Shoolpaneshwar & Statue of Unity - 31st March 2019

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Happy Sunday folks,

Last week was not a usual one, there were some not so motivating updates & news. It was Thursday,  and the messages started to come in for where are we riding on this Sunday? The not so motivating news took a back seat, and the clock started ticking to start cracking the throttle on an early Sunday morning.

We were riding on a familiar highway towards the Statue of Unity, the roads were super smooth and the ride was amazing! This time, it was Sumit, Rajan, KD and me. Our destination was "Shoolpaneshwar". As we were getting close, we were almost at the Statue of Unity, we realized this place is just 4 km from the Statue of Unity. We took our chances to ride towards the Statue of Unity, and to our surprise, nobody stopped up, we were right there at the campus of the Statue of Unity. We enquired about the tickets and the time it would take to take a guided tour. But, decided otherwise as we all had some engagements and wanted to reach Baroda by 11am.

The pictures with the Statue of Unity (Great Sardar Patel), came out amazing. After, the photo session, we cruised towards the original and pre-decided destination "Shoolpaneshwar"". It was an ancient temple and a wildlife sanctuary (which we avoided visiting, as we were running behind our schedule). We soon, we're back on the roads and riding back to Baroda. The ride was very relaxing, comfortable and rejuvenating after a tough last week.

Let's ride once again on the coming Sunday!!

Take Care,
-Manish









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