Winding into the wilderness - Wayanad and Kozhikode

Tripoto
17th Sep 2015
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The Karapuzha dam
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Majestic
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The beast resting at Lakkidi
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Watch for the sun's rays
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View from the Banasurasagar Dam
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The Banasurasagar Dam
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Standing on the dam
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Meenmuty waterfall
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One of the beaches in Kozhikode
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The ghat roads which lead to Kozhikode
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On the way to Kozhikode
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Lush green surroundings
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Driving here was a pleasure
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Soochipara Waterfall
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Beauty and the beast
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Kerala at its greenish best
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Thirunelly temple deep inside the forest reserve
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The winding roads of the Wayanad Wildlife sanctuar
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Driving through the sanctuary
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And the mighty "Gajraj" finally gave us a glimpse
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The Lakkidi View
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Hotel view in Kozhikode

I have always wondered about the essential ingredients which when put together make a trip special. Few parameters which always pop up are: the means of travel, the quality of places, company, and the nature part of it. I believe this was the trip which had everything. We rode through 3 forest reserves, had rains for company in one of them. Beautiful landscapes gave us company throughout and one of the very few places where the ends almost always complimented the means. If this was not enough, we had the beautiful curves of ghat roads which looked as if they were designed to please the riders. Wayanad has everything that you would want from your special trip.

But still we thought we missed something. We had an extra day and had the options of lazing around all day or go for a quick trip. To our amazement, we only had to go 80 kms to find the serenity of a sea beach. Kozhikode, or Calicut as it is fondly called, was waiting for us with heavy rains and mesmerizing views.

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