Hogenekal... the short trip that turned long
What was supposed to be a trip to keep a tradition alive turned out to be a possible trend setting trip.
I filled around 3 litres of fuel at Cauvery and headed out to Brian's house. We planned to leave for Hosur at 9 am. Hosur is only 42 kms from Bangalore. Halfway to Hosur we decided to head out to Krishnagiri, since Hosur was too short a trip! We reached Krishnagiri (48 kms from Hosur) at 1130 am after a couple of stops and a fuel halt for Brian.
It was a return trip from nowhere we decided. We extened the trip to Hogenekal. After some calculations and thought we set on the next 98 kms of our short trip... I filled up somewhere outside Krishangiri. 6 litres. We reached a Tabha, the TN version of a Dhaba, near Dharmapuri at 1315. Hogged on some tasty food. The Tabha reminded us of a certain "Sigma" from Manipal!
We set out at 1400 to Hogenekal. Reached there at 1445. River Cauvery is in full spate! There are massage guys every where trying to fleace the gullible visitor. The place is nothing worth writing about. It just lent a destination to our trip. The sceneary along the road is quite worth the visit, but the well heeled would claim to have seen better!
We set out from Hogenekal at 1515. Had a short break at 1605-1625 at a roadside stall near Dharmapuri and then again at 1805-1830 on the Krishnagiri-Hosur stretch at a Dhaba. Then I filled 2 litres near Hosur and we were on the road again. We reached Brian's home at 1905 and i got home at 1945.
Highlights: Great roads. Good view.
Lessons Learnt: Never overtake a truck while behind a bus. (I almost became history). When in Tamil Nadu never ride without covering up (I got sun burns, them are painful). Always plan the trip. (We ran short of cash) We can do upto 400kms a day on the TB's.
A pooped me at the Tabha... I never realise i looked that tired... didn't feel that way at all...
