Hyperbole

So where did all this start from? If my memory stands correct the seed of this trip was laid when Daya and I took a road trip to Chennai from Bangalore on my brother’s Thunderbird in December 2006. I foolishly felt that we could do that; this trip should not be so tough. D as always was ambiguous about the whole thing. In Lucknow I put forth the idea to Harish who was wholeheartedly into the scheme. I felt he wanted to be a pioneer, the first man on 180cc Bajaj Pulsar to conquer the Himalayan desert. We planned and talked about it endlessly, over countless hours in the neighbourhood CCD. Nitin too wanted to come but the bike part he wanted to change with a SUV. Jiku was also asked in the passing but he looked uncomfortable with the idea. During the course of our planning D left Lucknow for Raipur making it all a bit more difficult to bring to life. And to compound the problems further D had given his bike for overhauling in Bangalore and it was taking forever to get completed. Payal’s