ECR Cycling Chennai to Pondicherry

This time i planned for a lonely Cycling trip from Chennai to Pondicherry. I discussed this idea with my kootukaran (friend!!) Paa. He also showed interest with the trip. Also Praveen and Sathish (Paa's close kootukaranga!!) want to join with us.



Initially we planned the trip on Dec 19nth & 20th. But due to Charu's book release function we pre poned the trip to Dec 5th and 6th. Everyone decided to put the Cycles in Praveen's home in Tambaram. One week before the trip everyone dropped the Cycles in Praveen's home.




December 5th morning everyone assembled sharply on morning 5:45am and started thr trip around 6:10 in the morning. We cruised through kelambakam and reached mayajal and had a fresh tea with some biscuits. Then we planned to put the next stop in Mahabalipuram, but everyone got a little bit tired and put a break in ECR view point.



Again we started and reached Mahabalipuram around 10 in the morning and had breakfast in a small house/hotel!!. After breakfast our real tough time starts because of the hot sun. The main problem is the cycles we have. Everyone's cycle is around 10 to 15 years old. Only with a thought of reaching Pondicherry we started the trip with real enthu. By 10am to 1pm we struggled and reached a place after Kalpakkam. (We packed the lunch in Kalpakkam, egg briyani with some bananas.





After lunch we had a deep sleep for 30 minutes under the tree shadows. Around 2:30pm again we started the cycling. We reached Kadapakkam around 4:30 and Marakannam around 6:15 in the evening.







In the intermediate Paa's cycle chain broke in to pieces and fortunately we got c aycle workshop and cleared the issue. We had a tea in marakannam motel and planned to go fast, since evenings are bit cold and soon it becomes dark.







Survival instinct tells everyone to pedal the cycle fast and we reached the toll gate at sharp 7pm (around 15kms in 35minutes!!). We have no light, no proper reflectors and not even protecting helmets. And reached Pondichery entrance at 7:45pm. Everyone had a victorious smile with pain all around the body.





The unfortunate thing is from Pondicherry entrance my home is around 17Kms!!. Praveen got exhausted even the other members. At last we used our total backup energy etc etc..to reach our home. Reached around 9:30 pm in the night and my maa waits in the road for us. (Sure she prays all the gods for everyone's safe arrival!!).

We had a Pakka Dinner in our home (Rice, Ghee, Sambhar, Rasam, Fried Eggs with other three vegetables and finally sweet aval as the desert). Praveen and myself feels some what feverish because of exhausted body energy and everyone in our crew applied Winter green oil and had a very sound sleep.




Next day after delicious breakfast started by afternoon and put the cycles in Bus top and had a return journey to Chennai. Praveen, Sathish and Paa got the cycles in Kuduvancheri and i got the cycle in Koyembadu.

After every trip our souls are restless and searching new things in the world. We are not legends, or high adventurous guys to make the impossible things possible. But i am sure our souls need something to do along with the nature. Pain is there but the experience, the blog is not enough or we have no proper words to descibe. Feel it enjoy it. You will be automatically taken care by the Mother Nature. Do not spoil it please.

Total Cycling Distance : 165Kms
Time Taken: 10hrs Cycling and around 4:30hrs break
Date Covered: 5th December
Total Expenses: Around 400Rs/