True Story. This was the trip we took on 1st week of March to Coimbatore.

We were to start at 11:30 after Prithvi’s school was over. But San and I had meetings which never got over. It was 2 by the time we left home.

I took the Dog Cat and luggage and loaded the car. San and Charu were to come but they were taking time. Later I came to know that first San forgot to take her Mask. Then something else – 3 times she opened the door and went in. On her 3rd entrance, she went and sat. Charu asked – why are you sitting? San had said – this is to make it look as if we are starting new.

We just rolled out of the Apartment Complex and San got a call. A courier had come for her. We took U turn to go and pick it. U turn No. 1

Finally we left AECS layout and we were cruising towards Varthur – when I realised it was already 2PM. San wanted to go to A2B to eat Chinna Vengaya Oothapam. But it will be another 1.5 hours. Didn’t make sense. Also it was damn hot. Near A2B there is not a single tree in the parking lot and Sufi would have got cooked, or one of us has to stay back in the car with the AC on.

I suggested, shall we go to Kapoor’s cafe. Everyone liked it. I suggested Kapoor’s cafe because behind it there are trees in the parking lot and Sufi will remain cool.

U turn No.2 was thus taken.

In the previous Coimbatore Adventure bike trip, on the return we had stopped on a road side Bakery just before Krishnagiri.

It was around 5 and I vaguely remembered that place. I remember a single tree near which I parked the bike. Amma said she remembered seeing in the cover the name Venkateshwara. We kept looking on the right but no Venkateshwara came.

Then I remembered crossing a Dhaba and then stopping for this bakery. I saw the Dhaba on the right and took the service road to go under the bridge to join the opposite road.

However after we went under the bridge the service road did not join back onto the highway.

U turn No.3 was taken – we retraced the way and joined the highway towards Coimbatore.

Then I found another break on the highway and I took it. U turn No. 4

Now after I crossed the Dhaba was driving slowly on the left and finally spotted the bakery.

There was no single tree, but 4 trees. And the name of the bakery was Amrutha. The owner has 4 other bakeries with that name -was reusing the covers. This one is newly opened. We were all happy.

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After we had tea and light snacks, we went towards Bangalore and took another U turn – U turn No. 5 to get back to Coimbatore.

It was around 7 or 8 I don’t remember. We had to take another break – we had crossed Salem and were approaching Erode. A rest room break was needed and Sufi had to be fed.

I was sitting on the last row this time, San was driving and spotted an interesting restaurant on the road. Kumki restaurant it said. It was not crowded and I saw green grass. Sufi would love to walk on it and do her thing

Told San – take the next U turn. So U turn No.6 to reach Kumki.

We had so many other U turns once we reached Coimbatore!

Sunday we started around 11:00 ish – after having a late breakfast. We were about to take the highway when I asked San to set the directions for the Cold Press Oil Shop – which is off the highway near Perundurai.

She had left her phone in the home!

U turn No. 7.

This was a trip of U Turns!