The Decision

Somewhere on NH117,Kona Expressway.

The sun has not risen yet and the fog is too thick to let the lamp posts light up the roads.And its quite cold. We crank up the car and leave the city,touch the highways,stop for road side hot Aloo ke paranthe breakfast and garam dhaba ke chae, speed up and fly.
The mist gradually breaks up and the sun beams down.Its warm, yet comfortable and the tarmac appeals.We drive down the roads,soar like the eagles,whish past the trucks and slow down at times.Because its not only a road trip, its a long journey that we have just started!

Zero-ing on the destination:
Ever since the torrid road trip to North Bengal and Gangtok, we had wanted to opt for an easier road trip.And since holidays are few and far between, the destination needed to be somewhere near,easy to reach, relaxing.So, when you stay in Calcutta, such places are either the nearby hills and forests of South Bengal or some destination near the Bay of Bengal.We were sceptic of the forests due to the Maoist problems so, it was going to be the sea this time. But not the Digha belt, which we had done multiple times over the past couple of years.After pondering over for sometime, we decided it was going to be Puri. 
The holiday season had just ebbed, but the chill in the air was still there - just perfect some quality time on the beach.