Day 1

Day 1 – Gurgaon – Delhi – Ghaziabad – Moradabad – Haldwani – Nainital

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I had estimated that Nainital is about 320 km from Delhi but it turned out to be different. I started off early, at least according to me ha-ha, at 0600 hours and ripped till Ghaziabad without a problem. But traffic started picking up volumes very soon and to add to the horror there was a massive jam. The 6 lane highway towards Moradabad was all dug up and trucks were jammed in opposite directions. Nobody knew what to do and merely watched as helpless spectators. There was a whole lot of dust and I was just pissed off. After trying to move in the same jam for around 2 hours, I could no longer bear it. Took a few suggestions from some truckies and got to know that there is an internal road along a canal that would leave me somewhere ahead of the jam. Took that road and in a matter of minutes saw heavy traffic there too as everyone had diverted to the same road.
Anyway I finally got back on the main road...had lunch at the Reliance A-one Plaza somewhere before Moradabad... roads were just BAD and full of traffic till Haldwani and then at last there was a smooth ride with a few smooth views..!!

Reached Nainital at 1730 hours…The views on the way were just ok but nothing to die for and the Naini lake was all commercial…Checked in a cheap hotel and strolled around the town, in the chilly weather, for sometime before hitting the bed…All in all this was not a very good day of the tour, neither in terms of roads, nor in terms of the serenity that shows from the aura of a place…

Trip Meter: 390 km

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