This weekend was in Chickmagalur (May 25th and 26th). The drive from Bangalore was good except after Channaraypattana, the highway road is yet to be completed. Once this is done, it will be a great road to drive. We went to Mullayanagiri, the highest peak in Karnataka. The plan was to leave
early but the weather was too lazy for that. We finally started at 11:00am. It
is just 22kms drive, mostly good road except the last 2 to 3 kms where the road
gets narrow and full of pot holes.
As we reached the end of motor able road, we
were blown away … this time literally. It was so windy that it would have made
a great day for paragliding!! Then the challenge was to climb close to 150
steps in these conditions. The kids enjoyed the climb often doing “off
roading”. It was worth the effort as the view from top was breath taking.
We also witnessed the age old way of transportation …
I
would definitely recommend this to any one near Chickmagalur or a day trip from
Bangalore covering Belur, Halebid and Mullayangiri.
Next day morning we woke up by 6:45am and it was pretty cool
… what else do you expect in a hill station.
My cousin and I started for a walk to Ratna Giri Bore, a hill just 1km from
where I stayed. It has a great garden with swing and other items that kids
would love. They also have a toy train which was not open when we went. I was able catch some birds in action – along
with their breakfast spread.
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