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  • Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

    #chaosaddictchronicles

    Yo, happy new year fellas! You can TLDR the below post and skip to the steak, i.e. if you think that's a juicy steak.

    While our true blue wanderers and globetrotters are busy gobbling miles and reaching faraway lands, I decided to gobble pegs of whisky in a nearby destination called Mangaluru. Well, you might argue but the significance of consuming liquor is pivotal to happiness, especially when it's new year's eve, and:
    1. when you're tired of corporate bullcrap
    2. when the concrete jungle nauseates you for the longest time
    3. when you've lost every race with every other urban rat there is, and....
    4. when you get the most critical permission of riding till your destination from your better half; I mean you may wanna make more out of it but this setup wasn't really unexciting for me in anyway.
    5. also, when your significant half understands the significance and allows two days of permit to binge *if you know what I mean*


    So, there it is. I celebrated my year end with couple of my friends in the beautiful city of Mangalore. And in the process we also covered Bekal, Kasargod, Kerala and Malpe in Udupi, Karnataka. And, by all means the city is beautiful, I must reiterate. Some of you may feel that it's just another journal entry to the unending list of Managalore logs but as a first timer, I will grab the chance to praise the beauty of the region in the most deserving manner. Pretty darn straight!

    Amidst all the procrastination & excitement in the past few days of this new year, and now that I have finally started the story, let's do away with all the customary checklist -

    routes (I think) -
    blr-kunigal-hassan-sakleshpur-puttur-mangaluru (375 kms, I guess )
    mangaluru-bekal (~67 km, one way)
    mangaluru-malpe-panambur-tannirbhavi (I don't know, maybe 140 overall)
    return - refer to the first route in reverse order

    place of stay - Hotel Emporium, KRR road, Mangalore

    the wide-angle captures:


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    the above picture says, 180 kms to Mangalore


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    #sakleshpur scenes


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    bunts hostel circle, mangalore


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    entrance to the fort in Bekal; that would be Bekal Fort!


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    The attack on Malpe!


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    The good pano of penambur beach, you can safely skip malpe for this gem


    wokae seri/sarey! 'will post some more stuff later. It's a lot of work, you know!
    Last edited by chaosaddict; 01-19-2017, 06:55 PM.
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    Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

    Travelogue Approved
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    • #3
      Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

      Waah, nice to see you back on saddle. Ride on
      I DON'T LET MY BIKE DOWN, MY BIKE DOESN'T LET ME DOWN......

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        Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

        Interesting clicks .. .Bring on the whole story
        Exploring South India
        Ride to Dandeli
        Kuntala waterfalls at its best
        Father & Son ride to Nasik
        Exploring South India -2
        Hyderabad-Goa-Maharashtra

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          Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

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          @chaosaddict ji

          The Maple Beach picture from Air is awesome.
          Ride from Cuttack to Manipal University , MahendraGiri- Odisha ,
          Dream > Explore > Discover =Zanskar & Ladakh Bike Ride,
          Deomali -highest peak of Odisha & Duduma Waterfalls
          S3=Sikkim, Sandakphu & Sohra , Ride to NEHAsthan , RIDE TO KISS

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          • #6
            Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

            Originally posted by MUSTANG 27 View Post
            Waah, nice to see you back on saddle. Ride on
            Thanks Saar, finally!

            Originally posted by bobisbacktorock View Post
            Interesting clicks .. .Bring on the whole story
            Thanks bro

            Originally posted by sajalsheth View Post

            @chaosaddict ji

            The Maple Beach picture from Air is awesome.
            Thanks Sirji.


            It's nothing colossal in here, but since many of you are already reading this thread and looking for a story, I ought to pen my thoughts down.


            Pre-ride melodrama!
            I have been wanting to ride since a long time, I can't really trace back but it's been a long freakin' time. In fact, last ride was with the Bangalore folks to saklespur. Besides, I have shifted to a place close to my workplace and that has reduced my daily commute to less than 5 km; say what! So there you go - case in point, one of the machines in the brotherhood clocked 7000 kms in a month or so and I realized that I struggled to clock 1500 in more than 8-9 months just to get to the next official service in an official service station. Reality check man!

            Life is difficult *oh boy, here we go again*

            Now that was the philosophy cliche; ignore it. This ride was an opportunity to grab my biker self and slap it out of the closet. The destiny didn't matter as long as I was allowed to use my bike to reach there. It was about time, I was at the tipping point of tolerance and the concrete monotony would have butchered me alive if I continued break-free. 2017 is a crucial year and I am looking forward to it. Booze aside, I didn't want to be negative while entering this year. I am an atheist but the critical point is on describing targets, numbers and goals, right?! - this was to justify the temperament of my persona . 100% authentic though.

            Cool, lets get to the 'not so boring' part.
            Disclaimer: The 'not so boring' part is comprised of 'not so good' captures. The equipment used were GoPro Hero 4 Silver & iPhone 4S & 6S. Bear at your own risk mate, you've been warned!

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            naelmangal, still sleepy & wanted to pee also, slightly nippy at this point

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            soaking in the first rays #homeminister

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            Foggy highways

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            candid hooman

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            #hdrexperiments

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            milestones and POVs

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            landscapes

            Above pictures are from the first pee break
            Mayura, belur cross, the infamous/famous joint for breakfast

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            ^sumptuous pongal that wifey had. Sorry, I couldn't click my poori bhaji as I was too hungry to even think along those lines; I mean food has it's own priority!

            to be continued........... maybe!
            Last edited by chaosaddict; 01-09-2017, 10:42 PM.
            BENEATH THE REMAINS.........
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              Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

              Wow Choosa addict

              Your travelogue updates are even slower than mine Others would have done another ride by now!

              Also, add colour to life, err, urm, i mean your photos! Waiting for more Mangalorean specials
              Biking is not about what you have between your legs, its all about how well you use it!!!!!!!

              Give your details here if you want to help your fellow xBhpian stranded in your city

              Touring Blog: Cycling in Mongolia!

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                Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

                need a bigger update
                Ride from Cuttack to Manipal University , MahendraGiri- Odisha ,
                Dream > Explore > Discover =Zanskar & Ladakh Bike Ride,
                Deomali -highest peak of Odisha & Duduma Waterfalls
                S3=Sikkim, Sandakphu & Sohra , Ride to NEHAsthan , RIDE TO KISS

                Comment


                • #9
                  Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

                  Originally posted by The Monk View Post
                  Wow Choosa addict

                  Your travelogue updates are even slower than mine Others would have done another ride by now!

                  Also, add colour to life, err, urm, i mean your photos! Waiting for more Mangalorean specials
                  Yo 'the junk', my man - last I checked, you took multiple months to update your Mongolian blog .
                  Well hello! - just fyi, I just reinstalled chrome to sort the upload issue. 'will try to make a photo heavy update next.

                  Originally posted by sajalsheth View Post
                  need a bigger update
                  Sure, Sir. 'was waiting for the accused, [MENTION=38603]The Monk[/MENTION] , to rectify the process. Anyhow, 'will do it now.


                  Continuing from where I left off, we had couple of other photo breaks.

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                  sakleshpura from behind

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                  new tarmac

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                  vistas to die for



                  "The destiny didn't matter as long as I was allowed to use my bike to reach there."


                  As I was saying, who would look at a Mangalore; it's just 300 odd kms right?! I mean, I would like a proper 600 odd to fulfill my desires but this wasn't really an endurance or a solo feat. I had to make sure that my beloved pillion enjoys the whole trip while I satiate my selfish needs. I was also aware that the ghats throughout sakleshpura till Mangaluru wasn't going to be easy with a pillion.

                  This trip also made a tremendous impact on my dogma of approach towards various things in life *wow, that's deep* Anywho, I feel that this could just be the beginning.

                  The moment of truth




                  ................ you gotta go when you gotta go; brb!
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                  BENEATH THE REMAINS.........
                  Instagram - chaosaddict666 (follow for atypical uploads on heavy metal, bikes, alcohol, chakna, life, fashion yada, yada)
                  YouTube - chaosaddict666 (Disclaimer: crappiest uploads ever, viewer discretion is advised)

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                    Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

                    Originally posted by chaosaddict View Post

                    This trip also made a tremendous impact on my dogma of approach towards various things in life *wow, that's deep* Anywho, I feel that this could just be the beginning.
                    Beautiful, simplified, fluid narrative. You ought to write a little everyday. Who knows, you might turn up a novelist.

                    Bonus cheers to the fisheyes! Ride safe
                    My Travelogues:

                    1. Mumbai - Hampi

                    2. Insanity

                    3. Himachal

                    4. Delhi - Jaisalmer

                    5. Spitified : Delhi - Nako - Delhi

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                    • #11
                      Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

                      Good one mate.Nice clicks and entertaining writeup. New year ride or no ride, daru to mangta hai..hahha. You from Jorhat eh?
                      The hero always RIDES into the sunset!

                      My Touring Logs-
                      French Riviera
                      https://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/38345-biking-french-riviera.html
                      Scotland-
                      http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/3...-3600-kms.html
                      France -Normandy and Paris on the CBR
                      http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/3...adventure.html
                      KTM chronicles-
                      http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/tourer/2...hronicles.html

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                      • #12
                        Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

                        Beautifully captured!
                        A bike on the road is worth two in the shed.

                        Weekend Rides Around Kolkata
                        My Ride To Sunderbans -
                        Hemnagar & Samsernagar
                        Saagar Kinare - Bakkhali Calling

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                          Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

                          Originally posted by DocOnTwoWheels View Post
                          Beautiful, simplified, fluid narrative. You ought to write a little everyday. Who knows, you might turn up a novelist.

                          Bonus cheers to the fisheyes! Ride safe
                          Thanks for the kind words man, but I doubt my lazy-a$$ is not going anywhere near specimens like books, novel, writing, reading etc. not anytime soon. Also, going by your random travel tales thread, poeticism is clearly your forte.

                          Originally posted by Doga View Post
                          Good one mate.Nice clicks and entertaining writeup. New year ride or no ride, daru to mangta hai..hahha. You from Jorhat eh?
                          thanks & nothing comes close to your land of lochs. Also, daru definitely drives the driving force
                          From Jorhat here, 'got any connections?

                          Originally posted by krishna77 View Post
                          Beautifully captured!
                          Thanks, bro!

                          Okay, picking up from where we left....
                          The moment of truth




                          ................ you gotta go when you gotta go; brb!

                          [this might have been the longest dump someone has ever taken, phew]
                          Okay where were we...

                          The moment of truth
                          There's no denying that everyone of us have a distinctive body clock (the 'circadian rhythms'). I too have one and might I say, it's not one that I am proud of - riding, working, or gossiping, I've got to feel sleepy in the afternoon. It's almost like a norm, irrespective of the situation and I gotta say that I do miss my afternoon nap on heavy duty days. I have done some bit of riding in the past, and this has been a constant, much like my eyes .

                          With the above mentioned context in mind, I was kinda prepared for what lied ahead, kinda, I mean. The straights during the most productive hours and in a boring motorcycle, while the treacherous ghats in the merciless afternoon. And of course, the delicious poori-bhaji that I ate in breakfast decided to show its weight post digestion during that time. Mother of devil, even the mighty ghats with the best of broken tarmac couldn't prevent my drowsiness. And before I realized, I was already closing my eyelids for more than the usual duration, whatever that is. This was it; I didn't waste time contemplating further - time for a stop/break. To our pleasant surprise, we found a tea place right in the middle of nowhere. For those who know, correct me if I am wrong - Shops or gas stations are a rarity in the entire stretch.

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                          Check-in, Mangaluru
                          After a tiring ride (you can say that). We took some rest at the hotel. This 'some rest' lasted for more than a couple of hours, and it was already time to decide a place for dinner - Shetty's Lunch Home, the ghee roast chicken, as they say. Did I click picture?, none as I was busy diggin' the bones. But wait, I checked the archives and here's what I found:

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                          the outdoor decor

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                          the summary

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                          the interior decor

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                          another summary!

                          I would definitely recommend this place to first-timers.
                          Post dinner, we decided to leverage the energy we regained to explore the city. We were the first ones to arrive the city, the rest of the folks were to come the next day. Some random clicks here and there:

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                          the mandatory lightpost pic

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                          such a wasted pic, just here for the sake of it. After a few more rounds to a deserted beach site and and dark alleys, we came back and retired for the night. There was a lot going on in my mind for the next day; we slept in anticipation, and our friends (another couple) were to arrive in the morning. Bekal awaits!
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                          Last edited by chaosaddict; 01-19-2017, 06:55 PM.
                          BENEATH THE REMAINS.........
                          Instagram - chaosaddict666 (follow for atypical uploads on heavy metal, bikes, alcohol, chakna, life, fashion yada, yada)
                          YouTube - chaosaddict666 (Disclaimer: crappiest uploads ever, viewer discretion is advised)

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                          • #14
                            Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

                            Highly entertaining travelogue so far! Keep it flowing.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Mangalore - An essential respite & fish-eye views (well, mostly!)

                              Very well written, bring on the rest.

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