When: Aug 23, 2008, Saturday
How to reach: From Swargate catch Bhor-bus Or take a Jeep to reach Katraj tunnel.
(daily jeeps from Swargate to Nasarapur). (we took Jeep - MH-12-3226, Driver Rahul: 9420732447, paying 20/head, also takes you to Rajgad(Gunjavane) if you want, call in advance)
As decided we all (7 trek-army guys from TIBCO Pune : http://www.tibco.com/) gathered at Swargate Bus stand 5.30-45 am, parked our two-wheelers and were ready to go.
Plan is to go by Bus, as some of us did same trek a month back and took a Bus.
But this time we got one Jeepwala with whom we reached other end of Katraj tunnel at 6.15 am.
We took some photos and without waiting too much we started climibing up and down (then up and down 13-14 times :-))). It was nice cloudy weather in the morning, we thought it will rain on the way but it didn't. It was then just long walk for us (3-4 small hills unlike first one).
And yes this time Sinhagad was clearly visibile with some clouds and DSK Vishwa on the other side. This time we saw new concrete blocks on the way.
It was around 8.30 when we almost finished our half-journey (as per our exprets)
where we took a breakfast (Eggs, Cucumber, Guva, Sandwitches (veg+penut-butter ones) "Premache" bananas n Sweet lemon + some bakarwadi from Chitale Sweet Home (not Chitale Bandhu Mithiwale and yes yes all this with mix of red-chilli powder and salt (तिखट-मीठ ).
From this point our destination was (just :-))) 4 hills to cross.
Our endurance was realy tested here..one has to really go bottom..bottom..bottom of the hill and again climb up..up..up. Some of us already went ahead....and finally we reached Sinhagad.
Reporting time by soldiers: 1st : 10.35, 2nd: 10.50 then rest...11.05, 11.15, 11.20, 11.35 :-)))
And this is the point where our last time trekkers meet one guy from Tibco who claimed that he is going up alone. :-))))))))))
And this is the point where our last time trekkers meet one guy from Tibco who claimed that he is going up alone. :-))))))))))
I thought thats it ! we can hire a Jeep and reach Pune.
But someof us (who came in Season-1) came to know from that 'Tapariwala' that from garden (Talai Udyan) there is way down to village and so we thought of exploring that.
It was really steep way down..but somehow managed to finish it and reached based of the village. (Hotel Saaidaata where PMT stop is).
It was really steep way down..but somehow managed to finish it and reached based of the village. (Hotel Saaidaata where PMT stop is).
Bus came around 1.30 pm (16/head to Swargate) and we reached swargate around 2.30 pm.
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One villager who started chatting with folks that reached early; mentioned that 4 hrs something is a remarkable achievement for Pune wallahs (as "Pune folks don't exercise" - that's him - verbatim). BTW, he was anxiously waiting for other folks to turn up so he could sell dahi (curd) to them - but alas..people didn't turn up for a long time..poor chap gave up and drove off in his 2 seater rickshaw.
TrekArmy broke previous record of 5 hrs 40 minutes - where a lot of "timepass" was done earlier. New record is 4 hrs 15 minutes (with one stop for brunch)
Next stop is Rajgad. Let's see what goes on with that!
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