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Firstly let me thank all fellow members who helped me complete my first solo drive from coonoor to goa in March 2013. Since then I have done one more goa trip with wife and kid.
Now I am planning to drive from Coonoor to Kolkata on 1st Oct. The options that I have are
(a) Coonoor-Vijayawada-Bhubaneshwar-Kolkata
(b) Coonoor-Tirupati-Vizag-Bhubaneshwar-Kolkata
My main queries are:-
(a) Is it possible to cover Vijayawada from Coonoor in 12/14 hrs of non stop driving. I am planning to start by 0100hrs on 01 Oct. Local drivers in Coonoor have told that the roads are safe to drive at night , no security issues or wildlife threats.
(b) Since the entire trip will be done on the NH7/NH5/NH60 and NH6. What are the road conditions? The stretches that I am most worried are :-
(i) Salem -Krishnagiri-Tirupati
(ii)Palasa and AP Odisha border
(iii)Bhubaneswar city and
(iv)Odisha to Kharaghpur
The return journey will be as follows:-
Day 1 - Kolkata to Puri/Chandipur (wherever hotels are available)
Day 3 - Puri/Chandipur to Vishakapatnam
Day 5 - Vishakapatnam to Tirupati
Day 7 - Tirupati to Coonoor
The reason for a 7 day trip is that my wife and kid will be coming with me and we want to have a fun time
Now I am planning to drive from Coonoor to Kolkata on 1st Oct. The options that I have are
(a) Coonoor-Vijayawada-Bhubaneshwar-Kolkata
(b) Coonoor-Tirupati-Vizag-Bhubaneshwar-Kolkata
My main queries are:-
(a) Is it possible to cover Vijayawada from Coonoor in 12/14 hrs of non stop driving. I am planning to start by 0100hrs on 01 Oct. Local drivers in Coonoor have told that the roads are safe to drive at night , no security issues or wildlife threats.
(b) Since the entire trip will be done on the NH7/NH5/NH60 and NH6. What are the road conditions? The stretches that I am most worried are :-
(i) Salem -Krishnagiri-Tirupati
(ii)Palasa and AP Odisha border
(iii)Bhubaneswar city and
(iv)Odisha to Kharaghpur
The return journey will be as follows:-
Day 1 - Kolkata to Puri/Chandipur (wherever hotels are available)
Day 3 - Puri/Chandipur to Vishakapatnam
Day 5 - Vishakapatnam to Tirupati
Day 7 - Tirupati to Coonoor
The reason for a 7 day trip is that my wife and kid will be coming with me and we want to have a fun time