NH 17

On 30th we started from Cochin. We joined NH-17 in about 30 minutes. NH-17 is a very narrow highway dotted all along by numerous towns and cities. The Kerala stretch is crowded by people and buses. Though the distance was not very long, I could average at about 40km The karnataka portion of the highway is less congested and wider. Goan part is as beautiful as Kerala’s a and is full of ghat section. Maharastrian part is less green but equally enjoyable. 65% of NH-17 is full of ghats.Ghats can slow you down a lot. So one must be careful while planning routes through NH-17

We traveled for 3 days and about 1200km on this highway. We final fare good bye to NH17 near Poladpur to join NH4 via Mahabaleshwar.