October 7, 2007 – Sunday. The last lap. Mysore to Bangalore

After the morning temple ride which was about 20 kms off Mysore and click a few good ones the ride back was uneventful for a while.

But then, there was a buzz around the highway. Superbikers united.

Kawaks, Yams, BMWS, Hondas about 10 of them zoom in and around weaving through the traffic. They must’ve been at it in the morning.

For a while I was depressed that I was on this slow coach Bullet which just about managed 100 Kms/hr and did not have any pick-up where those buggers could surge even after 90 kms/hr.

Those chaps were clocking 140 + easily. What a sight. Good for them. I might get one of those but then, what the heck, what’s the big deal of having a bike and then clocking it on Sundays and doing rallys… that’s not the reason we wanted to bike. Our reasons for biking were to explore the country side ride through life…

Sure, we’ll get a superbike but, when they come to the country with proper service stations and reach for parts. Without it Sunday rides were bull shit. Let these fellows try the road to Irrity and get back one piece.

That was that.

Home at last by afternoon. A few beers and lunch later well deserved crash out and back to the more mundane chores of corporate life.

Till the next ride or drive… cheers.

October 6, 2007 – Saturday. Wayanad to Mysore

We desperately wanted to stay back but then the rooms were full and a new lot was coming in that day so we had to pack up.

With the last day going behind brooding, we wanted to freshen up a bit before reaching home. So it had to be Mysore before Bangalore.

At about 130 kms its was a short and great ride through a bit of Waynad and Bandipur forests.

What a change from the hole drive to smooth roads and soon the Bullet was cruising away at my favorite speed. 90 kms/hour. And averaging it as well.

There were places where the sun could not shine through because of the dense overgrowth. The tress and overhanging creepers giving the place a great feeling of living it inside a forest. This lasts for about 15 kms. And then you cross over to the Karnataka border and into Bandipur which is not so dense. You see lots of greens but shrubs and more grubby.

No animals encountered. And we reached Mysore in a flash. The ride took us 3 ½ hours and we were not even tired.

So after grabbing a beer and a bite to eat at Mysore after checking in. We went around town to the palace which was getting decked up for the Dasara festival which was a huge draw here. The town Mysore name after the evil king of asuras Mahishasura was killed by the goddess Chamundi (or Durga.)

The celebrations take place not only in the palace but also around town lights, set-ups the whole city was preparing itself for the mid October celebrations.

After the city rush we went to chill out with birds at Srirangapatnam. Even though this was not season we caught a few. Wifey wanted to become a bird watcher immediately. Good activity. Told her to Ask google.

After lazing around the bird sanctuary while also going to some of the other sights around we rode back to the hotel for the last night out.

Next morning had to be the uphill ride to the Chamundi temple and Mysore city view and then back home.