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  18th March 2025 On the road home. 40 kilometers out of Ongole, and all the way to Nellore, there was fog. Driving wasn't difficult, but needed more focus.  Post Nellore, traffic was bad. Worst were the bikes in the middle of the road. And, the autos. Got home for lunch. Daughter ( on a break from Chennai ) had made sure her cook was ready and waiting. Started 11th February. Home 18th March. Covered 8000 odd kilometers. Drove thru Telengana, Andhra, Odisha, UP, Bihar, maybe Chattisgarh and Jharkhand, Uttarkhand, Rajasthan, MP, Maharastra. Interiors of many of them, as my route was not always the optimal straight line. Like when I did Pacherla, which is interior Andhra, then Godavari/Gopalpur on the coast, and then Simplipal interior Odisha. Again, when I did Varanasi, then drove west to Prayagraj, and then east and north to Ayodhya.  It is so so green. Majority of the roads are thru farms land. Be it paddy, wheat, sugarcane, corn, mustard, or vegetables. Makes one feel c...
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Melghat and Umred and south

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12th March 2025 Heading to Tiger territory again. Up and out of the hotel by 0545. And what happens, the maps app malfunctions. No map.  Fortunately, I was aware of where I was headed. Asked the security guy the direction for Dewas. The route was Dewas to Indore, and then turn East. Somewhere during the run, maps corrected itself. Came back to showing me the roads, confusing me with all the shit. Post Indore, the roads went bad. At times were just not there.  Not complaining, as most of that was due to to the new highways getting built. Reached Melghat Reserve by 1230. This was the lower gate. Had another 25 kilometers to do to reach VRK Resorts at Chikladara. There was another safari gate there. The resort was a MTDC location. The road is a single vehicle forest road. Top speed 20 kmph. Broken in most parts. Winding, climbing. Got to the resort by 1330. Checked in.  Had the pleasure of being asked what I wanted for lunch by the resident cook. Took him 20 minutes to cook ...
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