inrockmusichistory:from“stairwaytoheaven”to“sweetChild
ofMine”andeverythinginbetween.
thenextmorningit wasoffagain,thistimetoKaziranga.
we passedthroughsomeofassam’ssignature(andquite
alluring)teaplantations,asifoundmyselfbehindthewheelofa
diesel-poweredCivicthistimearound.narrow roads gave way
towidestretchesoftarmacandweblitzedalonginourconvoy,
makinggreattimebeforewepulledoverfora spottoeatand
somephotoshootsalongtheway.we soonlefttheplantations
behindandfoundourselvesintheforestregion,ourresortin
Kazirangacreepingevercloser.it startedraininghardforthe
lastfewclicks,buti didn’t have to lift a finger as the auto
wipers kicked in and took care of the downpour before it could
obscure my vision.
anothernightofrestinglaterwewereoff,thistimeinthe
dieselCR-V,eyespeeledforKaziranga’smostfamous
residents:thegreaterone-hornedrhinoceros.it didn’ttakeus
longtospotoneeither,restinginthedistanceasanerrantbird
flittedaroundit.iwassoexcitedtohaveseenthismajestic
beastthatialmostforgotthatthiswasthelastdayofthedrive.
Ourdestinationwasguwahatiairportandthedrivetherewas
onsilkysmoothhighwaysections.an absoluteblastinthe
potentCR-Vwithits1.6-litre,four-cylinder,i-DtECengine
churningout 120 Psand 300 nmoftorque.all toosoon,this
fantasticDrivetoDiscoverhadcometoa close.Exploringthese
phenomenallocalesinthenorth East had been quite an
experience and the Civic and CR-V made for potent
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