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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Bike Trip to Pichavaram!!!

The journey began at 4.00a.m on sunday ,september 26th,2010.Me,Preethi,Kahan,Gautham,Dyal reached koyembedu at 4 sharp...though we had a sleepless night.Jayanthan joined us few mins later.Hari was already waiting for us at the stop.it was a strict rule that the pillion rider must also wear a helmet.one of the coordinator gave a extra helmet to preethi.so finally we completed all the formalities n began the ride at 4.40 a.m.we need to stop at few points to let other ppl to join us.We stopped at guindy circle, tidel park n finally at thiruvanmiyur depot.The huge crowd were accommadated in 10 bikes and 13 cars.
Bike Riders-
1.Bala(fazer)
2.Kahan(thunderbird)
3.Gautham(pulsar 150)
4.Preethi(pillion rider -fazer)
remaining ppl came in car... We started of frm thiruvanmiyur around 5.30.Our first stop was near mutukadu for a group photo
Our avg speed was around 85kmph,couldn resist to increase the throttle even more!!!then we entered a boat house for a tea break.There we saw a bikers gang ,with each having a1000cc bike !.took some photos of those bikes n the whole gang formed a circle to introduce ourself

HERE COMES THE BIKER GANG!!!!!


Then we began the ride.We passed through some wonderful backwaters n nature view.Those roads were too calm n suited well for the bike trip.Climate also supported us n added reality to the ride.We were riding continuously for about 100kms,so we n our bike needed rest.So we stopped at pondicherry for the breakfast.The food was provided by the chennai treeking club members.We had the breakfast only at 11a.m i.e we were late by 3 hrs!!!!!

                                                                   After having our breakfast ,we filled petrol at pondicherry n followed the long stretch to enter kadalur!!its a amazing place with farm lands on two sides of the roads.We travelled 75kms frm pondi to reach pichavaram....WOW!!! finally we reached after a long drive .
                                             TIME FOR LUNCH GUYS!!!


                                                          After lunch we were waiting for the motor boats.Here it comes ,i jumped into the motor boat with same yamaha engine(i own a yamaha bike).We reached beach after a 45 mins lonely drive on the backwaters.
                                                               Me n Kahan ran towards the sea n dived into the waves !!! WOW Awesome!!!!! We really enjoyed the time at beach .We also played few games at the shore.


                                     Girls wer also rocking the beach!!!!


                                                                                    We left the beach at 5.30p.m.n was waiting for the reimbursement .finally everthing was settled n our gang left the place to roar towards chennai!!!Excellent sunday that i had in my life .....we reached home only at 12.30 a.m in the morning!!!




                                                                             CHEERS CTC!!!!!

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Pichavaram Mangrove forest

Pichavaram the second largest Mangrove forest in the world, near the temple town of Chidambaram, is one of the unique Eco-tourism spots in South India. The backwaters, interconnected by the Vellar and Coleroon river systems, offer abundant scope for water sports,rowing, Kayak and canoeing. The Pichavaram forest not only offers waterscape and back water cruises, but combines another very rare occurrence - the mangrove forest trees permanently rooted in a few feet of water. The Pichavaram mangroves are considered among the healthiest mangrove occurrence in the world. Pichavaram consists of a number of islands interspersing a vast expanse of water covered with green trees. The area is about 2800 acres and is separated from the sea by a sand bar which is a patch of extraordinary loveliness. The Pichavaram mangrove biotope, with its peculiar topography and environmental condition, supports the existence of many rare varieties of economically important shell and finfishes. The Pichavaram mangroves attract an appreciable bird population of residents, local migrants and true migrants. At the mangroves, so far, 177 species of birds belonging to 15 orders and 41 families have been recorded.

Whether

You are an avid Photographer,

or You Love boating,

or You Love going on long drives on coastal roads,

or You wanna see new places....

Then there is no better way to spend your SUNDAY... JOIN SOON for the Fun Filled Drive/Boating towards Mangrove Forest in "Trekking Tigers"Style! :)



*SUMMARY* 
Level – Moderate (for Bikers) & Easy(for Car travelers) 
Climate – summer (cloudy)climate 
Terrain – ECR & NH roads, Beaches, mangrove :) 
When –26th Sep 2010(Sunday @4:00AM). 
Where – Pichavaram Mangrove Forest through pondy, 4 hours south of Chennai 
Transportation – Sharing own Car and Bike(150cc and above). 
Duration – Sunday early morning till late evening. 
Distance – 480 Kms Return(Chennai – Pondy- Pichavaram- Pondy - Chennai) (Chennai – Pondy >165kms) (Pondy - Pichavaram >75Kms) 
Expense – 1000 /-Approx (including Shared Transport, Food, Boat Rent etc.(Optional - 250 extra for motor Boats)