Scuba Diving ^^^
Saturday, December 6, 2014 Trip to Tarkarli Beach, Malvan and Sindhudurg Fort : December 2014
My trip to Tarkarli beach was long overdue and in an effort to reduce the backlog in my long adventurous pending list of ‘must see places, I planned the trip in mid-December 2014 . To save time in travelling, we decided to travel by an overnight Volvo to Kudal and thereafter for reaching Tarkarli beach. Day-1 : Volvo reached Kudal on its scheduled time at 11.00 am. There were plenty of autos in the queue nearby Highway but cars/ SUVs were conspicuous by their absence. We engaged auto for a 30 kms drive to Tarkarli via Malvan (@Rs.600/-) The road was fairly good with gradual climbs in some patches of ghat section which were covered with dense forest. It took about one hour to reach Malvan. A left turn immediately after Malvan Bus Stand took us on Malvan-Tarkarli road and in about 15 minutes, we were in Resort. Later, I was told by Manager that cars/SUVs can be hired from Kudal Bus Stand which is about 2 kms from railway station. Alternatively, there are regular bus services from Kudal Bus Stand for Tarkarli and beyond. We checked in Tarkarli Beach Resort (Konkani Houses - Rs.1500/- non-AC, and Rs.2000/- for AC). The rooms were large and clean. The AC rooms were just opposite the beach. We took lunch at restaurant (Rs.100/- for vegetarian thali and Rs.200/- for non-vegetarian thali). Specially Kolbi thali was awesum. The evening was spent on the beach which was just a few steps away from our rooms. Surprisingly, even at 5.00 p.m., there were hardly any visitors. The beach slope was gentle and sea water was clean enough to see the snails floating on the sea bed. We even saw a live star fish which came with the waves. We were on the beach until we watched a spectacular sun set, thanks to the clear sky. We had dinner at the restaurant for which we had placed order in advance out of their ala carte menu. There were many home stays and eating options on Mal
