Thanks to the adventure club our company, I got to fulfill my lifelong desire to go on a long biking adventure. We were a group of 7 members with 5 bikes. On May 15th, 2010 we set out on a day long biking trip of 295km to Siva Samudram and back to Bangalore.
The Shivasamudram falls is a segmented waterfall since the river Cauvery branches into two separate falls - the western falls known as Gaganachukki and the eastern falls, Bharachukki. Shivasamudram falls is the second biggest waterfall in India and the sixteenth largest in the world.
We started off at 6:00am from our office in Kodihalli, Bangalore and drove towards our destination.
We stopped in between at Bididi for a tasty "Tatte Idli" breakfast.Then we started off towards Maddur where we had to take a leftward diversion. We continued for a while on the SH33 before we stopped at a farm where we played in the farmland, climbed coconut trees and posed for photographs. This was the place where I had my debut experience with a motor bike. I learnt to drive a 140kg Hunk with the help of my team members.
From there I took off driving the bike at full 60Kmph speed with my friend behind me for about 7 kms on SH33. It was the first time I understood that bike driving is less strenuous than a gear-less two-wheeler or a scooter on which I had an experience of driving earlier. After that I decided to buy one Royal Enfield for myself for future biking trips :P.
We continued further on SH33 and stopped for a while at a large lotus pond. We reached Siva Samudram Watch tower about 12:30pm. We saw the Gagana Chukki falls from there and started off to Bara Chukki falls where we could play in the waters. We got to play in the water falls for over an hour and it was the first time I had a chance to stand below a water fall. It was a amazing experience. You get to forget everything including yourself when the water hits you giving the perfect body massage.
We came out of the waters and got dressed up by 2:30pm. For non vegetarians, we got nice fish fry but not many options for vegetarians except "Aloo Bajji" and "Chilli Bajji". But there were no problems of getting water, cool drinks, chips, biscuits, mangoes, coconut water etc.
We started back to Bangalore at 4:00pm. Even on the way back, I had a chance to ride the bike for about 7kms. Thanks to my friend :) We had plans of visiting Somnath temple and Talakadu but had to drop them as we were running out of time. We decided to travel to Bangalore before day break as the Mysore Highway is a bit risky for driving in the night.
On our way back, we stopped at Maddur Cafe Coffee Day for snacks and for shelter from rain. We reached Bangalore city at 8:00pm and I was back at home by 8:45 after spending an awesome day with an enthusiastic group.
During our journey, we were lucky to have a cloudy morning. The afternoon was a little unbearably hot and humid. Light showers in the evening summing up for an overall cool Bangalore weather experience.
The Shivasamudram falls is a segmented waterfall since the river Cauvery branches into two separate falls - the western falls known as Gaganachukki and the eastern falls, Bharachukki. Shivasamudram falls is the second biggest waterfall in India and the sixteenth largest in the world.
We started off at 6:00am from our office in Kodihalli, Bangalore and drove towards our destination.
We stopped in between at Bididi for a tasty "Tatte Idli" breakfast.Then we started off towards Maddur where we had to take a leftward diversion. We continued for a while on the SH33 before we stopped at a farm where we played in the farmland, climbed coconut trees and posed for photographs. This was the place where I had my debut experience with a motor bike. I learnt to drive a 140kg Hunk with the help of my team members.
From there I took off driving the bike at full 60Kmph speed with my friend behind me for about 7 kms on SH33. It was the first time I understood that bike driving is less strenuous than a gear-less two-wheeler or a scooter on which I had an experience of driving earlier. After that I decided to buy one Royal Enfield for myself for future biking trips :P.
We continued further on SH33 and stopped for a while at a large lotus pond. We reached Siva Samudram Watch tower about 12:30pm. We saw the Gagana Chukki falls from there and started off to Bara Chukki falls where we could play in the waters. We got to play in the water falls for over an hour and it was the first time I had a chance to stand below a water fall. It was a amazing experience. You get to forget everything including yourself when the water hits you giving the perfect body massage.
We came out of the waters and got dressed up by 2:30pm. For non vegetarians, we got nice fish fry but not many options for vegetarians except "Aloo Bajji" and "Chilli Bajji". But there were no problems of getting water, cool drinks, chips, biscuits, mangoes, coconut water etc.
We started back to Bangalore at 4:00pm. Even on the way back, I had a chance to ride the bike for about 7kms. Thanks to my friend :) We had plans of visiting Somnath temple and Talakadu but had to drop them as we were running out of time. We decided to travel to Bangalore before day break as the Mysore Highway is a bit risky for driving in the night.
On our way back, we stopped at Maddur Cafe Coffee Day for snacks and for shelter from rain. We reached Bangalore city at 8:00pm and I was back at home by 8:45 after spending an awesome day with an enthusiastic group.
During our journey, we were lucky to have a cloudy morning. The afternoon was a little unbearably hot and humid. Light showers in the evening summing up for an overall cool Bangalore weather experience.
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ReplyDeleteCongrats for perfect trip. In Jul, 2009 me and friend visited this place on bike of course. I am Sandeep from Punjab. I visit Bangalore every year to pay my homage to Tirupati Balaji. I have friends in Bangalore from whom I normally take the bike.
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