A New Year Eve well spent touring
Partying this NYE like any other year sounded too boring, so I escaped this time on a solo ride, covered some places in south India. Did a 4 day ride from Dec 30th 2015 to 2nd Jan 2016 covering below places.
I am posting brief details about the ride, links are the bottom for complete in-detail story.
Day 1: Bengaluru -> MysuruCasual roaming in Mysore, visited Palace and Mysore dasara exhibition.
Day 2: Mysuru -> Bandipur, NH 212 -> Wayanad -> KozhikodeWent to kukkarahalli and Karanji kere lakes in Mysore, ride via NH 212 (Bandipur), enjoyed wayanad's chembra peak, landscapes and valleys, reached kozhikode at night.
Day 3: Kozhikode -> Kannur -> MangaluruEarly morning site seeing at Beypore Port in Kozhikode and Kozhikode beach. Visited kappad and muzhappilangad beach on my way to Mangaluru, lunch at Kannur and reached Farangipet near Mangaluru.
Day 4: Mangaluru -> Kaup -> Mangaluru -> BengaluruVisited Tannirbhavi and Panambur beach in Mangaluru, city riding, evening time at Kaup beach and its lighthouse, dinner at Farangipet and return ride to Bengaluru in the midnight.
Total km: 1331
For the detailed and complete story and more pictures, please visit my blog posts below. Thanks for reading and happy riding!
A well maintained lake in Mysuru, has a walk-through aviary, gardens. Must see place in Mysuru in the early mornings.
Jogging jungle! This is the place where morning joggers meet and walk along its length, you'll encounter floura and fauna in its perimeter.
Needless to say, one of the scenic roads via NH 212, occasionally you may encounter Elephants, but frequently with spotted deer
Less know about their ancient history of building finest boats, a must and should place to visit in Kozhikode, especially for its 1 km long stone pier.
Beautiful beach near the Udupi district, has a lighthouse with amazing view from the top
Jogging jungle! This is the place where morning joggers meet and walk along its length, you'll encounter floura and fauna in its perimeter.
One of the breathtaking view points en route NH 212, Wayanad, best time to visit is at the Sunset
Longest drive-in beach in India, you can ride along its 5.5 to 6 km lenght