started from home at 5 am on 21-10-09

after breakfast, took a right here to go via the scenic dangs than the more direct route via NH3.

sorting out the car trouble ( a leaking hose) slowed us down and we had to halt here for the night.

finally at this point we hit the NH3 (having missed the turn at newali to reach sendhwa) we were hoping it wud get faster from here but with the four laning work in progress, it wasnt so.
bought a brake hose here as a jugaad for the original hose, which worked beautifully and needed no tinkering at all for the rest of the journey. :-)

our first view of the narmada here as we crossed the mighty river

checked into the narmada retreat run by MPTDC. day 2 - 22-10-09
started the next day for Fort Amla, a heritage resort abt 135 kms away.

breakfast at this rather lovely place on the NH3 before we took the left turn to dhar.

repaired the puncture we had 5 kms before badnawar

this is the heritage resort, where we were hosted by the charming prince Raghvendra. a lovely experience. stayed here for the 23rd night. went for a lake by the evening for a party organised by the prince.
started the next day again for maheshwar stayed in the tents at narmada retreat.

this is the lake we went to in the night.

fuel stop

visited mandu for lunch and did the boking for the hotel stay there for sunday

back in maheshwar for the stay in the lovely tents at the narmada retreat on 24th night
started the next day for mandu

reached mandu by 10.. saw a few monuments, one day is too less for mandu, hoping to be here in the rains next year and enjoy the beauty and glory of mandu.
on 26th morning at 6, started the drive back home, hoping to reach by 7 but managing only by 10.

one last view of the narmada

break fast stop at a dhaba.

toilet break

reached the renaissance winery retaurant at 3-30 for lunch. spent over 2 hours relishing the food and enjoying the wine.

it was 6 by the time we reached nashik and beginning to get day. a boring commute to home ahead.

almost home.. joining the traffic jam of people retuning from work

the group splits here. we head north, sam and sabi head south home.

end of the trip...
1700 kms of fun.. :)
the car did fine on return thankfully.
back to the grind and dreaming of another trip already.