The Konkan Log - The Spirit of the Western Coast

Nice write up Saugata and great Pics!

Thanks Duranto. Do check the pictures when possible.

Thanks a lot Ananya. Watch out for the next update soon

What the snaps are !!!!.... Fabulous, so nice, so lively....

Fantastic Sougata... I loved it.

Oh!! So many beautiful places are there!! I wish if I could be there !!!

So long a wish list is there already ....

I don't know whether I can reach all there or not ....

So nice sougata, once again KUDOS.

Thanks a ton, DJ.

I have the same feeling whenever I see a trip report. I just wonder how many places I can visit. May be just one life isn't enough!

Great pics and lovely write up.. I wish I could be here in monsoons !

Thanks aditiban. But monsoon will not be the right time to visit Konkan, rather come in winters to enjoy

I love mountains but after seeing your log and pics (specially the 2nd photo of "back after a long pause ") i think i can make a plan of visiting the beach....

Hi aditiban,

Yes Konkan is a fantabulous place to be. There is a great co-existence of hills and sea-shores side by side. Even I am more attracted towards mountains but I also find Konkan fascinating to say the least.

That photo was of Aravi beach. Stay tuned, I will upload the pics and report of Srivardhan and Aravi beaches very soon

Awesome Pics Saugata once again. Harihareshwar is looking Beautiful BTW, Do post the next update soon

Thanks asish. Will post the pics soon. Probably within a couple of days

Shrivardhan – A Sea Shore of the Birds

After Harihareshwar, we drove backwards to Shrivardhan. It used to be a small little Konkani village, but nowadays urbanization has engulfed the place. So it was not difficult to find a place to eat.

After the lunch, we drove towards the main attraction, the beach. Unlike Harihareshwar, Shrivardhan is a smooth beach, and one can drive on the beach as well.

It was again a white and grey sand beach with a stretch of at least a couple of miles.



When we reached, the beach was completely secluded, apart from a few enthusiastic tourists, who gave more priority to the beach than the lunch during the lunchtime.





Just like a typical Konkani sea shore, the beach is blocked at two sides by towering hills and a Konkani village was nestled at the lap of the hills, bang on the beach.

The waves were gentle and submissive, relentlessly going back and forth.





There was a small jetty at one side, the motorboats and launch
es were visible at a distance, their whistles echoing all around.







The beach was very serene and peaceful. And perhaps that’s why we saw them, a group of coastal birds, probably feasting on the weaker sea-lives. There were many of them together, some chirping, some cooing and some of them communicating with each other in a different way. The scene made our day, really.





When the feast was over, they flew away to some more lucrative destination. The backdrop of the Konkani village when they flew was marvellous.





Not much activity can be performed in this beach so we (the ladies in the group) indulged ourselves on picking up some shells, a natural memento gifted by the nature.





When we were planning to leave, we saw more inflow of people, the lunchtime was over. And some means of amusements too, their silhouettes gave an opportunity to click the below.



Once again, we hit the coastal route towards Aravi beach. The route was truly breathtaking through the cluster of tall, sky-kissing trees – a combination of light and shadow.





Another monochrome creation of the coastal beauty to finish this post is here.

Lovely set of photographs .

concur saugata !



it'd be great to have pictures & write-ups on the typical kokan food too.
yummy cuisine.

:brishti

Thanks Naveena. Glad that you liked it.