PAYANIGA

Here comes calendar for March 2008.

Background photo: Captured near Mallalli Falls near Somawarpet.

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It’s been a long while since I rode out of town on a long ride. It’s time to hit the road. Last time it was a two day ride to Madikeri.

Now I’m heading west, towards Mangalore. I’ve four days in hand and a wedding to attend on Sunday. The plan is wide open. As of now probably it’s going to be riding around Udupi, Mangalore & if possible Kasaragod. And looks like I’ll be taking the same route which we took while riding to Goa 15 months ago.

Also on the agenda is to meet couple of bloggers and one of them is a travel blogger.

Previous bike rides:

• Gopalaswamy betta
• Kambadahalli
• Mookana mane falls

Photos from my recent visit to Sringeri, Goddess Sharada’s abode. Nothing much to say from my side, enjoy the photos :)

Silhouette – Lord Vidya Shankara temple

Tunga River

View from the other side of the river

Fishes, as seen from the bridge.

Another silhouete – Temple of Goddess Sharadamba

More details about Sringeri & it’s history –

• Temples and Shrines at Sringeri
• Karnataka Tourism

Just back from Sharavathi valley after a two day adventerous exploratory trek, from Kanoor to Nagavalli. Though Kanoor – Doctor mane (Doctor’s house) – Kanoor Kote (Kanoor Fort) is a known explored trek path, we kept Kanoor as starting point and end point Nagavalli via Doctor’s house & decided to explore a new route with the help of Ganapati of Sharavathi Adventure Trails.

If you ask me which was the best moment of the trek, it’s very difficult to pick one from the below list –

• Traveling in a luggage carrier for 10+ KMs after a bus journey of 10 hours
• Getting scratched by thorns as we trek. And you look ahead to find no path, all you can see is thorny bushes
• You reach stream after 4 hours of trek or rather say exploration, and jump into it immedeatly
• Lunch is ready & served, you are hungry, but you can’t eat because it’s steaming hot :)
• Everyone volunteers to help for preparing dinner. Menu: Chapathis, Rice, Sambar & Moong dal Kheer (hesaru bELe paayasa)
• No lights around and you have moonlight dinner
• After a sumptuous dinner, you go on a night trek for a KM
• And to top it all, journey of 40KMs sitting/lying down on the bus top
• You duck/bend every time when someone shouts to avoid tree branches & electric wires