A 920+ kms ride through the rough and smooth of coastal Maharashtra.
This has been one of the most cherished road trip I have done along the coastal Maharashtra. Reasons for this are many, but first and foremost would be the fact that it was completely unplanned right from the moment when we set from my house and right through the trip until we decided to return back 4 days later. None of it was planned - the destinations, the route, the accommodation etc etc. This was truly as 'take it in your stride as it comes' road trip and the experience it offered has been really enjoyable to say the least.
Along our 920+ kms 4 day sojourn on the two wheels from Kalyan to Ratnagiri & back, we touched upon a lot of major tourist areas dotting the Konkan tourist map; stopping at some and waving on the go at some others!
The route we took looked something like this -
Kalyan - Mangaon - Diveagar - Mahad - Ratnagiri - Ganpatipule - Jaigad - Hedvi - Velneshwar - Guhagar - Anjanwel - Dabhol - Dapoli - Mahad - Pachad - Mahad - Kalyan
Now, I know a lot of it is winding and through some not so good roads, but that's what the entire trip was all about - unplanned melodies, with some of them not being so melodious ; -)
This has been one of the most cherished road trip I have done along the coastal Maharashtra. Reasons for this are many, but first and foremost would be the fact that it was completely unplanned right from the moment when we set from my house and right through the trip until we decided to return back 4 days later. None of it was planned - the destinations, the route, the accommodation etc etc. This was truly as 'take it in your stride as it comes' road trip and the experience it offered has been really enjoyable to say the least.
Along our 920+ kms 4 day sojourn on the two wheels from Kalyan to Ratnagiri & back, we touched upon a lot of major tourist areas dotting the Konkan tourist map; stopping at some and waving on the go at some others!
The route we took looked something like this -
Kalyan - Mangaon - Diveagar - Mahad - Ratnagiri - Ganpatipule - Jaigad - Hedvi - Velneshwar - Guhagar - Anjanwel - Dabhol - Dapoli - Mahad - Pachad - Mahad - Kalyan
Now, I know a lot of it is winding and through some not so good roads, but that's what the entire trip was all about - unplanned melodies, with some of them not being so melodious ; -)
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| Sunset at Diveagar beach |
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| Baskya buruj at Ratnafurga fort, Ratnagiri |
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| Ratnadurga fort, Ratnagiri |
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| Thiba palace, Ratnagiri |
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| Thiba palace, Ratnagiri |
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| Thiba palace, Ratnagiri |
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| Thiba palace, Ratnagiri |
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| Thiba palace, Ratnagiri |
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| Lokmanya Tilak's birthplace, Ratnagiri |
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| Lokmanya Tilak's birthplace, Ratnagiri |
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| Lokmanya Tilak's birthplace, Ratnagiri |
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| Lokmanya Tilak's birthplace, Ratnagiri |
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| Lokmanya Tilak's birthplace, Ratnagiri |
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| Lokmanya Tilak's birthplace, Ratnagiri |
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| Lokmanya Tilak's birthplace, Ratnagiri |
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| Aare beach, Ratnagiri |
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| Ganpatipule beach |
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| Ganpatipule beach |
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| Somewhere along the ride |
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| And another somewhere, something near Jaigad |
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| Jindal school near Jaigad |
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| Ferrying across the Jaigad creek |
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| Ferrying across Dabhol creek |
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| Aade beach |
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| Aade beach |
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| Narrow lanes and the omnipresent ST |
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| Guhagar beach |
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| Words of wisdom at Guhagar beach |
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| Between Dapoli and Mahad |
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| Romancing the roads .. beautiful stretch of road between Dapoli and Mahad. Most of this stretch is in poor state though! |
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| And yet another ferry across yet another estuary |
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| Happy feet, tired backs! |