their knees in the breeze, smell fresh air and explore places.
The idea of being a member of a biking community, no more remained an idea, it picked-up momentum and soon became a reality. We formed our gang, Wanderlust, and completed 2 biking episodes to Chunchi Falls & Mekadatu and Bheemeswari. We have tasted freedom, understood true bonding, befriended nature and are throttled up to make many more trips.
To know more about the gang, visit our FB page Wanderlust
Prado (Pradipto) had already bought Honda Dio and was desperately in need for the driving license, which even after a year he is yet to get. So one fine August Saturday, Prado & I left our home on my bike in search of the KR Puram RTO. We had already spent a good 15 minute, but still could not find out the god forsaken RTO. At that moment something happened. What started as a normal day turned miraculously into a calling. We both felt the sensation of a familiar awakening, the adrenaline rush. The weather was at its best, the old Chennai highway was in front of us, arms stretched out and waiting to be taken. I looked at Prado through the rear view mirror and he gave me the 'go-ahead' nod. We thought of going till Kolar (25kms) but ended up doing a trip of 150 kms. 
We rode through highway, small villages, offroading, etc. We got lost and then got found again. The thrill of zooming past in the highway, exploring places you have not heard of, feeling the wind in your hair cannot be compared. And then and there we realized what we were missing in our lives. You see sometimes it takes a whole tankful of fuel before you can think straight and do a quite little introspection. But once the bug bites, the beautiful pain stays and it is highly infectious. We continued in our quest and completed 3 more trips (Savandurga Trek, Machinbele Dam and Yelagiri). Meanwhile the infection spread and got Shreya & Abhi into it. Three of us rode to Coorg on the Good Friday weekend. 
The idea of being a member of a biking community, no more remained an idea, it picked-up momentum and soon became a reality. We formed our gang, Wanderlust, and completed 2 biking episodes to Chunchi Falls & Mekadatu and Bheemeswari. We have tasted freedom, understood true bonding, befriended nature and are throttled up to make many more trips.
To know more about the gang, visit our FB page Wanderlust 
aye aye Captain! this is good stuff!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is great, keep it up. And, keep telling us about newer places to discover.
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ReplyDeleteI hear you have been going on biking trips around the country for quite some time, Gourav, so why did it take so long to start up this blog?
ReplyDeleteAnyway, better late than never. I intend to read all your current and forthcoming posts avidly. And though my own biking and hiking days are probably over, I have had my fill, I am glad that you are enjoying yourselves to the full, and I wish you happy and safe biking adventures for years to come. Who knows but something as memorable as ' The Motorcycle Diaries' might come out of it someday!
I see that there are some young ladies in the gang, and I wish I knew some such personally. But a big thumbs up to them.
Sir