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pics are good.waiting for the rest trip log.
btw which bridge is that?

vow.. Lovely pix.!

Nice clicks!

Nice ride there Ravikanth Have heard the first part of the story and was waiting for the story to unfold. Eyes and ears wide open

Wow Ravi !!
This is the way to go. You, The Bike and The Road- there can be nothing more blissful for a true biker. Loved your ride, Wish you many, many more !

Ride Safe,
Ravi

Pls keep them coming Ravikanth
Pamban Bridge

Nice ride and pics ravikanth. And thanks for sharing the rich history which brought some new knowledge to me. Must visit the ghost town sometime in future.

Ride safe.

well titled "Freedom, Peace, Nirvana"

Thanks for the approval

Thanks, This is the Pamban Bridge

Day 3:
Kanyakumari-Suchindram-Nagercoil-Trivandrum- Varkala

Kanyakumari is the place where many people found peace and had influenced a lot of people (Details of the place available here ), in the morning I headed straight to the beach which is just behind the temple to view the magnificent sunrise, there was a huge crowd who had reached ahead of me , I managed to squeeze in between and anchored myself at a spot, the clouds were playing spoilsport but they made way after sometime allowing me to have a few pics.





After the magnificent sunrise walked towards the temple and here again there was a huge queue to enter the temple, looking at my confused state a person approached me and offered to take me directly to view the shrine bypassing the queue, obviously for a small payment. I accepted the offer, having a good view of the shining diamond nose ring on the idol and seeking blessings, I then Walked out of the temple.
I had heard about the boat ferry which would take me to the island known as Vivekananda rock, upon reaching the ticket counter saw a huge queue which was spilling out to the main road, decided against going on the ferry.
Kanyakumari has a vast beach ,Instead of waiting in a queue to board the ferry I decided to explore the beach, first went towards one end where fish caught fresh from the sea was auctioned, I was surprised at how much the sea can offer without being selfless, having seen the fishy business I then moved on towards few rocks further down the sea far away from the crown, and seated myself for some time to enjoy the view, another person joined this isolate place , we talked for a few minutes and exchanged info, he was travelling the whole of south India from the past few months and had quit a good job back in England to spend time in India.




It was afternoon and the heat was on, the market around the temple premises and the beach selling sea shell products were winding up to re-open in the evening.



Even I decided to wind up and end my visit to Kanyakumari and headed towards the hotel to check out.

It was around 12.00 when I headed towards Nagercoil, around 15 kms visited Suchindram (one of the few temples where prayers are offered for Vishnu, Shiva and Brahma) temple but the main temple was closed and I took a small walk around the corridors.


I realized I had not had proper food since the day I started that was almost 3 days. The last three days were almost like a pilgrimage, this evening was different no temples only the beach for me.


At the Beach if you want people to notice you order a sizzler and look at heads turning J, having filled my stomach on a delicious meal and washing it down with varieties of tea, I headed towards the hotel and sank into dreamland.
As on Day three I had covered 1200 kms.

Day 4:
Varkala-Cheppad-Allepey-Kochi-Thrissur-Shoranur-Gudalur
After having a relaxed evening and a good sleep , freshened up and headed again to the beach, met a couple from Italy who were retired teachers enjoying their hard earned money, and another guy who organizes bike trips from Varkala to Goa .

It was now time to take leave from this place I call paradise, I checked out from the hotel and talked to a friend who was supposed to meet me in Cheppad which is a place on the way to Allepey from Varkala, however he informed he was delayed and would reach his home only in the evening, Nevertheless, I thought I will meet his parents and meet him once he is back in Bangalore.

From here I had two options either head home directly via Salem which would be a continuous 700 km ride or enter Bangalore via Bandipur, I chose the next one.
After Varkala, headed out towards Allepey Via Kollam, it was around 9.30 in the morning , my friend had asked me to call him once I reached Cheppad, he would then direct me to his house which is just next to the highway I would be travelling. Once I reached Cheppad I called him and to my surprise I was standing just opposite to his house, here I met his parents and after a short break continued my ride towards Allepey, Refueled near Allepey, post which the roads were pretty good, bar few stretches I cruised along 120 easily owing to the double lanes and crossed Kochi and then reached Thrissur at around 3.00 pm. I had already covered 250 kms, from here I thought of entering Bandipur via Gudalar instead of Sulthan Bathery, After Shoranur which is en route to Gudalur I came across traffic blockade at two places due to a procession that was moving on the narrow roads. I used this opportunity to take pics of the elephants and few artists dressed as gods from the Indian Mythology who were accompanying the procession.


















I have to admit Kerala heat was taking its toll on me and I decided to ride as much as I can and halt when I get tired, few places on the way tempted me to call it a day, but I pushed along until I reached the Ghat road which marked the entry to Gudalar, it was 7.30 pm, the moon was shining behind the hills, the cool breeze, the twist and turns of the Ghat road made my tiredness vanish in a jiffy. I reached Mudhumali wildlife sanctuary check post at 8.30, Entry to Mudhumalai/Bandipur is closed for traffic from 9.00 pm to 6.00 am, unfortunately the guards at the check post bordering Mudhumalai wildlife sanctuary told me they do not allow bikes after 6 .00 pm citing safety reason as wild elephants would be crossing the roads, This being the only route now to reach Bangalore via Mysore and no other option I traced back around 5 kms and found a place in Gudalar to halt for the night.
As on the fourth day I had travelled around 1620 kms.


The Ride continues....

Enjoying your log.
You could have met the trivandrum xbhp team, atleast some some of us could have given you a little encouragement . Anyway
Congratulations.... for your succesfull trip