Day 1

Day 1 – June 12:

Noida – Jalandar

Stay: Hotel …….. (good, but forgot the name)

We and our bikes were all set and ready for the trip. We started off at 5 am, stopped to withdraw cash and fill petrol, crossed Delhi and were on NH 1 in no time. Initially our plan was to take the Manali-Leh route but unfortunately it was still not open. So it was the Srinagar-Leh route for us. Crossing Sonepat, Panipat and Ambala we took continued on NH 1 to reach Ludhiana. We had set our target for the day at Ludhiana but since we had reached there early enough, we decided to stretch the day till Jalandar. Sometime before reaching Ludhiana, we stopped for lunch at a small dhaba where we sat on cots instead of chairs. This was something Rahul had wanted to do for a long time. Rest of the ride was uneventful till Jalandar and we got ourselves a room on the Jammu highway. The only highlight of the day was we riding in four states – UP, Delhi, Haryana and Punjab, and the heat we had to endure all the way. Seriously, riding jackets and knee protectors don’t go with the heat.