LOGS OF AHMEDABAD - JAISALMER - AHMEDABAD TRIP

LEGENDS: BP = Bypass, LT = Left Turn, RT= Right Turn, S = Straight, ODO = Odometer

12/8/2006
PLACE Vastrapur Lake, Ahmedabad L turn to Sarkhej Cross Sardar Patel Rong Rd Enter Toll Booth Kalol Nandasan Toll Exit Mahsana Town Round Turn Junction Meter Guage Railway Cross Sidhpur Palanpur - took LT to Deesa Deesa Deesa bridge RT to RTO Check Post ODO TIME KM-RUN 14035 740 am 0 14037 750 14047 802 14055 810 20 14065 820 30 14084 835 14100 845 65 14106 850 70 14110 856 14112 858 14147 925 14177 951 142 14203 1008 14207 14219 14236 14260 14276 1015 1030 1044 1110 1130

Dhanera - RT to Sanchor Join NH - 15 @ Sanchore Petrol Stop Luni Bridge Dorimana Barmer Took RT - to Jaisalmer PLACE Shiv Devikot Photo stop @ windmills Jaisalmer Hotel Sahi Palace TOTAL/DAY

241

14278 1135 14307 1206 pm 14345 1231 14407 109 14409 111 ODO 14414 14466 14467 14529 14547 14567 14570

372

TIME KM-RUN 118 145 140 225 235 245 300 532 305 535

13/8/2006 : STAY 14/8/2006 : STAY 15/08/2006

Jaisalmer Dhabla

14570 14586 14586 0745am 14599 752

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Devikot Fatahgadh Gunga Shiv Bhatek Railway Crossing Barmer Stop for air check

808 822 840 844 858 912 915 154 920 925 Took LT to Sanchor 14741 927 Choten 14750 935 PLACE ODO TIME KM-RUN Dugram Katala 14766 945 Breakfast stop 14767 948 1013 Sanawara 14772 1018 Dorimana 14808 1040 222 Narmada canal crossing 14833 1055 Gandhav 14843 1101 Luni Bridge 14845 1103 Shivada 14857 1111 Mehiberi 14861 1113 Dedwa 14864 1115 Sanchor - Petrol Stop 14872 1120 286 1125 Sanchor bus stand 14876 1128 Mukhupura Check post 14878 1133 Gujarat Check post 14885 1137 299 14900 1147 RTO Check post Tharad 14919 1158 333 Took LT to Deesa 14920 1200 Lakhani 14941 1211 Kapra 14958 1222 Railway Crossing 14963 1227 RTO Check Post -Deesa 14977 1236 391 Tea Break @ Hotel 14978 1245 1255 14981 114 Palanpur- took RT to SH-14 15006 130 420 Enter toll gateMehasana 15081 226 Exit toll gate - A'bad 15126 304 540 RT @ 3 moorthy temple 15128 306 RT towards Sarkhaj 15129 310 SP ring road 15134 327 LT - Gurudwara 15144 339 Vastrapur 15146 345 560 TOTAL / DAY 560 TOTAL FOR TRIP 1111 Comments on Car / Ford Fusion : Excellent all way through, no problems, except for air leak from tyres. Even on heavy rains no leak inside the cabin, no skids on turns & wet roads but lower than expected milage. Used 75 ltrs , average milage= 14.8 km/ltr. Used ordinary petrol + System G. Cruise speeds crossing 120 kmph = suboptimal speeds and strong head winds for about 50% of time could have reduced milage (???)

14624 14651 14682 14687 14712 14739 14740

BAD - JAISALMER - AHMEDABAD TRIP

CAR- FORD FUSION

n, RT= Right Turn, S = Straight, ODO = Odometer REMARKS RT - Gurudwara Vaishnodevi Temple Junction SH - 14 - Toll Rs.40/-, Excellent Road

Preserve Toll Ticket, Required at Exit Lots of city traffic. LT - Modhera- 25 KM LT - Radhanpur RT-Vishnagar, LT- Patan - 26km LT-Deesa - 27 Kms. NH 14 in Excellent Condition Road work going on Deesa narrow bridge, new bridge being built Pot holed secondary road to Dhanera starts RT - Mandar ( Avoid, go thro. Tharad, saves time and good roads) Narrow good roads - lovery countryside Very Bad Stretch of Roads for 10 KMS, deep holes Good Roads, excellent signage, low ( no !!!!) traffic. Watch out 4 cows, goats, sheeps and dogs everywhere! HP Pump, there are only 4main petrol pumps in Sanchore Bone dry river, looks like no water has gone by for years. Heavy spells of rain on and off for 45/50 mts. Lots of city traffic S- Jaisalmer -152km No hotels /good dhabas /chai stops for 152 kms, only sand. REMARKS RT - Jodhpur - 194 RT - Pokaran Heavy side/ head-winds all way through from Barmer. Lots of Windmills, beautiful sand dunes everywhere High sandy hot winds, good photo spot. Jaisalmer Entry Reach Hotel

Stay under million stars!! Stay under million stars !! Local Run

NH- 15, Good roads, excellent signage

Very low traffic up to Sanchor, watch for stray animals Lovely desert scenes, lots of photo spots all the way

RT-Harsani-20 Good 4/5 petrol pumps available (Felt underinflated. All tyres had 4/5 points less air. Outside temp 38 C, very hot run; guess tyres loose air on hot run ??) Heavy side / head winds till Tarad REMARKS ( Packed breakfast - Few trees available for shade, but found one )

RT- Bodhiya

LT - Bhinmal

Vehicle / animal traffic increases 5 fold RT - Dhanera - 40 km RT-Naroli -11 km State Highway, S - Deesa-60km Lots of Jeep traffic; patched up road but OK. Caution, unmarked bumps Join NH - 14 - Excellent Roads

RT - Patan - 50km S-A'bad-141KM, LT-Abu Road -58 km. Excellent Roads Toll Rs.40/- (Preserve toll token, need @ exit)

t all way through, no problems, except for air leak from tyres. , no skids on turns & wet roads but lower than expected milage. Used ordinary petrol + System G. Cruise speeds crossing ead winds for about 50% of time could have reduced milage (???)