Sick and tired of sitting at home and doing nothing most of this year, in September, my friend Hema and I made plans to go on a road trip through central India in November 2020 if the Covid situation would allow us. 'Road trip' because Hema and her husband had recently bought a new Kia Seltos which she wanted to drive and take on a long drive. 'November' because we thought it would get colder and the Covid scene could get worse in December after the festival season, and 'Central India' because the Covid numbers were relatively smaller in Madhya Pradesh than in the other states that we could reach easily from Gurgaon where Hema had a home, and which would be our starting and ending point. We were aware that it was not the best time to travel (without big reason) and that many things could go awfully wrong. But we decided to take a calculated risk and go. And we were lucky. We have just got back to Gurgaon yesterday after a 24 day long trip through central India, covering more than 2600 kms and with halts at nine places.
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