It was long that I did a hard ride , the last ride to Kolli Hills was a disappointment as a friend of mine unfortunately met with an accident and we had to return midway.
Most of my recent rides have been to either waterfalls or hills and I knew what I was missing, it was the sea I call it Vitamin Sea.
So let's ride🏍
Myself on my Domiar 400 and Sree on his Himalayan started our ride on the 1st of Nov , beautiful roads made the ride effortless, we took the NH4 till Hiriyuru and then took the state highway from Hiriyuru to Tarikere to join NH206 at Tarikere , we continued in NH206 till Honnavara to join NH66 (famously known as NH17 before) to reach R S Bhat homestay around 11pm on the 1st of November, Karnataka Rajyotsava well spent.
We stayed at RS Bhat Homestay , the owner of the property is Mr. RS Bhat , 78year old retired English headmaster of government school here in Kumta who stays with his wife. Mr Bhat is running the homestay from a few years here and I must say he is one extremely active gentlemen. Ever smiling and willing to help and also has a extremely intellectual family with many in his family being Phd holders.
Kapidwaja resting near a sugarcane field on the Hiriyur-Tarekare state highway
Friday the 2nd of November we first went to the Kadle beach which was next to the homestay , a calm stunningly beautiful beach
The waves kissing you , the beautiful Kadle Beach at Kumta.
Then we rode to Idugunji Mahaganapathi temple in Honnavara and also went to small yet beautiful Apsarakonda Falls.
Its believed that Apsaras used to come for bathing here , though I couldn't find any🤣🤣
But however a quick bath at the falls was extremely refreshing after riding in humid weather.
The Apsarakonda Falls.
Sree enjoying the waterfalls.
Evening we went to Nirvana Beach which was 7 kms from RS Bhat homestay. What a beautiful evening it turned out to be.
Sunset turning the sand ,waves and everything around to gold.
Sunset and the Fisher boat.
"Posers"
Day 3 , 3rd November, the day started with we visiting the Kadle Beach early in the morning, the plan for the day was to take the ferry ride from Aghanashini to Gokarna.
Aghanashini is a river and the place where Aghanashini river meets the Arabian sea is also called as Aghanashini. Here there is government boat service which ferries people and small vehicles from Kumta to Gokarna. If not for this service , then one has to take the NH66 to reach Gokarna , this ferry service reduces the distance by 30kms but more so the land scape surrounding the river and the scene of river meeting the sea is one to cherish for a long time.
Early morning scenes with spectacular cloud play at the Kadle Beach.
What a way to experience your "self"
We were greeted with a rainbow and a fisher boat returning to the harbor made a great subject to photograph
Blue sky and milky sea water
I was just about to leave the beach and tuned one last time to say a goodbye and skyline and the fisher boat looked so beautiful.
The Aghanashini river, the other side of the river is the Arabian Sea .
We took the ferry to Gokarna , visited the more than 1000 year old Mahabaleshwara Temple of Gokarna which is the only Atma Linga of Lord Shiva.
After the temple visit , we checked out from the homestay and headed towards Udupi .
Kapidwaja and the Himalayan resting at the stunning Maravante Beach road.
A dramatic evening at Maravante Beach.
Day 4, 4th November, we visited the famous Krishna Mutt and the surrounding temples of udupi in the morning, my roots belong to Udupi and I visited my ancestors house and also visited my grandparents home and sought blessings from them for a safe ride back home.
Great twisties and a great bike!
We took the now open Shiradi Ghat , the roads are fantastic to ride and we had blast of a ride back home.
We reached home around 7pm after a fantastic 1,250km ride , the dominar (kapidwaja) performed brilliantly both on good and average roads and it was a bliss to ride him.
I had a great time and I wish you also take out time to visit this wonderful place.
Until next time with another photoblog I wish you have a great time.
Be well and ride safe.
Santhosh
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