Two wheeling across a beautiful piece of land called India, I explore the colourful landscapes, epic roads and the distinct sights and sounds of a country that is unique in every single way...

Monday, August 16, 2010

Alibag, Murud and the Golden Sunset

The first bike trip I did since coming back Mangalore. The rains have finally taken a break and I can resume my travels without any water worries!

Two days ago, I rode to Bombay to a friend's place where I met up with a few of my IBR buddies. We had a bike trip ahead. Destination: ? So after giving it no thought at all we just decided to get on our bikes and ride till we were hungry. So we promptly starved ourselves for a good 5 hours.

NH17 was the best option; riding south along the coast always is. We found ourselves at Alibag in two hours and decided to get lost, which is always a good idea in an unfamiliar place since you never know what you might stumble on to. Stumble we did, and came across a small fishing village a little outside Alibag. And the pier had a spectacular view.





There were these kids there, having a good time, curious about us foreigners and eager to get their pictures clicked...


After searching for a way out, we rode till we were even more hungry, further down south to this place called Murud. It was around 5pm and sunset was close. We stopped, finally for some food and clicked a few pictures of this spectacular evening at the beach.







It was one of the most beautiful sunsets I have ever seen. So glad and so lucky we came here! Thank the universe for some awesome company as well!





Toodles!