Meeting point on the onward journey

As two groups: one from Bangalore and the other from Mysore drive, the meeting point would be Hiriyur on NH4.Mysore to Hiriyur is about 214 km, which is about 4 hour drive.Bangalore to Hiriyur is about 161 km, which is about 3 hour drive from Bangalore in the early morning. Here is what looks to be a feasible plan:

On 3rd Friday:

• Leave Mysore at 4:30 AM to reach Hiriyur at around 8:30 AM. Any good place for breakfast somewhere nearby ??
• Leave Bangalore at around 5:00 AM (depending on pick-ups and traffic situations) and reach Hiriyur at around 8:30AM
• Rest + breakfast - 30 minuts
• From Hiriyur to Hubli, it is about 270 km = about 5 hours; reach Hubli by about 2:00 PM for lunch. 
• Rest + lunch - 1 hr.
• From Hubli to Panjim/Dona Paula is about 170 km = about 3:30 hours; reach Panjim by about 6:30 PM.
• 9:00 PM party !!!!

Key-points:

• Leaving earliest in the morning ensures no night driving!
• End leg of the journey goes through lots of twists and turns; so need to cover maximum distance at good speed in the initial part of the good straight roads.

Here is the map:

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