Another trip to Pune and this time just me and Shobhs and we took off at a not so early 630. It was one f those days with very little traffic so the ride went through smoother than even the last time. The road now has eateries almost every 30 minutes, many toll points, good road conditions and overall an enjoyable ride. Shobhs and I chatted like good old times, ate snacks and listened to songs. Once in a while, she would read out some interesting stuff from the book she was reading on Constellations in organisations.
We saw some motorbike riders on some modified bikes transporting a bunch of toys to another town, sugarcane being transported. I remember once long back I saw a truck carrying plastic buckets and containers. Many towns had shops that seemed to have downed their shutters, several restaurants along the way were shut but most were open.
We stopped at Sai Prasad restaurant, one which we had found last trip, and especially liked the hot roti and egg bhurji and stopped there again. Turns out we were too early for lunch at 11 so we ate some not-so-great idli, some nice upma and decent poori. The chai was good as always. We marked it out for lunch on the way back.
Some lovely guavas at the Indapur crossroads and we picked them up. By 3 pm we were on the outskirts of Pune. this time we decided to stay in Kondhwa so we could discuss the plan of action with Anu, so we turned in and were home by 345.
Pooja ordered some chicken sandwiches and rose milk on my request from Marzorin and it was a fine way to unwind after a long drive. Well done Carlos. After the last puncture I changed two tyres so it added to the confidence some more.
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