Ever since I started Bicycle Touring, cycling from Chennai to Pondicherry has been on top of my bucket list. March 2021, just before India was crippled by the second wave of the pandemic, I and my friend managed to pack our bikes and fly to Chennai for this epic journey of Chennai to Pondicherry cycling.
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We reached Chennai by an early morning flight and decided to assemble our bikes right outside the airport itself so that we can start our journey from the airport itself and avoid the hustle of staying in a big city. The total distance between Chennai to Pondicherry is approximately 150 km and we did it in two days. On day 1 we rode from Chennai to Mahabalipuram which is approximately 55 km and on Day 2 we did the final leg of the ride and reached Pondicherry.
Chennai to Mahabalipuram
We started riding from Chennai just when the sun was right on top of us and tried to get on ECR — East Coast Road as fast as we can. The benefit of being on ECR is that cold coastal breeze which saves you from the otherwise scorching sun on top of you. It is only 55 km from Chennai but we took lots of stops and detours to stay on smaller roads and closer to the sea. The very first moment when we took a detour to get closer to the sea, we were instantly mesmerized by everything that was in front of us. We were like little kids getting to the beach for the first time. We changed to something more comfortable, opened our shoes and walked straight into the water. I simply can’t define that moment of having that beach and turquoise blue sea all to ourselves. Once we settled down from playing in the water, we managed to cool ourselves down with orange popsicles and started our journey again.
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