Kalyan to Ghatkopar in 35 minutes!!

We hit the national highway at Kalyan at 7:10 p.m. The thought of driving at night with no street lights was not very exciting. The pain of trying to concentrate on the road while headlights of vehicles travelling in opposite direction blinded you totally worried me. Anyway, I was determined to do my best. I started following the tailligths of the vehicle ahead of me, keeping safe distance from it. As the road twisted and turned the refecltors at the edges of the road guided me safely, while a florescent white colour clearly demarcated the lane I should keep.

Before long we touched Thane. We had not taken a single halt. No red lights, cross roads, no pedestriants ... no cows either! The efficient guy at the toll naka did not waste any time and the only halt we made was a short one at Mulund signal. Although there were quite a few vehicles, the four-lane highway was big enough for everyone to move at their top speed. At 7:45 p.m., when we reached Ghatkopar, we couldn't believe our eyes - Indian roads are have changed like magic!