9 January
Our trek in a northerly direction, continues. First stop was an overnight stay back in Cochin in the bustling stinky city centre of Ernakulam, We holed up for the night in the wonderful Art Deco Grand Hotel, a respite from the wobbly taps, sinks, fixtures and fittings that fall off the wall or leak wherever we stay, we figure it must be an attribute of the Indian wobbly head syndrome.
10 January
We boarded the overnight Maru Sagar Express from Ernakulam Junction and arrived the following morning in Gokarna, a small town 720kms to the north and close to the border of Goa. Gokarna has yet to be on the map of package tourism due to it’s location in the middle of nowhere so the town manages to keep its charm as a pilgrimage centre and perhaps some of the most unspoilt beaches we have seen so far.
Our trek in a northerly direction, continues. First stop was an overnight stay back in Cochin in the bustling stinky city centre of Ernakulam, We holed up for the night in the wonderful Art Deco Grand Hotel, a respite from the wobbly taps, sinks, fixtures and fittings that fall off the wall or leak wherever we stay, we figure it must be an attribute of the Indian wobbly head syndrome.
10 January
We boarded the overnight Maru Sagar Express from Ernakulam Junction and arrived the following morning in Gokarna, a small town 720kms to the north and close to the border of Goa. Gokarna has yet to be on the map of package tourism due to it’s location in the middle of nowhere so the town manages to keep its charm as a pilgrimage centre and perhaps some of the most unspoilt beaches we have seen so far.
Salt pans on Gokarna Road
Why drive trucks on a train
Downtown Gokarna temple
Festival chariot on standby
Om Beach sunset
Om Beach from the Namaste Cafe
Its a tough job being a beach inspector but someone’s got to do it!
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