Panchgani - Bikes and rains
It's 7.30 PM and I am sipping a hot cup of tea made by mom as I write this. I got back from a ride to Panchgani, drenched completely in rains. We left on Saturday morning, at 8 AM from Panvel - 2 hours late from the estimated time. There were seven of us - Sanket, Amit, Swapnil, Sanjay, Sandeep, Pranav and me. And Sanket ran into some trouble with his bike, which had to be fixed. Hence the delay. It was raining heavily when we started, and it was difficult for me to get used to it. The roads were messed up too, with potholes. But as we rode on, it got better. The rain stopped, and as we made our way to Varandha ghat the road and the scenery improved. We took the route from Mahad-Varandha Ghat-Bhor-Wai which was longer but a lot more scenic. From Panvel, our first halt was near Mahad. A quick snack later we were off again. We took halts at will on Varandha gh at enroute to Bhor. Many waterfalls can be scene all along this route. By the time we reached Wai via Mandhar...