Even though the MX-3, the DSLR and the Nero , all were purchased as part of the bigger plan [read bike ride to Ladakh], nothing ONLY FOR IT was done until yesterday. Almost 3 years since I started dreaming about the moment when I will embark on the journey to live my dream and here I was, taking the first step towards living it.

After a very anxious 30 days or so of trying to finalize the dates, I finally managed to do it and then, before anything else can again try to screw that up, I BOOKED the tickets for the journey.

Wanted to reach directly to anywhere close to Amritsar but was left with no other option than Delhi because of non-availability of direct trains from here, so, here I was, with a seat booked on my name on the Bangalore-Delhi Rajdhani Express.

As its more or less a plan hatched and to be executed by me and Subhadeep so he also had to finalize his possible dates and book his ticket.

As soon as he did his, I followed suit . The excitement has already started building up and is causing me sleep-less nights as well. .

I now just wish all goes well or, atleast nothing goes wrong significantly.

Even though there are lot of things between my dream & now but still, I am thrilled to see things starting to materialize .

“…And miles to go before I sleep,
And miles to go before I sleep.”

Cheers!!

I should have talked about it here long back but, its better late than never .

The Ladakh ride, that has been in the back of my mind for the past couple of years has taken the front seat since past few months.

As of now, almost everything is going as planned but there is always something or the other which will try to screw our mind. Something which is not at all important and hence deserves no attention.

I am going thro’ something similar now. After finalizing almost every thing about the trip, nothing hard-and-fast tho’ (you can never make a ‘PLAN‘ for Ladakh) , the 1st thing, the dates for the trip are yet to be finalized.

For months, it has been August and then now as the time to book the tickets has come, I am still not sure about the dates. I did not plan this trip to be a solo one so, it is not only me, based upon whose comfort and convenience the dates has to be decided.

I don’t want to drive in the rains and the rains are going nowhere before August mid but then again, Aug mid, not a good time to be in Srinagar.

I just hope I can finalize at-least the dates, if not everything, as soon as possible.
Not much time is left before its too late and I have to make a call soon .

This Monday, I finally managed to purchase the DSG Nero Riding jacket which I have been waiting to own for quiet few months now.
Image attached below.

DSG Nero

This was a long planned acquisition, if I may say so . Had been planning to buy it for quiet a few months after comparing it with its Cramster counterpart. Once I decided on it, I was just eager to get my hands on it but due to non-availability of the item in both the outlets in Bangalore, I was not able to purchase it. Getting it from the website was my last option as I was not sure which size will be right for me [Now I know 'M' fits me perfect] . The company does have a replacement policy for issues related to wrong size but I was not at all interested in taking the pain of getting a wrong size and then again replacing it.

I decided to wait for few more weeks before I decided to order from DSG’s website and luckily, the waiting paid off!!
For the last couple of months, I have been calling both the dealers every alternate week and finally I got the good news on Sunday.

Went to Helmet Paradise and had a feel of it, it really was as per my expectations.
And then, Monday was the day to finally own it, which I did. Now waiting for the weekend ride.

I think there will be a small review once I have clocked a 100 kms or so with it.

Cheers!!

Finally after keeping the subject of my blog as ‘Programming’ for quiet sometime and courtesy my laziness, never updating it, I have finally decided to change the subject of the blog. From now on, I expect the subjects to range from my small or long rides and the preparation or planning of the same to anything that comes to my mind and I feel like writing about them. Hope I can keep up with my expectations this time

Cheers!!