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| This is the route we took - 1500 Kms -5 days |
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Day 1:
Started early morning on Saturday and there was relatively heavy traffic till Tumkur. We had breakfast near Harihar.
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| Flying mini cooper - near Bankapur |
This mini cooper had entered the bus stop and it looks like it was going at 180+ kind of speed. Newly introduced speed breakers near this spot might be the cause of this.
Had lunch at Hotel Swaati in Hubli with Chennabasanna and finished some work. We reached Belgaum by the evening and checked in Ajanta Cafe Elite in RPD cross. This is a nice budget hotel similar to Ananth residency in Hubli. Do not miss bread toast and misal here.
Day 2:
Attended a wedding ceremony at Belgaum the next day. There was also India Pakistan match, I could catch up Indian batting only.
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| Ishaan playing with Aarya |
We started to Goa at around 3PM. Road through chorla ghat is pleasure to drive. Last time we drove through this route we had found tens of thousands of beautiful butterflies. This time there we none.
Road is not very wide , but it is smooth and passes through thick vegetation and many beautiful views.
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| A view from Chorla Ghat |
Roads were good everywhere and after so many trips, we have got hang of the roads in south goa. We reached Varca beach and checked in Club Mahindra resort by 6:00 PM. First thing Saanvi and Ishaan did was to run to the fun zone and got their CM passports stamped. We all got fresh and jumped in the pool. Ishaan had a lot of fun in the kids pool with a slide.
Day 3:
We hit the Varca beach first thing in the morning.
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| Good Morning Sunshine! |
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| Waves were calm |
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| Saanvis creation with four entrances |
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| Only Ishaan can describe this |
We took a dip in the sea as well as the resort pool. Goa means beach - pool - food - repeat.
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| Look at Ishaans reaction |
Saanvi won the prize at funzone and got certificate, Ishaan was sad all he wanted was to tear that certificate.
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| Family Snap - Checkout |
Checked out of varca and checked in into Emerald Palms in just a KM. And headed to Martins corner for lunch.
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| Martins corner - a Must visit in Goa |
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| Mocktails were excellent! |
After the heavy lunch we relaxed back at the resort and then headed to Palolem beach , to the south of Varca. Palolem beach had got completely transformed from the last time I visited in Aug 2014. This may be the effect of tourist season.
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| We missed the sunset due to the clouds |
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| Palolem beach - floating swimming pool |
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| So many shacks |
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| Had dinner at Palolem beach resort restaurant with sound of waves |
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| Ishaan's smile number 2 |
Day 4
We headed to Agauda fort after having breakfast at Colva.
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| sea and ships in the background not visible due to haze |
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| lambuuji is almost at mom's level |
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| Ishaan wanted a snap at the top of this incline. |
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| Birthday coming near |
In the evening we went to the Varca beach and had a clear sunset view. Waves did not disappoint either.
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| Google converted these series of snaps into gif |
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| Sunset |
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| After a good dip, we had a long walk |
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| Saanvi's art - Mermaid |
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| Saanvi and Ishaan played a few games at the funzone |
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| Had dinner at the resort itself |
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| Musician sang a song for us |
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| Relaxed by the pool after the dinner |
Day 5:
Checked out of the resort and headed to Hubli. 3 days went so fast they are not enough for goa.
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| Checkout time - we will be back soon |
We took the Chandor - Mollem - Anmod route to Hubli. This is another scenic route. Road is not good for around 25 kms near Karnataka border. Also the Ghat is steep compared to the other routes to goa.
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| Anmod Ghat |
Chandor had a lanes of splendid and beautiful old well mintained houses. We have to visit Chandor on next visit, it is a beautiful small town.
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| Siddharoodha matha @ hubli with Chennabasanna |
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| Jatre Shopping - Ishaan smile 7 |
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| attended jatre after a long time |
We headed back to Bangalore after lunch. I had to catch my bus to Belgaum in the night. We reached safely and were happy to be at our sweet home. Another successful trip with lots of memories.
