When the car stopped on a small stretch of a road, the eyes could see water every where. It was the perfect blend of nature and human creation. The backwaters of Kadra dam had created a huge reservoir, only to be limited by western ghats that surrounded it. Wild river kali was at her utmost calmness. The words may be less to explain this pristine beauty. The following 24 hours were the most memorable ones.
Friday 17, Sept 2010
On the previous day evening four of us were rushing to majestic on a rickshaw breaking all the traffic to catch the bus. Bw3Rocks team finally reached bus stand on time to catch the 6:00pm Goa Volvo Airavatha bus, which will take us to the place where we will spend the next two days. This time we were heading to the northern coastal Karnataka, Kadra and Karwar. My friend Jaanesh, whose parents are at Kadra, were the host for this Kapi Sene! (Bus route : Tumkur-Chitradurga-Hubli-Yellapur-Karwar Rs. 690/ Dinner @ Dabas Pete)
The morning sun, the Kali river and the majestic arabian sea welcomed us at Karwar. We got down at 6:00am and caught the bus to Kadra, a small township of Karnataka Power Corporation at a distance of 35km from Karwar(1 hour journey). The township is in the middle of dense forest. After getting fresh, having stomach full breakfast and nice nap we started our first visit.
Sri Mahamaya Prasanna temple is a around 5km from Kadra. A waterfall formed by the small stream is our main trekking interest, which was deep inside the rainy forest. We had to virtually find our ways to the deep stream covered with dense bushes and dotted anthills (termite mounds). We could here only the thunderous sound of the waterfall when we reached the spot. spending some time, we were back for lunch.
Evening we went to the Kadra dam and to the picturesque Kadra back waters, near Kodasalli Dam. I think the pictures will explain more than the words.
We went to the anasi(ಅಣಸಿ) falls near to the backwaters. There is a view point to watch the entire project site of Kadra, including Kadra dam and Kadra back waters. After spending some time there, we were on to Karwar beach. On the way we had to pass through the bridge over river kali, which was a engineering marvel as well. The bridge starts from an excavated mountain on side and ends on the otherside of the river Kali and we can go to Karwar.
The multi colored sky, evening sunset, the small islands that dotted the sea, distant sailing boats just added the extra touch to end the day.
The beauty of a river in all its forms was visible to us on a single day. The small stream, a water fall, wild river flow, back waters formed by a dam, an estuary and the mighty sea.
The Next day we went to the Shaantheri Prasanna temple festival. The ocean of devotees was eye opener. A bit mis-organized, we had a distant view of goddess and a decent meal (Prasadam) from the temple. We returned at around 4pm and packed our bag for our return journey. We caught the Sugama bus at 5:45pm (Off Karwar 7:00 pm)
ಅದೇ ಭೂಮಿ ಅದೇ ಭಾನು ಈ ನಯನ ನೂತನ,
ಅದೇ ದಾರಿ ಅದೇ ತಿರುವು ಈ ಪಯಣ ನೂತನ...
(Ade Bhoomi Ade Bhanu Ee Nayana Nootana, Ade Daari Ade Tiruvu Ee Payana Nootana...)
Transport : Airavata Volvo, Sugama, Maruti Swift DZire, Tata Winger, Auto :)
We :Bhatta, Jaanesh, Me and Santhya.
Distance : Covered around 1300km
Friday 17, Sept 2010
On the previous day evening four of us were rushing to majestic on a rickshaw breaking all the traffic to catch the bus. Bw3Rocks team finally reached bus stand on time to catch the 6:00pm Goa Volvo Airavatha bus, which will take us to the place where we will spend the next two days. This time we were heading to the northern coastal Karnataka, Kadra and Karwar. My friend Jaanesh, whose parents are at Kadra, were the host for this Kapi Sene! (Bus route : Tumkur-Chitradurga-Hubli-Yellapur-Karwar Rs. 690/ Dinner @ Dabas Pete)
The morning sun, the Kali river and the majestic arabian sea welcomed us at Karwar. We got down at 6:00am and caught the bus to Kadra, a small township of Karnataka Power Corporation at a distance of 35km from Karwar(1 hour journey). The township is in the middle of dense forest. After getting fresh, having stomach full breakfast and nice nap we started our first visit.
Sri Mahamaya Prasanna temple is a around 5km from Kadra. A waterfall formed by the small stream is our main trekking interest, which was deep inside the rainy forest. We had to virtually find our ways to the deep stream covered with dense bushes and dotted anthills (termite mounds). We could here only the thunderous sound of the waterfall when we reached the spot. spending some time, we were back for lunch.
Evening we went to the Kadra dam and to the picturesque Kadra back waters, near Kodasalli Dam. I think the pictures will explain more than the words.
We went to the anasi(ಅಣಸಿ) falls near to the backwaters. There is a view point to watch the entire project site of Kadra, including Kadra dam and Kadra back waters. After spending some time there, we were on to Karwar beach. On the way we had to pass through the bridge over river kali, which was a engineering marvel as well. The bridge starts from an excavated mountain on side and ends on the otherside of the river Kali and we can go to Karwar.
The multi colored sky, evening sunset, the small islands that dotted the sea, distant sailing boats just added the extra touch to end the day.
The beauty of a river in all its forms was visible to us on a single day. The small stream, a water fall, wild river flow, back waters formed by a dam, an estuary and the mighty sea.
The Next day we went to the Shaantheri Prasanna temple festival. The ocean of devotees was eye opener. A bit mis-organized, we had a distant view of goddess and a decent meal (Prasadam) from the temple. We returned at around 4pm and packed our bag for our return journey. We caught the Sugama bus at 5:45pm (Off Karwar 7:00 pm)
ಅದೇ ಭೂಮಿ ಅದೇ ಭಾನು ಈ ನಯನ ನೂತನ,
ಅದೇ ದಾರಿ ಅದೇ ತಿರುವು ಈ ಪಯಣ ನೂತನ...
(Ade Bhoomi Ade Bhanu Ee Nayana Nootana, Ade Daari Ade Tiruvu Ee Payana Nootana...)
Transport : Airavata Volvo, Sugama, Maruti Swift DZire, Tata Winger, Auto :)
We :Bhatta, Jaanesh, Me and Santhya.
Distance : Covered around 1300km
