After a tiring bike ride 450 KMs on the previous day, I was here roaming around on Malpe beach on a Sunday morning. The beach was void of tourists. Only people on the beach other than us were the...
Category: West Coast
Digest: Ride to the West Coast
An unforgettable journey Places visited during the four day bike trip to West Coast * The beginning* Belur* Yagachi Dam* Sringeri* Agumbe* Around Udupi – Malpe beach & port, Bengre* Udyavara beach* Kunjarugiri and Pajaka* Around Kasaragod – Ananthapura...
Manjeshwara & Someshwara
We stopped at Kasaragodu for lunch. From there we went to Manjeshwara, the birth place of Govinda Pai, one of the well known poets of Kannada literature. It was around 3.30PM & Sri Ananthapadmanabha swamy temple was closed. We...
Bekal Fort
It was noon when we reached Bekal fort. Wrong time & season – noon & summer – to visit Bekal. The place was almost deserted, with few people here and there. After roaming around the fort – peeping into...
Exploring Kasaragod
On day three we gave rest to our steeds & hired a car as Srik’s aunt & cousin accompanied us for the trip. And third day turned out be more of a pilgrimage with visits to plenty of temples...
Around Udupi: Kunjarugiri & Pajaka
From Udyavara we headed towards our next destination – Kunjarugiri, a hillock (giri = hill, mountain) with temple of Goddess Durga atop. One can reach the top either by steps (a hundred or so) or by road. Though we...