Day 2
06:30AM
A very enthusiastic Vinod wakes me up. We take a walk at a nearby hillock and are amazed by the peacefulness of the place. Our ears hear no other sound than the sound of water crashing on the rocks below. We just sit there. Quiet. Absorbing the beauty of the place. After about an hour, we reluctantly walk back to our hotel rooms and hit the road again at 8 AM. Destination - Malvan. The next 50 KM is a very relaxed ride with a few stops for photography. We reach Malvan at 9:30 Am. A trip to the local Ganesh temple followed by a short visit to the beach and we are off. Destination- Ratnagiri.
After covering about 70kms, I asked Vinod to stop. We hadn’t had breakfast in the morning and I was hungry, and thirsty too. The Konkan heat was sapping my energy. A half an hour stop at Talera. A Great breakfast and we are off again.
There was a natural stream we had missed on the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg border and I didn’t want to miss it again. We stopped. I asked Vinod if he wanted to take a dip. He said we’re late. Lets ride. Disappointed I started my bike. After riding about 10 feet I Asked again. This time he said. “Heck we haven’t had a bath. Lets do it.” Just one step in the water and we realized what we would have missed. No swimming pool. No Bubble Bath, No Jacuzzi can. relax you like a natural stream .After flapping in the water for half and hour and trying to catch fish with our bare hands we decided to ride on, Thoroughly refreshed. I made myself a promise to visit the place again. Now was the fun part as we were ready to take on the best section of twisties after a good break. A hour and a half later we reached Pavas. A small town near Ratnagiri. After about half an hour of sight-seeing we were off to Ratnagiri. The Pavas- Ratnagiri road is simply breath taking, with hills on one side and valleys lined with rivers on the other. After visiting Ratandurg fort we headed to Ganpatiphule.
5:00PM A little tired, we set out to find accommodation, We were in for a big surprise. Ganpatiphule being a commercial place the hotel charges ranged between 1000-1500 bucks. Which was ridiculous, as we just wanted a resting place for the night? We were contemplating riding back to Sangameshwar when an autowala came to our rescue. We found a fairly decent lodge for 300 bucks. After parking our luggage we were off to the temple followed by a short visit at the beach. After such a great ride we didn’t like Ganpatiphule at all. Lots of noise, Pollution, a huge crowd of people. Not the way we wanted our Ride to end. With this in mind we went out for dinner on the outskirts of Ganpatiphule Followed by a little walk in the countryside. We were back at the hotel by 11:00 PM and being tired we went straight off to sleep.
06:30AM
A very enthusiastic Vinod wakes me up. We take a walk at a nearby hillock and are amazed by the peacefulness of the place. Our ears hear no other sound than the sound of water crashing on the rocks below. We just sit there. Quiet. Absorbing the beauty of the place. After about an hour, we reluctantly walk back to our hotel rooms and hit the road again at 8 AM. Destination - Malvan. The next 50 KM is a very relaxed ride with a few stops for photography. We reach Malvan at 9:30 Am. A trip to the local Ganesh temple followed by a short visit to the beach and we are off. Destination- Ratnagiri.
After covering about 70kms, I asked Vinod to stop. We hadn’t had breakfast in the morning and I was hungry, and thirsty too. The Konkan heat was sapping my energy. A half an hour stop at Talera. A Great breakfast and we are off again.
There was a natural stream we had missed on the Ratnagiri-Sindhudurg border and I didn’t want to miss it again. We stopped. I asked Vinod if he wanted to take a dip. He said we’re late. Lets ride. Disappointed I started my bike. After riding about 10 feet I Asked again. This time he said. “Heck we haven’t had a bath. Lets do it.” Just one step in the water and we realized what we would have missed. No swimming pool. No Bubble Bath, No Jacuzzi can. relax you like a natural stream .After flapping in the water for half and hour and trying to catch fish with our bare hands we decided to ride on, Thoroughly refreshed. I made myself a promise to visit the place again. Now was the fun part as we were ready to take on the best section of twisties after a good break. A hour and a half later we reached Pavas. A small town near Ratnagiri. After about half an hour of sight-seeing we were off to Ratnagiri. The Pavas- Ratnagiri road is simply breath taking, with hills on one side and valleys lined with rivers on the other. After visiting Ratandurg fort we headed to Ganpatiphule.
5:00PM A little tired, we set out to find accommodation, We were in for a big surprise. Ganpatiphule being a commercial place the hotel charges ranged between 1000-1500 bucks. Which was ridiculous, as we just wanted a resting place for the night? We were contemplating riding back to Sangameshwar when an autowala came to our rescue. We found a fairly decent lodge for 300 bucks. After parking our luggage we were off to the temple followed by a short visit at the beach. After such a great ride we didn’t like Ganpatiphule at all. Lots of noise, Pollution, a huge crowd of people. Not the way we wanted our Ride to end. With this in mind we went out for dinner on the outskirts of Ganpatiphule Followed by a little walk in the countryside. We were back at the hotel by 11:00 PM and being tired we went straight off to sleep.
2 comments:
I have heard lot about this place 'Ganpatiphule', for quiet some time know. God knows when i will get a chance. I frequently visit Ganesh Mandir at Titwala (near by Mumbai), which is very ancient well known temple. Can get interesting information on Titwala Ganesh Temple at
www.g2bux.com/myaction.do?religion=110
Thanks Raja.....Ganpatiphule is a very commercial place...u can visit a place called Hedvi, abt 60 kms off chiplun and 370 kms frm mumbai...its heaven:)
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