Now the traffic was taking over, and due to heat my speed reduced to 60 kmph from 110 kmph. Riding in a hot
summer on the tropical terrain like this with the full riding gear and a artificial limb is quite a challenge, but I love it..
And as a rider I get accustomed any situation, any weather, easily.. And soon I crossed the boarders of
Chhattisgarh and it was 6:00 pm in the evening, and it was more 150 kms left to reach Raipur, but I should take pit
stop at petrol pump, for refuelling plus a coffee break too.
After refuelling and a coffee break, I started again at 6:30 pm, I remembered Mr. Collector telling me, if I require
any assistance I should call his PA, when I cross Chhattisgarh boarders. Yes I did call him but not ask him for any
assistance but to let him know that I have entered Chhattisgarh.
Before I started my journey from Mumbai, my hotel booking were done by the Collector's department at Raipur and
Datewada both. And finally my today's riding came to an end, I reached the hotel which was booked for me,
although I didn't know the location of that hotel, but as I told you I rely more on people than a google map. It's not
google map is bad, but frankly I am not used to it during my ride.
So finally at 9:30 pm I reached hotel Surya in Raipur, hotel was quite lavish, but who cares about hotel, all I
wanted is to get shower and dinner then crash to bed.
I was supposed to reach Dantewada at 11:00 am, so I crashed early on bed to wake up at 3:30 am so that I can
start early for Dantewada andit was about 350 kms road to Dantewada.
Alarm rang, and without wasting time, got freshen up, made coffee myself in the room, and checked out from
there. Started my journey at 4:45 am.
Now I was instructed by collector's office about the route I should take and they told me about the roads which was
more of a off roads than a tar road. So I was much excited about it. And they also informed me about the Naxel
area, and warned me not to stop at any point. But I didn't care about that much, in my mood I kept going and
going, then I suddenly realized at around 8:00 am in the morning, that density of vehicles started going low and
low, and at one point I could see only me and empty road, I thought may be this area is secluded so that must be
the reason for this emptiness.