Bird’s eye view: Today we travelled 300 km, leaving Lucknow at 7.00 am and entering our hotel at Khatima at 2.30 pm. Not every day has a Jhumritalaiya or Prayagraj break in the middle. This was a straightish drive, consequently more tiring. Nor did we have big breaks for breakfast or coffee, since I was harbouring an indigestion (the bane of bengalees). We just put our heads down and drove, intent on getting to the final destination alone, like Dhoni in the slog overs (oops, did I put my foot in it?) Leaving Lucknow (7.00 am): As planned, our choice of hotel allowed us to get out of our Lucknow stable pretty fast, and we hit NH30 again (the one that goes to Delhi). Today we drove mostly in UP and the last bit in Uttarakhand, but I must say that roads in this part of the country, be it NH, SH or simple roads, were very very good. Lot of truck traffic on NH30, of course, and one had to recall video-gaming skills in order to weave between divers vehicles in t...