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With each drive, the enslaved betwixt america and our XUV300 strengthens. With each drive, the camaraderie among chap riders deepens. It's this unspoken transportation that drives america to deed the roadworthy again and again, seeking caller adventures and creating memories that past a lifetime.
Prelude: A Year Ago
Last year, a fewer chap XUV300 enthusiasts organized a delightful thrust from Bangalore to Mysore(https://www.team-bhp.com/forum/trave...bengaluru.html (XUV300 Owners Drive and Meetup from Bengaluru) It was a time trip, a travel filled with laughter, scenic views, and newfound friendships. As enjoyable arsenic it was, it near america with a consciousness of yearning?a thirst for a grander, longer expedition. And so, the readying began for a much extended adventure, 1 that would let america to indulge successful our passionateness for driving.
The Grand Plan
The erstwhile thrust felt excessively short, leaving america craving much clip to research the afloat imaginable of our XUV300s. We unanimously decided connected a longer trip, aiming for a destination astatine slightest 4 hours away. The hunt for a suitable edifice wrong 250 km of Bangalore began. After considering respective options, we zeroed successful connected Hotel Mount Avenue successful Ambalavayal, Wayanad. The edifice promised ample parking abstraction and comfy rooms, cleanable for our radical of 20 cars.
We floated a signifier to get archetypal involvement and got a batch of affirmative response! And frankincense the program was on.
Preparations and Excitement
Once the edifice was confirmed, we collected Rs. 1000 arsenic an beforehand from each subordinate to unafraid the booking. By March, we had a confirmed database of astir 20 enthusiasts. The halfway squad created a WhatsApp radical and began charting the itinerary, ensuring each item was meticulously planned.
Our starting constituent was acceptable astatine Kaniminike Toll Plaza, allowing participants from each corners of Bangalore to converge conveniently. The itinerary was packed with activities, ensuring we maximized our clip connected the roadworthy and enjoyed each infinitesimal together.
The Itinerary
The halfway squad members got into a whatsapp radical and came up with a tentative itinerary.
18th May
? 6:30 americium - Assemble astatine Blore-Mysore expressway toll plaza. (Kaniminike Toll Plaza ? (https://maps.app.goo.gl/4S6MhXA2VcKtVAZq9)
? 7 americium - Drive emblem off
? 9 americium - Breakfast astatine Ruchi plot (https://maps.app.goo.gl/XdCmVWnbuF8NdnPm6)
? 1pm - Reach the edifice and person lunch
? 3 p.m. - Car formations and photograph session.
? 4:30 p.m. - Tea break
? 5:30 p.m. - Xcape activities
? 8:30pm - Dinner
? 9 p.m. - Campfire
? 10:30 - Good nighttime (
)
19th May
? 8 americium - Breakfast
? 9:30 - Group photograph and vacate.
? 10 americium - Drive to Karapuzha Dam Adventure Park
? Lunch and instrumentality (individual)
The thought was to thrust maximum clip and person arsenic overmuch amusive arsenic imaginable together.
The D-Day: Setting Off
In the days starring up to the trip, our WhatsApp radical buzzed with excitement. Discussions ranged from XUV300 spy shots and reviews to logistical details. The time earlier the trip, we meticulously washed our cars, contempt the forecasted rain.
My household and I woke up astatine 4:30 AM to guarantee we reached the starting constituent connected time. However, Bangalore's notorious postulation meant we arrived last, astir 7:00 AM. By then, seventeen cars were already successful line, with a fewer much joining america from Mandya, Mysore, and Kerala. Despite the delay, our spirits were precocious arsenic we embarked connected our travel astatine 7:30 AM.
I volition fto the pictures bash the talking.
And frankincense we started though a spot precocious astatine 7.30 Am but nevertheless afloat of josh and afloat of anticipation for the drive.
On the Road: Bangalore to Mysore
The Bangalore-Mysore highway, a six-lane marvel, was bustling with traffic. Maintaining a convoy connected specified a crowded roadworthy proved challenging. We tried to instrumentality together, allowing those funny successful photography to interruption enactment concisely earlier rejoining. Despite the traffic, we made bully clip and reached our archetypal pitstop, Ruchi Garden, for breakfast.
Parking each fifteen-plus cars was tricky, but we managed. The aroma of idli, dosa, and java filled the aerial arsenic we rapidly devoured our breakfast, anxious to deed the roadworthy again.
Into the Wild: Bandipur Forest Reserve
Leaving Ruchi Garden, the roadworthy narrowed but remained smooth. We soon reached the Bandipur Forest checkpost, wherever a agelong queue awaited us. Our WhatsApp radical remained progressive with updates and instructions, ensuring nary 1 was near behind. The unrecorded determination diagnostic proved invaluable successful keeping our convoy together.
Driving done Bandipur Forest was a treat. The dense, lush greenery enveloped us, creating a serene backdrop for our journey. (No pictures of Bandipur portion arsenic stopping and photography was strictly prohibited wrong the reserve). Crossing into Kerala, we focused connected reaching our destination?Hotel Mount Avenue.
Arrival: Hotel Mount Avenue, Wayanad
By the clip we reached the hotel, it was astir afternoon, and we were famished. The hotel's spacious parking batch accommodated our cars comfortably. Before checking in, we headed consecutive to the edifice for a sumptuous Kerala-style meal.
There were fewer different cars successful the edifice but the limelight was connected XUV300.
Soon everyone checked successful and past wrong fractional an hour, each riders assembled backmost to parkland cars successful a formation. It started raining heavy by this time. Even successful the rainfall the members were dedicated to guarantee the cars are parked to perfection. And aft backmost and distant for 45 minutes the results were genuinely beautiful.
Despite the dense rain, our dedication shone done arsenic we meticulously arranged the cars, resulting successful stunning photographs.
Evening Programs
Soon it was clip for beverage and we had planned immoderate programs for everyone. There was instauration of each members, likes and dislikes of XUV300, games for toddlers, kids and adults and past meal thereafter. I volition fto pictures bash the talking.
Introductions
Meeting caller friends and family.. A batch of amusive and laughter
And the customary radical pic earlier departing for dinner.
The meal was followed by campfire. As each of america were dancing and enjoying, determination aren?t galore photos. Sometimes I bash consciousness the champion enjoyed moments are those wherever we are creating the representation and not engaged clicking photos to beryllium ne'er seen later.
By this clip everyone was exhausted, and we retired to our rooms.
Day 2
The adjacent day, the program was to spell to Karapuzha dam escapade parkland and past from determination depart backmost to Blore. Once everyone was ready, we acceptable our people to Karapuzha.
Karaphuzha Dam
The Karapuzha dam is 6 km from the edifice and we reached determination successful nary time. The parking proved to beryllium a spot tricky arsenic it was crowded and the lone bare crippled disposable was slush with mud. But with truthful galore of america together, we decided to research the ruggedness of XUV300 a spot and parked successful the slush. Don?t person immoderate photos of this but it was a spot scary for me.
The dam escapade parkland has a batch of rides and each of america went our ain mode to explore.
It was getting blistery and humid and galore of america decided to caput backmost to Blore fixed immoderate hold would marque the thrust backmost onshore america close successful the unreserved hr traffic.
With that we parted ways with the radical and headed backmost to Bangalore, but the rainfall gods had a antithetic plan.
The Rainy Return: A Test of Endurance
The instrumentality travel was marked by dense rain. Starting from Bandipur Forest, the downpour continued done Mysore and the road to Bangalore. Visibility was low, and the roads were slippery. The convoy slowed down, navigating cautiously done the challenging conditions. Our WhatsApp radical buzzed with updates, ensuring everyone stayed harmless and informed.
Despite the rain, our spirits remained high. The challenges lone added to the adventure, making the travel adjacent much memorable. By the clip we reached Bangalore, we were bushed but happy, our hearts afloat of memories.
Reflections and Farewells
As we parted ways, determination was a unanimous consciousness of accomplishment. We had faced challenges, enjoyed scenic drives, and strengthened our bonds. The travel was much than conscionable a drive; it was a solemnisation of our emotion for the XUV300 and the friendships we had formed.
The tendency to support driving, exploring, and making memories was stronger than ever. Each travel brought caller adventures and deepened our connections. As we looked guardant to the adjacent meetup, we knew 1 happening for sure?our emotion for driving would support america united.
As we concluded our trip, the tendency to support driving, exploring, and making memories burned brightly.
Each travel brings caller adventures and strengthens the connections we cherish.
Until the adjacent meetup, blessed driving!
