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Originally Posted by mitchontheroad does anyone (besides rocketman hvk!) think i can get from darjeeling to shantiniketan in one day? if not, i will just stay in raiganj or ugh, malda for the night.
later guys |
We broke our journey from Hasimara to Calcutta at Kulik just outside Raiganj town. There is a WB government tourist lodge there, with proper parking space etc. Large green building on your right hand side just before the river Kulik. There is a small bird sanctuary just across the road from the lodge. It's an important breeding ground for Asian Openbill Storks but you won't be able to see them around this time of the year. I spotted a pair of Asian Paradise Flycatcher there. Of course there are many other birds there too.
But if you can make it to Malda you stay about 100 km closer to your destination.
Regarding the Moregram exit, for the life of me I couldn't find a single damn landmark to describe the spot to you. The lone green road sign that is there on the left hand side, showing Baharampur (actual spelling might be different) straight and Panagarh to the right is written in Hindi. The distances are written in English though.
You just have to remember that it's before Baharampur and after Omarpur (a very non-descript little hamlet not mentioned in your map). There is a very elaborate and prominently green Reliance petrol pump on your left hand side a few km before the Moregram turn.
At the actual right turn the road goes up a bit, like you were climbing a bridge. There is simply no landmark. Not even a shop. In fact that itself might be a landmark.
Good luck and happy riding. |