Thoughts and Musing when I can…
Summer around Bangalore is the time of Gulmohar. There is a tree behind my house which tell me the situations with blooms every year. And this year the blooms have been outstanding. Few years back I discovered this back road near Kolar which is flanked with Gulmohar trees. So off I went, on a Saturday […]
Lokesh Shah
Spring is pretty much over and I hadn’t done my annual ides of March ride. So off I was on a Sat morning hoping for cloudy weather without rain. Looking at the map, I saw an alternate route down from Kollegal to Mettur. From Kollegal, instead of taking the route via MM Hills to Mettur, […]
Lokesh Shah
Woke up at 0500 and was out by 0530. First went to the church to see the activity. There were a few people, but it was mostly empty. While having a cup of tea, saw this man limp across the courtyard of the church. It was Sunday morning. Most of the shopkeepers were expecting goof […]
Lokesh Shah
Woke up early and was out toward Dhanushkodi by 0510. Did not have to carry any luggage or riding gear. I was going to come back and wander the temple are later. Once again the check post was closed. It would open at 0600. Walked to one of the tea shop. Had tea and then […]
Lokesh Shah
Been a while since I did a multi-day ride. With the Royal Enfield Meteor 350 in the parking, I was itching to go. So as soon as I got the license plate and completed 1st service, a plan was made to go for a long ride. Always wanted to drive down to Dhanushkodi since the […]
Lokesh Shah