However, exact itinerary and a plan of where to stay at the end of every day's journey were missing. All that Prisiliya, a student of Masters in Computer Sciences at a city college, had was distances and the gradients of roads etched in her mind, and a list of people on the way who could help.
After spending 18 nights during her 1,800 km pedalling journey at people's homes, not at hotels (she was meeting most of these people for the first time), Prisiliya reached the southern tip of the country this evening.
During these 19 days, which took her through some lonely stretches of the Western Ghats, she never faced any kind of threat though she was riding alone, Prisiliya quips nonchalantly.
She had organised the ride herself, with a little help from her father Dhananjay Madan, an accomplished adventurist, and a few close friends.
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Prisiliya spoke to the girls of at least three colleges in Kerala, impressing on them the need to look beyond academic excellence and indulge in journeys of their own.
A Facebook page -- titled 'I' 'P'ride' -- helped her friends and family stay updated on the progress of her solitary pilgrimage. She had found many of the people at whose homes she stayed overnight through the social media.
Before the ride, she had to teach herself the art of bicycle maintenance. It came in handy when the brakes of bicycle gave trouble towards the end of the journey.
While riding uphill on the high-gradient slopes of the Western Ghats, her mountaineering training also helped her, she says.