Bike Trip from Surat to Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India | Before COVID19 Pandemic | February 2020

What this blog is all about:

My experience of travelling from Surat to Ahmedabad on a bike/ motorcycle in February 2020, before the spread of the Coronavirus Pandemic

Are you someone who wants to travel long distances but you are AFRAID. Fear NOT! It is possible to travel on Indian Highways on a bike in 2020!

95 KM Left till i reached Ahmedabad City (Highway) 

Brief Backstory:

Prior to this trip I had never actually travelled to Ahmedabad on Road, that too on a motorcycle.

Well, I have been always been fond of MotoVlogging and ever since I started watching Mumbiker Nikhil (Famous Youtuber in India)  i started to love the idea of long Rides on motorcycles

Soon after, I learnt how to ride my first ride (TVS Jupiter) and gained some confidence, then i proceeded on to buy a real bike, after research i bought a Honda Hornet 160R.




From there onwards, my journey started. I have travelled to the following cities from Surat, Gujarat

• Mumbai, 
• Goa, 
• Bangalore and 
• Kevadia (Narmada District in Gujarat)

Being a university student and having limited funds, all my trips were on a shoestring budget!

Surat to Ahmedabad Distance

Coming back to the Journey : How it happened:

Ahmedabad is located approximately 270 KM North of Surat.

I was familiar with 25-30% of the journey as I had travelled to Kevadia to see The Statue of Unity last year in Summer of 2019.

This trip in particular was going to be a little different than all my other trips, as all my previous trips were SOLO while this time a close friend of mine - a classmate from my University was all set to come along with me! Exciting right?

Sand art work at the event

Oh! And by the way, I must tell you that I was going there to attend an event which was going to held in Gujarat University Campus, Navrangpura!

This event was scheduled a couple of days before the hyped Namaste Trump event! Oh yeah!

He'll be a strong doggo someday

Guess who we spotted at the event location! 

This cute little adorable thing was trying to bark like his fellow elders! We couldn't resist not taking a photo of him!

Pre Coronavirus Journey to Ahmedabad (Before the New Normal)

All prepared! 

The Namaste Trump Poster at a bus stand in Ahmedabad

I was really stoked to visit this city. I had previously been there but unfortunately did not get the time to roam around freely. This time I was all set!

So it was a pleasant morning, My friend who lives in Valsad, Gujarat (90 KM) South of Surat City, travels daily to Surat and back home after attending lectures at University here. Hectic Isn't it!

Yep. That is my rider bud right over there beside the bike.

So After meeting up, we set off our journey in the morning hoping the weather to remain decent.


It took us 5 hours to reach Ahmedabad.

Subhash Ghai - The Bollywood Legend at the event in Gujarat University

The next day, we went to Gujarat University and Attended our event. The star guest was Subhash Ghai (Bollywood Film Director).

Sabarmati River Front View

Sabarmati River Front

We didn't get much time to explore the city but we did make sure to get a view of the Sabarmati Riverfront View in the evening! Looks absolutely beautiful.

Vastrapur Lake, Ahmedabad

I really had a good time over at Ahmedabad that day.

We had our dinner at Maruti Gujarati Hotel at Vastrapur. The Gujarati Thali was totally worth the price.

After dinner, we started at this awesome view right infront of the restaurant.

About the Journey

Mehmdabad Road (While returning to Surat)

We had no hiccups at all! Everything went smoothly.

Highway Fuel Cost was around Rs 550 (one way)

The Surat to Ahmedabad Highway is pretty awesome! Quite a busy stretch too!

Conclusion

Little did we know that the Coronavirus Pandemic Would sweep through the world soon after we returned home. Life wouldn't be the same at least for foreseeable future.




Feel free to ask any questions about the journey or whatever!

Thanks for visiting!