LOGS OF AHMEDABAD - BANGALORE- TANJORE-TRIVANDRUM-AHMEDABAD-NOV -2007
				CAR-   SCORPIO CRDE
	LEGENDS: BP = Bypass,  LT = Left Turn, RT= Right Turn, ST = Straight, ODO = Odometer
	Remarks in Red and ;)  indicates caution / worries / pains.
	Remarks in Green and :)  indicates plesure of drive, happiness and joy of the moment / locales.
	Note: Please click on hyperlinks (after 12-11-07) to get more information on the areas / temples and locales
	8/11/2007
	PLACE	ODO	TIME	REMARKS
	Vastrapur Lake	0	0500am
	RT @ Co-operative market	5	515
	LT @ Vishala	6	516
	Naroda Circle	12	520
	RT to Express Highway	18	525
	Entry Express Highway	21	530	Great Expressway for about 95 kms :) :) :)
	Express Highway exit	108	615	Road Surface unevean, Traffic Blocks start here on
	Traffic Block	165	705	Traffic block due to road widening for next 106 KMs ;)
	Block Clears	175	740
	Stop - Nyay Mandir B'Kfast	202	800	OK place for food, lots of space to park.
	Start		845
	Toll Gate Baruich	204	900	Toll Rs.14/-
	BP Surat	263	955
	Baleshwar	281	1015	Excellent Roads, smooth surface for next 215 KMs :)  :)
	Baruich tolll Gate	315	1030	Rs.35
	BP Valsad	347	1100
	Toll gate Bagwada	377	1115	Rs.30/-
	BP Vapi	383	383
	Diesel Halt after Guj border	395	1140
	Toll gate Charoti	444	1225	Rs.25/-
	Toll Plaza / Manor	496	100pm	Rs.30/- Rough surface, lots of pot holes for next 28 KMs
	Hotel Fountin / Godebandar	524	130	Lunch Break / Tel. Discussion with Kumar on directions to reach -
	Start		225	expresswaay and used saved maps on the laptop 2 navigate :)
	Toll Naka / Godebandar	525	226	Rs.15/-
	Toll naka Mulund	546	300
	Toll naka Mulund Aeroli	549	305	Rs.25/- Bad surface for 30 km,  road work going on till Neral Bridge.
	Pune Expressway entry	611	400	Rs.118/- / Great 6 track all the way to Pune :)
	Food Plaza - Coffee Break		430
	Start		445
	Exit Expressway - Pune end	676	530	Great 4 track all the way to Satara :)
	Stop to meet friend on BP.	696	600	Meeting with  Dr.Mandar on the BP :)
	Start		625
	Toll naka Shivpur	721	645	Rs.45/-
	Toll naka Khambutki ghat	761	715	Rs.25/-
	Diesal Halt	782	738
	Start		745
	Toll Plaza Satara	794	755	Rs.25/-
	Hotel Mahendra Executive	808	800
	TOTAL FOR THE DAY	808
	9/11/2007
	Hotel Mahendra	0	0555am	Great 4 track road all the way to Dharward BP :)
	Toll Gate Taswada	42.2	630	Rs.87/- . Had to stop due to thick fog for about 100 kms.
	Coffee Break	94.4	715	50 feet visibility with all lights on, GPS was a great help
	Start		725	to know upcoming curves and road junctions.
	Toll Gate Kini	104	7.25	Rs.25/-
	Toll gate Kangnoli	146	800	Rs.25/-
	Toll gate Hattagri	202	840	Rs.30/-
	Toll gate Dharward	257	920	Rs.30/-
	Toll Gate Dharward+Hubli BP	310	955	Rs.20/- . Excellent single track road for 27 KMS :)
	Coffee+Diesel Halt@A1 plaza	357	1025
	Start		1105
	Bad section Starts	415	1140	Road work going on, sections of very bad road.  ;)
	Very bad Section starts	421	1150	Very bad surface for the next 27 kms.  ;)
	Ranibennur town Bus Stand	450.7	1250pm
	Toll plaza	698	340	Excellent Road till Bangalore city entry for 55 kms :)
	Tumkur Reliance A1 plaza	708	350	Coffee Break
	Start		430
	Outer ring roaod turn off LT	753	545
	Marthahalli Signal	780	730	Lost way and circled around,  frustrating ;)
	Basavnagar Busstand	795	815
	TOTAL FOR THE DAY	795
	10/11/2007
	Bangalore Local Run	30		Meet friends and family :)
	TOTAL FOR THE DAY	30
	11/11/2007
	Bangalore Local Run	77		Meet friends and family. Met Aby of TBHP. :)
	TOTAL FOR THE DAY	77
	12/11/2007
	Basavnagar Residance	0	0600 am
	LT to Hosur Road near bridge	15.5	615
	Hosur flyover	49	645
	Toll Plaza Krishnagiri	99.3	720	Rs.25/-
	Kaveripattanam	113.9	730	Road work going on for next 80 kms/ lots of potholes ;)
	RT to Palakode	126.4	745
	Dharmapuri Town	150	815
	Four Track begins	170	830	4 track on ghat section, good roads for 7 kms :)
	Thoppur	177	840	RT goes to Mettur - 38 Kms
	4 track all the way to salem	194	858	4 track all the way toSalem for 21 kms/ great surface :)
	Salem town-NH 47 Cross Rd	215	910	RT goes to Coimbatore
	RT @ round turn to Trichy	223	920	Single track, road widening going on / bumpy surface
	Circle and 4 road Junction	267	1010	RT goes to Madurai
	Circle and 4 road Junction	270	1015	Took LT here to Trichy - 87 Kms
	Breakfast stop / Namakkal	274	1020	Hotel Golden Palace, Namakkal.
	Start		1105	Good place with lots of space to park.
	Thottiyam bus stand	306.5	1140
	Mushiri	320	1150	Curvy Rd along river Cauvery, Traumatic slow traffic
	Diesel Halt @ outer Trichy	353	1215
	Hotel Femina	358	0100pm	Near Corporation Bus Stand
	Local Run :)	378	500	Visit Srirangam Temple, Friends etc.,
		398	700	Climb up Rock Fort temple, Trichy.
	TOTAL FOR THE DAY	402
	13/11/2007
	Hotel Femina	0	933am
	RT to Tanjore	7	1010	ST to Chennai - 320 KMS
	BHEL towship / roundturn	17	1020	4 laning going on up to Tanjore but great surface & 2 track
	Shengipatti	38	1040
	Vallam	50	1050
	Tanjore University	55	1055
	LT to Tanjore town	65	1125	ST - Nagapattinam - 90 kms
	Hotel Oriental Towers	67	1200
	Locan Run to Big Temple	80	0800pm	Visit to Big Temple, magnificiant architecture, must see.  :)
	TOTAL FOR THE DAY	80
	14/11/2007			Detailed logs for 2 days - on NAVAGRAHA TEMPLE CIRCUIT
	Hotel Oriental Towers	0	9am	Hired guide for 2 days, impossible to do without guide in 2 days.
				Link to NAVAGRAHA TEMPLE CIRCUIT MAP
	RT after Tanjore BP	11.4	930	Smooth surface, great green paddy fields all around  :)
	Thirukandyur	16.2	940	Harashapavimoksha temple, Brahma, Vishnu&Shiva Temple :)
	RT to Tingalur from Thiruvayar	17	945	Lots of trees on both sides of the road; huge, shady and beautiful. :)
	LT to Tingalur	21.2	950
	RT to Tingalur	22.4	955
	Tingalur Temple	22.8	1005	Dedicated to MOON.
	Start		1020
	LT to Swamimalai	24.5	1025
	Kapisthalam	41.1	10.45
	RT to Swamimalai	49.9	10.55	LT goes to Kumbakonam
	Swamimalai Temple Stop	50.2	1100
	Start		1120
	Took RT to Tanjore	53.8	1155
	LT towards Kumbakonam town	56.1	1157	Passing thro Dharasuram village
	Big Kumbaswara Temple	59.5	1205	Once in 12 years Kumba Mela of South India happens here.
	RT to the Mahamaham tank	61.5	1215	Stop @ the Big tank for touching the holy waters of the tank :)
	Start		1225	There are 90 temples around here !!!!!!!
	RT on rly bridge 2 Tingaleswar	63.2	1220
	ST to Tingaleswar Temple	67.6	1226
	Stop @ bronze idol foundary	68.1	1236pm
	Start		100
	Rahu Temple@Tirunageswaram	72.3	115	Saw milk turning to blue colour once poured on the-
	Start		155	Rahu Idol, looks awesome, looked like a chemical reaction !!!!!!
	Lunch Hotel Paradise Resort	80.4	215	Great resort, ethenically built and well maintained :) :)
	Start		315
	LT to Viruthachalam	88.1	320	Well marked, smooth roads :)
	Cholapuram	97.3	330
	Pass thro.Thirupanandal	109.3	340	Famous shiv temple here
	Kaveri River Bridge	109.3	345	Live Crocadiles on the river sand, lots of them !!!!!
	Kollidam Bridge	110	350
	LT to G.Cholapuram Temple	117.2	355	Gangaikonda Cholapuram is a UNESFCO heritage site
	LT to temple	119.2	358	Monument , great architecture in stone. Must see.  :)  :)
	Temple Stop	119.5	400
	Start		420
	LT to Chidambaram	121	422
	Minshruthi	125	425
	Coffee + Diesel Stop	148	500	Good IOC pump with great coffee, lots of place to stretch :)
	RT to Temple on the overbridge	149.2	505	Lovely green paddy fields all around, soothing scenary :) :) :)
	Keeramangalam	155	507
	RT @ Keerampalayam	162.5	515
	LT to Chidambaram Temple	169.5	525
	Chidambaram temple stop	170	550	One of few temples where Lord Shiva is in a dancing idol shape :)
	Start		615	Watch out for fleecing touts inside/outside temple.
	LT on signal to Vaitheeswaran	170.9	620
	Kollidam Bridge	179.2	630
	Sirkazhi town	190.9	650
	Pass thro.Sirkazhi temple	191.7	652
	Vaitheswaran Temple stop	198.7	730	Dedicated to MARS/reported to have powers to cure skin disorders
	Start		745	Watch out for fleecing touts inside/outside temple.
	Mayavaram Town	214	800
	RT to temple	236	825
	RT again to temple	237	825
	LT to temple	240	830
	RT to Surya temple	243.7	840
	Temple stop	244.3	845	Temple closed, will have to come back tomorrow morning again. :)
	LT to Tanjore	246.2	850
	Stop @ Sukran temple	246.5	855	Temple closed, could have Darshan from outside only. ;)
	Aduturai	248	910
	ThiruvadaiMarudur	250.6	915
	Stop for Dinner	260	925
	Start		945
	Pass Papanasham Temple	276.9	1005
	LT on Tanjore BP	295	1025
	Hotel Oriental towers	305	1040
	TOTAL FOR THE DAY	305
	15/11/2007
	Hotel Oriental towers	0	830am
	Pass Shaliamman Temple	16	900
	Needamangalam	32.8	915
	LT for Guru Temple Alangudi Rd	33.4	920
	Stop @ Guru Temple	35	930	Had to circle a lot for parking, "GURU PAYERCHI" very asupicious day
	Start		955	huge crowd; had to pay Rs.100/- per head to beat the crowd !!!!!!!!
	RT to Kumbakonam	42.5	1015
	Pass Mariyamman Koil	51.2	1025	Famous Pattai Katti Mariyamman Koil.
	RT 2 Suryanar @ Kumba round	59.6	1040
	Kumbakonam RT @ signal	60.2	1043	Landmaark here,  Hotel Le Garden
	LT after small bridge to temple	73.1	1100
	RT to temple	74	1103
	LT to temple	74.4	1105
	Stop @ Suryanar Temple	74.8	1107	Dedicated to SUN God
	Start		1140
	LT - go on the small bridge	76.7	1120	Turn towards Mayavaram
	Kuttalam	87.8	1152
	Mayavaram Rly station	96.5	1205
	ST to Poompuhar on cross rd	100	12.11	Untarred gravel road for 20 kms
	LT to Poompuhar	120	1236pm
	RT to Poompuhar	128.8	133
	LT to Poompuhar	129	157
	Poompuhar Lunch Stop	132	210	Basic eating facilities, samll restaurants.
	Wait @ Poompuhar Beach	135	220	1500 yrs back Tsunami swallowed this city. Tsunami hit again -06
	Ketu Temple opens @ 0400 pm	144.1	321	Temple opened 40 minutes early due to rush !!!!! :)   :)   :)
	Start		350
	RT from Temple, Perumballam	145.3	355