Man walks Mumbai to Goa - did anyone meet him?

hfot2

We met Kelvin Lane in Panjim last week [February 4].
He entertained us with tales of his 5 week trek on foot along the coast from Mumbai to Goa.
Did anyone meet him along the way?

seventies'hippy

It would be almost impossible to walk all the way along the actual coast, with all the river estuaries, headlands & rough terrain to negotiate.
Perhaps he walked the road nearest the coast,,,,,,,,,,,

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mohananuja

True! but still it's a commendable feat....

seventies'hippy

Oh Yes I agree, plus apart from actually doing it, Just dropping out of the rat race pace of life & finding yourself is commendable these days,,,,,,,,,,,

aholic_2907

hey where is he ??? i need to get in touch with him. im planning my goan coastline beach trek. need advice frm from his 1st hand experience.

shahronakm

Has he written a travel diary any where on the web ? Will be interesting to read.

Ronak.

hfot2

He told us of swimming rivers and nearly being swept away, crossing volcanic lava plateaus in terrible heat, not eating much and carrying little - 2 kg. He mentioned no roads, just coastline and really rough land.

When I asked if he had a journal -web or otherwise, he said no - too busy walking and no photos - camera is not his style.


Last seen in Panjim town near the jungle gym in the municipal park.

He did ask us about our Leki trekking poles and gave us his e-mail address for forwarding info. I am loathe to just give it out, but can direct him here and ask him to reply to your request for help [though he has yet to answer my note from earlier this week]

By the way, he's 62.

shahronakm

Dear hfot2,

I will be going to Goa next week for my business trip. (Probably on Thursday of Friday)
Is there any way I contact him ?
Can you ask him if he is ready to meet ?

Ronak.

hfot2

We'll send him another e-mail, but we're not hopeful that he'll reply.

hfot2

Still no word, sorry...

iyou

Man, that sounds like a really fun and exciting adventure, or at least on reflection, having completed, that's how I'd feel about it. Probably there'd be a lot of times when you didn't feel so good about it while you were in the midst of the trek. It would be great if you could coax him into writing about it.

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shahronakm

try one last time. I will be leaving on Friday Morning.
So last mail checking will be on Thursday night.
If reply not recd. I will check at the location mentioned by you municipal park. Can you please describe him briefly ?

Ronak

navinkurian2002

Mumbai to goa walking humm . I would need to know from Kelvin the route he took and how many months he took to do it . Driving to goa the distance is 579.1km, King Circle (Mumbai) to Mandovi Bridge (Panaji).and on the map you would need to take at least 3 ferries unless you are a long distance ocean swimmer and have backup with electrolytes etc on the other site . How do you swim with your back pack /camping gear ?
The goan coast line is extremly difficult to navigate . I walked from calangute and walking on a steep cliff under fort aguada and it reached a point where it was impossible to continue as there were shere rock cut cliffs
If kelvin has found a route out from mumbai to goa!! I would really really like to know about it .
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hfot2

Last seen? Feb 4-5. We met him first at the iway internet cafe, one road back from the river in Panjim - he complained that someone had hacked into his prepaid minutes card and stolen his internet time. Later we saw him at the park. The next day we ran into him eating dinner at Venite [seemed out of character for him, but hey, the guy's gotta eat well sometime...]

Description? Tall, lanky, with salt and pepper hair in a pony tail. Last seen wearing a dark t-shirt and shorts and Teva sandals with an insole he cut from a plastic carpet.

He really did say he only carried 2 kg tied in a bag to a walking staff. [If a sadhu can do it, why not he?]

shahronakm

Thanks Hfot2 for your description. Will try to find him.