Thursday, November 12, 2009

My first solo ride!

Did my first solo trip covering a distancce of 800 km in 3 days and explored the beautiful Velneshwar beach.

Some panaromas from the trip...

Velneshwar Beach


My bike with Velneshwar beach as backdrop


Velneshwar Beach


Kumbharli Ghat


Route Map:

View Solo Konkan Ride! in a larger map

Early morning breakfast/tea near Khambatki Ghat at around 6 AM

Start of Kumbharli ghat which takes you to Chiplun in Konkan

Sight from top of the ghat


Twisting roads!

There is my beach!!

On the way to the beach

There is the beautiful Velneshwar Beach!

Lazing around on the beach front room

My beach front room!


A boat in the sea

Local boy cycling on the beach

Prized catch!

The catch!

Celebration time!

Kids fishing along the shore

LOL!

Sunset at Velneshwar

Sunset at Velneshwar

View from inside of my room

River crossing on boat!

The boat!

The bike!

Crossing the river over to Jaigad fort, saves time and fuel

Just enjoying the adventure!

Fox we saw on the way

Jaigad sea fort

Inside Jaigad sea fort

Jaigad sea fort

Some pose!

Jaigad sea fort

Surmai...yummy!

Pomfret....wat else u want in life!

The mighty Gagan Bawda ghat

Gagan Bawda ghat

On top of Gagan Bawda
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22 comments :

  1. RocksaysNovember 12, 2009 at 9:07 AM

    Kudos to you my friend. This is the way to do it!!. Remember the song of Batista.."I walk alone" ;-)

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  2. PawanNovember 12, 2009 at 10:07 AM

    Mast re

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  3. komal.r.vyasNovember 12, 2009 at 10:16 AM

    wooooow !! thanks for sharing ur experience... pics r amazing..this is the kind of journeys i always wanted to do in my life... thanks for inspiring :)

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  4. AmeyaNovember 12, 2009 at 11:08 AM

    Suoer set ride....lovely photo compositions.

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  5. UnknownNovember 12, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    Sir tumcha one man show mgmt solid

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  6. UnknownNovember 12, 2009 at 12:49 PM

    superb.... u enjoyed this one!!!!!

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  7. vagonrNovember 12, 2009 at 2:03 PM

    sahi re dada... tuzyakadun he shikayala hawa.!!!

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  8. Chhavi ChawlaNovember 12, 2009 at 2:15 PM

    nice !!

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  9. मुर्खानंदNovember 12, 2009 at 2:20 PM

    lay bhaari...

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  10. मुर्खानंदNovember 12, 2009 at 2:22 PM

    surmaai zakas ch... pan tu kadhi fresh surmaai khalliy ka... mast masala laavleli... veda hoshil yaar...

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  11. Hrishikesh BurkuleNovember 12, 2009 at 5:03 PM

    @मुर्खानंद
    Kevah bolavtos ghari! :)

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  12. Amruta TareNovember 12, 2009 at 5:09 PM

    Really Superb...All these experiences you share are really refreshing....The pics are also really beautiful... :)

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  13. Hrishikesh BurkuleNovember 12, 2009 at 6:03 PM

    @Amruta: Thanks!

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  14. JNovember 13, 2009 at 2:18 AM

    The fish looks just Divine, hope it was as good as the place

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  15. Hrishikesh BurkuleNovember 13, 2009 at 10:33 AM

    @shivankh
    It was as divine in taste as it was to look at!

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  16. Shantanu Vilas JoshiNovember 13, 2009 at 5:08 PM

    Wild Hog !!! Ek number !!!

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  17. Ajay MedaNovember 19, 2009 at 6:54 AM

    very good pics...........like them very much

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  18. ajayMarch 19, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    beautiful.....specially the ghat photos, keep it up

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  19. UnknownAugust 25, 2010 at 8:43 PM

    thanks for taking beutiful picture of my village vewlneshvar i will try take fresh photo like u

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  20. Hrishikesh BurkuleAugust 26, 2010 at 10:28 AM

    @Sandesh
    Tuza gaav khup chhan aahe re!
    Do send the snaps when u take them.
    Cheers!

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  21. Anup DawareMarch 4, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    Amazing photos... tya poran sobat cha photo ekdam mast aahe.. ekdam khara :)

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  22. AnonymousNovember 22, 2011 at 4:49 PM

    Not sure but came across to this wonderful place after seeing your blog only. We are visiting this place this Dec 2011.

    Thanks for sharing !!!

    Manish Patil

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