Waking up within the forest
Most of you probably know, I ride with a Royal Enfield Motorcycle club, called India Bull Riders, for a long time we had been planning for a off-roading trekking ride. 5:30 AM on Dec 2 nd I met a few fellow riders at M.G Road metro signal, we started our journey to the meeting point NICE junction on Mysore road, upon greeting other riders and a briefing by the ride captain Vinay we begun thumping towards Wayanad. It was a chilling ride, luckily I had worn thermals, after a quick breakfast stop at Mysore we continued to ride, we passed through the beautiful Bandipur forest, and by afternoon we had reached Wayanad. We were briefed about the off-roading but most riders were taken by surprise as the road was gravelled and the climb was steep, many riders lost balance. Team work kicked in as some of the experienced riders parked their bikes and strategically stood to ensure we were able to support our fellow riders. Once at the base camp we freshened up, and got ready to head bac