Mark, thanks for the reply. My trip is sort of open-ended (3mths? IDK). I do not know how big of a problem the monsoons will be but since I have time I will be quite zen-like in my travel.
The mountains are the main destination, hence the timing. I was thinking of hitting the south/west regions (Goa, Ooty, down through Kerala, etc.) on my return to Chennai because I feel like I should to make my way north first - I do not know how much I can or want travel in a week given the weather and being new to driving in India. I've spent quite a bit of time there but not driving.
Wife and in-laws think I'm nuts.
Thanks again and I'm adding your suggestions to my list of places to research and making waypoints.
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