My one Time Life Task....!!!
Thiruvananthapuram - Bangalore : The Fastest Route
In My cell Phone my task alarm was ringing aloud, disturbing a busy schedule at my work, but I was happy and excited to get up from my desk even though it was only 12.30 in the afternoon. A totally unexpected road trip is in the offing. By 1.15 PM, I found myself behind the wheels, enjoying the feel good fragrance of a new ride. The owner of this machine, my self, was sitting behind the wheel, just taking a note on the route to take.
The 1086cc petrol mill was pulling me ahead and the smooth power delivery and brilliant engineering of Hyundai ensuring that passengers are having a dream time inside.
The destination was Bangalore, a good 717 Kms away from where I cranked the machine in the afternoon. The route which i know is the NH 47 route. which could take almost 14 hours to reach my destination.
Thiruvananthapuram - Quilon - Alappuzha - Ernakulam - Thrissur - Palghat - Coimbatore - Salem - Hosur - Bangalore (total distance: 705 km)
I had chosen a different route this time which was some distance more than the above route, just to experiment and also to experience the newly built NH7. The route was
Thiruvananthapuram - Nagercoil - Thirunelveli - Madurai - Salem - Hosur - Bangalore.
The roads were empty, but the recent rains had ensured that there are enough reservoirs on the road itself to store them. Empty roads means a smooth and relaxed drive. I am now travelling the southward direction. Soon I zoomed past Neyyatinkara, a normally busy junction, and as u all know the hectic traffic...
Time and Distance Stat
| Time | Place | Time | Place | Distance | Speed |
| 01:20 pm | Thiruvananthapuram | 02:00 pm | Neyyantinkara | 35km | 40.00Km/hr |
Total distance: 35Km, Average Speed: 40.00Km/hr
The Thiruvananthapuram Nagercoil stretch of road is one of the busiest roads. Even at this hour, there was so much traffic that overtaking slow moving vehicles was a pain as every other moment a vehicle was coming in the opposite direction through the narrow two way lane. Wonder why successive governments are not taking any concrete steps to widen this stretch of road which is the main corridor to the state of Kerala.
Passed the check post at Amaravila without any major traffic block and soon all the sign boards and road side hoardings switched to another language - Tamil, signifying that we crossed over to another state of India - the TamilNadu. By the time I reached Nagercoil, traffic had picked up too.
Time and Distance Stat
| Time | Place | Time | Place | Distance | Speed |
| 02:00 pm | Neyyantinkara | 2:45 am | Nagercoil | 35km | 45.00Km/hr |
The twisty curvy roads were being negotiated with considerable ease. Till Nagercoil I was South bound. From Nagercoil lot of signboards were there which correctly guided me. The huge windmills began to appear and to watch them in abundance close to the roads make me feel as if they are aliens.
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