Had relaxed 3 day trip to gokarna on the Christmas weekend last year. Since i got cubicled just couple of weeks before, could not get more leaves. So i ride alone to join Arun, Ravi, Vikram and Pradeed who went there couple of days earlier.

Starting early morning from the chilly Bangalore.


Breakfast break...


Stop at the railway crossing


Getting near...


Which way is right way!!


Crossing Malnaad


Harvests gathered on the fields...


Some twisties on the western ghats before Honnavar..


The customary Sharavathi valley view point...


Nearing Honnavar...


Was very lazy with the cam this time and did not photo document the trip well..

Any way, and evening at OM beach catching the Sunset...


A bit close...


Revellers at the beach..


Well i was drunk by this time...


Typical white man activities on Om beach late evenings...




Pradeep comfy on the beach...


Next day evening again going to OM beach.. Pretty crowded after the road to this place...


The fantastic Om beach..


We catch a boat ride to Paradise beach, with the idea of Moon light Night trekking through the forest by the beach...
Half moon beach spotted..


And we sail through...


People perched on top of a nice place...


Can you see people walking on the mountain face? We trekked back that way in the night.
Because of the color its called the golden trek...


Nearing Paradise beach..


Lot of new shacks coming up there...


Looks like pirets of the carebian have conquored the paradise...




A baba lost in his prayers...


Ravi with the piret flag..


Sunset from paradise beach...


The paradise beach again...


Baba still at the sun god prayers...


The stone wall at the beach..


Braving the water...


Looks very unnatural formation of stone..


Last boats for the day...


Sunset at paradise beach...


Strange life on the stones..


Upclose...


Vikram, Ravi and Arun there... Dil Chahtha hai!!


We setup a small campfire during our night trekking...


A front sticking on the roof corner of the bathroom!


From the room in Sea bird resort...


Bikes at the resort...


A Sharbat break in the hills...


A break before Sagar...


Some spirited riding in the twisties of western ghats...


A dhaba after kadoor...


Arun getting ready for the impending night ride...


Contineous drisling rain in December who would have thought of that! A break at the petrol bunk..


Entered the Nice Toll road entering bangalore...


It was a nice relaxed party on the Om beach with 1012 kms of ride.

Om beach these days is pretty crowded in the day times since the road has been done. All the gokarna town crowd drops in here. Once its sundown, all the piligrim crowd leaves, and only beach enthuziasts like the travelling foriegners and few indians like us remain. Its pretty relaxed calm on the beach in the night. Nothing like being high at sea level
The western budget travellers stay here for quite some days. Some work on their skill and music. Happened to be sitting next table when a big group with the tabla type instruments chanted their composed songs in god know what language. Must say with all the ambiance, felt like a trance. First time heard cd players in the shaks and looks like Gokarna is going the Goa way and loose its character.