As I came back from Tirumala my aunt had already prepared the lunch by then. Had lunch and it was time to take rest as I had to start for Rajahmundry. Slept for around 3 hours and I was all charged up to start the journey again. Got the things packed up and loaded them on the bike again. I was to ride slow as I had entire 12 hours to cover these 605 kms. I decided to make sure that my avg speed should somewhere between 80-85 kms/hr.
6:30 pm: Started from my aunt’s place and I was pretty happy as this route was pretty good as most of it consisted of 4 lane (500 kms). So got my tanked filled up after I left the city outskirts and started towards Srikalahasti. This part of the journey was not too good as the 4 lane’s will start somewhere near Nellore.
8:00 pm: Reached Naidupet where I had tea, this was pretty busy junction which also showed me Nellore towards left. But just to be sure I confirmed with the person at the tea stall and he asked me to take right which joins the 4 lane by pass (GQ section between Chennai and Vizag). By this time I almost covered 70 kms in 1.5 hours including the break.
11:30 pm: After riding for around 200 kms I was feeling hungry and had to stop by at one of the dhabas. It was ok types by the paratha’s he made were really good. Took almost 45 minutes of break and it was time to start again.
2:40 am: Reached Vijayawada and the odo showed 413 kms. All the shops were closed and not even a single tapri was open. It was really cold and there was fog all around making it tougher to see after a certain distance on the road.
4:30 am: Finally found a tea stall and immediately stopped with a smile on my face. The guy was amazed to see me and started enquiring, where I am coming from and going to etc etc. I was really feeling sleepy, so had a nice nap of 20 mins after having 2 cups of tea and got up at 5:15. I was still to cover 115 kms to reach my village.
6:15 am: Covered the last 115 kms in less than an hour as my constant speed was at 120 km/hr. Reached Podagatlapalli and was really happy to see my parents and all my aunts who came there for my grandma’s ceremony. The entire village and I can see people going to begin their daily routine. Covered 593 kms in just around 12 hours which and I was happy as it went according to the plan.
Route Taken
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Tirupati—Srikalahasti—Gudur: 95 kms
Gudur—Nellore—Prakasam—Guntur: 285 kms
Guntur—Vijayawada—Rajahmundry: 230 kms
Time taken: 12 hrs
Avg speed: 50 km/hr
Total: 593 kms
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