Koradi - Adasa - Dhapewada Trips.

On 26 feb Avinesh Patenkar dropped. He told us that Adasa Ganapati is a "jagrat "ganesh.. Surprising that evev after so may years in nagpur, Whad not seen it. 
Decided to visit it. Spoke to Pradip Behere. He said he will take us to Adasa.We also discussed. He furthersaid thet on the way to Adasa, Shri mahalakshmi Temple Koradi is almost on the way. He added that near Adasa in Dhaprwada there is Vithoba Rakhuma Bai Temple worth visiting. We decided to go to all the three places.

To take guests also it was goodtime pass  programme. That is how all these trips came about    

Being over a short diatance,unfortunately no timing or distances.. were recoeded for any of the trips 

Route followed on all the trips was same.

TRIP 1,

27 February 2001.

With Pradip & Mahgal Behere. First visit to Adasa and Dhapewadi.

TRIP 2. 

25 March 2001.

Mangal and Nana Saheb had come down from Bhopal for a few days.
To pass time and show then new palces decided to take them to ,Koredi -Adasa - Dhapewada Triangle .
Route followed was the same as we had done on 27 February 2001.  

TRIP 3.

15 APRIL 2001.
Surekha and kids had come down from Mumbai for a few days.
To pass time and show then new palces decided to take them to ,Koredi -Adasa - Dhapewada Triangle .
Route followed was the same as we had done on 27 February 2001

Koradi - Adasa - Dhapewada Trips.

The Map gives complete Koradi - Adasa - Dhapewada Trips.

This is a screenshot of that map.It shows complete Trip. Unfortunately it does not open by clicking on it nor is it an interactive one . To open,interactive map GO HERE.

OR  copy and paste following link in address bar:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1tuZtvmUiFz9dkszwyKG5VJZ2yVsIsdnh&ll=21.277161528510867%2C78.88144372279896&z=11

With this URL Interactive map should open in a new window.

To navigate through this map use the left vertical panel on the map :

1. The panel gives contents of the map which are self explanatory.Placing the cursor  on any item in the panel will highlight that item in the map .
2. Click on the item in panel will open an information window in the map giving information about that item. If photos about that item have been uploaded they will also show in the information window.
3. For example placing the cursor on Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport will highlight Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport , Mumbai  with a circle. Clicking on the same , will open a information window in the map  giving information Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport .
The writing in these panels is faint. Unfortunately I have not been able/ do not any thing about how to make it dark and easy to read . Any help on that will be most welcome . To navigate through the info panel,use the Up/Down arrows given at top & bottom in the right margin.

2. There are various layers .Sequance of the layers is from top to Bottem.So,First layer is the start of the trip. Air routes from (1)Nagpur to Mumbai,(2)Mumbai to Doha and (3)Doha to Casablanca in Morroco. 

3. Each successive layer shows the progress of the trip.

4. Last layer shows final leg of air travel travel on the return trip.

Future blogs will cover the trip " day wise " giving details of activities for that day and description of what all we saw.

Going through the map will give you more than fair idea about the whole trip.

Hope you enjoy the trip .

2000 : TOTAL THREE TRIPS.

2000 : TOTAL THREE TRIPS.

This is Screen shot of 2000 - Total Three Trips.

This is screen shot of Total of three trips done by us in year 2000. This Screen shot is just to give you over all picture of routes followed, hotels where we stayed, restaurants where we had food and the tourists attractions we visited. But these details can not be accessed here.

Full details and description about routes, hotels stayed, restaurants where we had food and the information/write up about tourists attractions visited by us can be accessed in "interactive" google map. 

For interactive map GO HERE.
In case you have problem/ not conversant about navigating through the map, guide lines are given below.

How to navigate through interactive map:

When the interactive map opens, unlike the map above, it may not be centered.  When you place the cursor anywhere on the map, an icon of palm fist will appear. you can move this map to center the map and see any desired area by pressing left click and moving the map to desired position.

To see the locations. Click the location of any place in left panel you are interested in, that place will be highlighted in panel and the map will move to the  location of the place. At the same time a panel will also appear giving information about that place. If photos have been taken they will also appear in the same panel.
Zoom-in to max and center it for better viewing of the place/attraction.
After you have gone through the place, zoom-out again before going to next place.
HAVE A NICE TRIP.

Trip 3. DELHI - Ajeet Marriage. DELHI - BHOPAL TRIP. 20 - 29 November 2000.

Trip 3. DELHI - BHOPAL TRIP.  20 - 29 November 2000.

This is Screen Shot of our Delhi -Bhopal trip.

This is screen shot of our Delhi -Bhopal Trip. This Screen shot is just to give you over all picture of routes followed, hotels where we stayed, restaurants where we had food and the tourists attractions we visited. But these details can not be accessed here.

Full details and description about routes, hotels stayed, restaurants where we had food and the information/write up about tourists attractions visited by us can be accessed in "interactive" google map. 

For interactive map GO HERE 

In case you have problem/ not conversant about navigating through the map, guide lines are given below.

How to navigate through interactive map:

When the interactive map opens, unlike the map above, it may not be centered.  When you place the cursor anywhere on the map, an icon of palm fist will appear. you can move this map to center the map and see any desired area by pressing left click and moving the map to desired position.

To see the locations. Click the location of any place in left panel you are interested in, that place will be highlighted in panel and the map will move to the  location of the place. At the same time a panel will also appear giving information about that place. If photos have been taken they will also appear in the same panel.
Zoom-in to max and center it for better viewing of the place/attraction. 
After you have gone through the place, zoom-out again before going to next place.
HAVE A NICE TRIP.

Ramtek and Back. 18 March 2000.

Trip 2 of 2000 - Ramtek and Back 

Screen Shot of Trip Ramtek & Back.

This is screen shot of ourRamtek & Back Trip. This Screen shot is just to give you over all picture of routes followed, hotels where we stayed, restaurants where we had food and the tourists attractions we visited. But these details can not be accessed here.

Full details and description about routes, hotels stayed, restaurants where we had food and the information/write up about tourists attractions visited by us can be accessed in "interactive" google map. 

In case you have problem/ not conversant about navigating through the map, guide lines are given below.Trip. This Screen shot is just to give you over all picture of routes followed,  the tourists attractions we visited. But these details can not be accessed here.

Full details and description about routes, hotels stayed, restaurants where we had food and the information/write up about tourists attractions visited by us can be accessed in "interactive" google map. 

For interactive map GO HERE
In case you have problem/ not conversant about navigating through the map, guide lines are given below.

How to navigate through interactive map:

When the interactive map opens, unlike the map above, it may not be centered.  When you place the cursor anywhere on the map, an icon of palm fist will appear. you can move this map to center the map and see any desired area by pressing left click and moving the map to desired position.

To see the locations. Click the location of any place in left panel you are interested in, that place will be highlighted in panel and the map will move to the  location of the place. At the same time a panel will also appear giving information about that place. If photos have been taken they will also appear in the same panel.
Zoom-in to max and center it for better viewing of the place/attraction. 
After you have gone through the place, zoom-out again before going to next place.
HAVE A NICE TRIP.

Trip One Of 2000 - BANGALORE - NAGPUR.. 02 JAN - 28 JAN.

I did not get expected extension. Apparently in Flying and Logistic Branch promotions of regular officeres were adversely affected as re-employed officers were filling the establishment vacancies. Decision, therefore was taken that all re-employed Gp Capts of flying branch and Wg Cdrs of logistics branch would not be given extension.

My re- employment term was to expire on 30 November 1999, as per my appointment letter. For reasons known only to Air Hq. my release was made effective from 31 December 1999. 

Our time was our own to do as we felt like. Decided to make good use of the car. Return to Nagpur along the west coast. 

To prepare for the trip first thing we wanted was road map. Went around looking for maps. We found TTK had series of state wise road maps. They were in sufficient details. Places of tourist interest were shown by a star with a line about it.These maps were good. We saw that were passing through Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra. Studied these. Decided on the route of not more than 200 - 250 KMs a day. Saw the star location along the route. Decided that if a star was within 50 odd KMs of our route we would visit that place. Finalised the places , route and places we would stay the night. 

Route decided was :

BANGALORE -BELUR,HELABIDU, HASAN -SUBRAMANYA, DHARMSHALA, MANGALORE - UDIPI - KARWAR - GOA - KOLHAPUR - GANAPATIPULE -MUMBAI - PUNE - AJANTA - NAGPUR. 

Air Cmde Ali was NCC boss for Karnataka, Andhra and Goa. Requested him to make arrangements for night stay through NCC units at those places. All was arranged up to Ganapatipule stay, that is up to where writ of Ali ran.  

At that time Anuj was also in Bangalore. We decided that we would attend New Year eve party on 31 Dec 99 . Give one day for the hangover to wear off and start our return journey on 02 December 2000.

So the ride began......... 

BANGALORE - NAGPUR - 02 JAN - 27 JAN 00

Map Screenshot - Bangalore - Nagpur.

This is a screenshot of that map.It shows complete Trip from 06 January to 27 January 2000. Unfortunately it does not open by clicking on it nor is it an interactive one . To open,interactive map GO HERE

OR  copy and paste following link in address bar:

https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1O3OT_5FJpWnaxzIoGugTZY84bCg-5_iI&ll=20.312105552900423%2C76.09033290000002&z=5

With this URL Interactive map should open in a new window.
For all the photos from Jan2000 to Oct 2000 you have to see Album 17 and 18.
For album 17 GO HERE
For Album 18 GH HERE

FINAL - ALL - FOUR TRIPS - OF - 1999.

FINAL -  ALL  -  FOUR TRIPS - OF - 1999.

In July 1999 from Nagpur we were Posted to Bangalore.  So we had gone on posting in our new Maruti 800 car.

1999 - FOUR TRIPS. Click on each layer one by one for better viewing.
While re-employed, in July 1999 we were posted from Nagpur to Hq Training Command at Bangalore. Tenure of re-employment was up to November 1999, Even if I got extension re-employment at Bangalore was not going to exceed year and half due age and re-employment limit.,
We had purchased a new Maruti 800 in March 1999.Decided to go on posting by rosd in new car,
This was our first long distance trip.
Before this, never in my life had I under taken Any trip in our car.
I had no knowledge of and was totally ignorant about advances in engine technology.I had noticed drivers of Fiat and Ambassador cars open their car bonnets to cool the engine on long drives.
So after travelling for 2 odd hours ,when we stopped for breakfast,I too opened the bonnet to cool the engine . Could not understand why were giving me strange looks :)

Nagpur -  Secunderabad -  bangalore Was our first trip.
At that time had no idea that with this beginning we will travel all over India. Literally , during the next eight years or so
Trip to Bangalore on posting was first trip of 1999. I was released from re-employment on 31 Dec 99.
While posted in Bangalore,we did three more trips in 1999.
1. TRIP 1. NAGPUR - SECUNDERABAD - BANGALORE.
2. TRIP 2. NANDI HILL. At Layer One.
3. TRIP 3. SRI RANGAPATTANAM - MYSORE.
4. TRIP 4. WELLINGTON - OOTY VIA MYSORE. 

Trip 4. BANGALORE - WELLINGTON - OOTY , via MYSORE. 27 NOVEMBER - 02 DECEMBER 1999.

Ravi was doing Staff College in 1999. Jiji was also staying with him. Since our move to Bangalore he had been calling us. By the end of November we knew that we were not getting extension but instead of 30 Nov we were going to be released from re-employment on 31 December 1999.

Decided to visit Ravi at Wellington. While there did a day trip to Oooty with Jiji and Rachana.

While returning dropped in T Pradip Shetty's Place. Anjail had to go to Bangalore so gave her lift to Bangalore. However we decided to visit giant statue of Bahubali at Sharvanbealagola.

Did the trip 27 Nov to 03 Dec 99.

Went to Wellington via Mysore , Bandipore /Madumala Wild Life sanctuary Portion of the Wild Lifesanctuary in  Karnatakais called  Bandipore and the portion in TamilNadu is known as Madumala Wild Life Century.Approaching the hills was scary. It looked like a vertical wall. My first encounter with such steep       "ghat "road.                                             

It was wonderful visiting DSSC after 1978 when we had done the course. Tremendous changes . This time there were no two wheelers only cars !!! HUGE parking place . 

Had good time .Did a day trip to Ooty with Jiji . Route not shown  Not shown in the map.to avoid clutter. However photos have been uploaded in the map.

Returned to Bangalore on 02 December.  Return to Bangalore from Pradip house, Anjali took a lift and was with us, .which was via Sharvanbelagola.  

To see all the Bangalore photos from Jun 99 to Dec 99, go to Album 16  

Here is the map of the trip.