Trichy - an all night trip

Bangalore - Hosur - Krishnagiri - Dharmurapuri - Salem - Namakkal - Trichy - Tanjore - Pattukkottai

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A quick plan to visit my native, Pattukkottai. As we had been missing a long drive for past few weeks and were not sure about our future weeks, we chose to go on the Iron Bull. We started  at 7.45 pm in the evening by having fuel in reserve. I wanted to fill fuel in Hosur as price of petrol is cheaper in Tamil Nadu.

Unless you are just mad at riding, this trip will be awful.

Took Electronic City flyover to bypass the Hosur road traffic. Rs.20 for a single way. Nothing much to see as it was night. Filled fuel at a Reliance petrol pump in Hosur. I added fuel for Rs.700, still half of the tank was empty.

We had our first pit stop by 9 Pm at HP Junction , Shoolagiri. She took cash from ATM, and we had a plate of Parotta and Poori, as usual i ate most part of it. Bill was 120 rupees and 10 was tip. Also a cigarette as tip to parking security when I was smoking there. Continued our travel an hour later.

Next pit stop was at 11 o clock after crossing Dharmapuri. Had a break for half an hour by having coffee at a road side tea-stall. We were their last customer for the night. Kadhalan Tamil movie had just started in Sun TV Channel.

Third one was at Namakkal. It was mid night 1 o clock. No shops were open. I parked the bike inside Namakkal bus stand and had tea. Mukkala song was running in Sun TV. I ordered a coffee for myself and tea for her. But I ended up with tea and she had my coffee.

Trichy was 85 Km from Namakkal. Till Namakkal the road was very good.

Two way 6 lane highway having multiple tolls. But no toll will charge for a bike. We were about to be stopped by cops at three places. But after seeing me in close they wave for me to move on. May be because I was with a girl or I put on proper gears. From Namakkal till trichy the road will not be that good. The regular Musiri - Thottiyam route will be a pain but little safer than the Thuraiyur-Manachanallur route. Even though the thuraiyur route has better road, buses take Musiri-Thottiyam road only. We took the regular route to be on safer side.

Around 3.30 Am in the morning we reached Trichy. I dropped her in Trichy Main Bus stand. Her bus to Coimbatore started at 4.30. I should write a separate book to explain my feeling when her bus started moving.

I'll be writing it one day. I made the title for this trip as Trichy because my ride ended at Trichy itself. From there I was just carried to Pattukkottai.

While starting from trichy i made a call to Arun (childhood friend), so that he can get ready.

As I was alone in the Trichy-Tanjore highway, I couldn't control sleep. I knew I was sleeping but I didn't worry. I kept my eyes open and slept on the bike. My sub-conscious triggered me twice when I was dangerously near to a truck from behind and while I was about to hit a divider. Had coffee in the morning in a tea stall located just opposite to Karthi's (My brother's) college. Even after I couldn't help me from sleeping. Some how I reached Pattukkottai at 6.30 in the morning alive! Arun waited for me in bus stand. We had tea at Anaikadu. Then he dropped me at home and kept the bike with him.