Vivek talked about Rameshwaram and Dhanushkodi in his last post and I found that he missed visiting inside Dhanushkodi village. So, my story will start from Dhanushkodi and to your surprise, it will end at Dhanushkodi. We reached Rameshwaram from Madurai about 3:00 PM, we planned to visit Rameshwaram temple in the morning, so we asked our taxi driver Kanan if there is any beach nearby or not, he noded his head and said “Yeeessss” (I liked the way he used to say Yeeessss”), it is 13 KMS from here and called as Dhanushkodi. Without saying anything else, he started towards Dhanushkodi, as Vivek mentioned, it was a 2 lane road, roaring ocean on both side. Left side of the ocean is called “Male” and right side of the ocean is called “Female”, reason, left side is quiet and calm and right side is roaring all the time, my wife and my mother didn’t liked the reason, and neither my daughter – As told by Kannan, no offence please. Well, we reached the beach in an about 45 minutes, on the way, we also visited a temple where Lord Rama performed the “Raj Tilak” of Vibhishan. Kanan told us that this is the beach, it was very deserted, we found a Indian Navy post there a tea stall and a snack shop. Indian Ocean was beautiful, roaring and with high waves. We dared to go deep inside it and also asked kids stay off.
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Everyone who enjoyed the wishful Riding series would know what this means to me. This was an ever present dream, that itchy feeling which would not go away unless scratched. Well that itch has gone away (for now) coz I finally fulfilled my dream! partially as yet but still I can proudly say “I HAVE DONE IT!”
The Manali – Leh road trip has also been rated at No.4 in the top 5 road trips of the world. Wonder why? Then read on to get a glimpse of what makes it the Top 5.
The spectacular Lake Louise is situated just over 500 kilometers from Edmonton, Alberta, within minutes from the British Columbia border. A five hour drive from Edmonton through a well maintained scenic highway takes you to the town of Lake Louise, surrounded by huge snow capped mountains and Alpine forests that attracts joggers, mountain climbers, geologists, botanists and other wildlife lovers from around the world. It is a paradise for nature photographers. The area, part of the Banff National Park is packed with numerous lakes and streams which inhabits several species of trouts, including Cutthroat and Bull trout (both species are protected under endangered species Act), as well as Rainbow trout which are allowed to harvest by Anglers with a valid fishing license.
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Wide roads for a smooth drive: Posted speed 110 km/ph
