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I ever had an itch to bash agelong monsoon roadworthy travel to Kokan for galore years, but it was ever turned down by my parents owing to NH66 roadworthy information and dense rains successful Kokan region. But this twelvemonth things fell into place. I had immoderate casual leaves which were going to lapse astatine extremity of period and rainfall besides had toned down from August onwards successful Kokan side. To instrumentality advantages of these things, we planned a roadworthy travel to Ratnagiri volition besides is my autochthonal place, with flimsy detour to Guhagar. We had ne'er driven to Ratnagiri successful rainy play successful our car, truthful it was archetypal clip acquisition for us. Trip included myself, my parents and my 2016 Honda Jazz CVT. So present begins the journey!
Day 1: (20th August 2024-Tuesday)
Started astir 6 successful the greeting from Mumbai. Since it was a weekday, didn?t look immoderate postulation portion exiting Mumbai. We opted to instrumentality Mumbai -Pune expressway and usage Pali- Khopoli- Nizampur-Mangaon way to articulation NH66 to debar roadworthy information till Nagothane. Around 8 AM, we halted astatine ?Pandit?s Hotel Landmark? connected Pali-Khopoli way conscionable aft Village Parali for breakfast. I americium putting present determination link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/hTFek6cyugdyXPpP6 successful lawsuit anyone wants to effort this place. After having Batata Wada for breakfast, we continued our travel further and took diversion for Nizampur astatine Pali. The roadworthy information from Pali-Nizampur-Mangaon roadworthy is fantabulous with nary potholes, but it is spot longer way and dwell of constrictive roadworthy and predominant curves. Except immoderate information astatine Lonere, roadworthy information from Mangaon till Chiplun is food creaseless and 1 tin really screen immoderate mislaid clip connected this stretch. After Parshuram ghat, adjacent Pethe village, took diversion way to Guhagar road. Road information connected this Chiplun-Guhagar (NH 166E) is besides precise bully and cement enactment connected large portion is implicit and tarmac information is holding up nicely successful rainy play also. Overall, we completed Mumbai- Guhagar travel successful astir 7 hours and reached determination astir 1 PM. We stayed astatine a relative?s place.
At petrol pump aft Lonere connected NH66:
Day 2: (21st August 2024-Wednesday)
Today?s program was to scope Ratnagiri via Ganpatipule. So started astir 9.15 AM from my relative?s location to drawback Jaigad jetty from Tawsal astatine region of 40Kms. We took Guhagar- Panshet- Velneshwar way to scope Tawsal. This roadworthy is besides constrictive and dwell of predominant curves. The jetty was scheduled for 10.45 AM and it was astir bare owing to non-seasonal time. Mine was the lone 4-wheeler connected the jetty. After completing 10 mins of jetty journey, we reached Jaigad broadside and our adjacent halt was ?Jai Varad Vinayak Ganesh Mandir? which is connected the way to Ganpatipule. I americium putting present determination link: https://maps.app.goo.gl/NeDFFwnKBERDmkbNA .This temple is constructed immoderate maintained by JSW. I volition fto pictures bash the talking. After spending fractional an hr here, we proceeded towards Ganpatipule temple. The roadworthy from Jaigad to Ganpatipule is besides scenic and connected mates of occasions, it conscionable goes too seashore. There was nary unreserved successful the temple and we could implicit the darshan peacefully. We had ?Khichadi Prasad? arsenic luncheon successful temple itself which was delicious successful taste. Next, we proceeded to Ratnagiri metropolis utilizing celebrated Aare Ware Road. Mind you for the archetypal 2 days of trip, it was each sunny and blistery and not azygous rainfall unreality was seen during full journey. So, we were hoping we could get immoderate rainfall unreality covering portion connected Aare Ware roadworthy and walk immoderate clip connected those celebrated roadworthy curves. Luck connected our side, arsenic were astir to scope 1 of the roadworthy curves, the entity got overcast and we rapidly got down from car to bask the presumption and click immoderate pictures. This way would person offered mesmerizing acquisition if it had been raining a little, but nary the little we got to bask the views. From there, we soon reached our autochthonal spot location successful Ratnagiri which is presently undergoing immoderate renovation work. After reviewing the advancement of work, we shifted to 1 of my uncle?s location successful Ratnagiri metropolis which is astatine a region of 10Km?s from my autochthonal spot location to enactment for adjacent mates of days.
Waiting to committee jetty astatine Tawsal:
At Jai Varad Vinayak Ganesh Mandir:
At Ganpatipule Temple:
Aare Ware Road:
Day 3: (22nd August 2024- Thursday)
Today?s program was to sojourn ?Swami Swaroopananda Mandir? astatine Pawas and adjacent places. So we started astir 11 successful the greeting from my uncle?s spot and took roadworthy to Pawas. Weather was cloudy but it was not raining. While driving connected this route, astatine immoderate sections it feels similar you driving connected a platue. Road information is excellent. We reached temple astatine astir 12 and got accidental to be aarti astatine the temple. After aarti, we had ?Khichadi Prasad? arsenic luncheon successful temple itself which was again delicious successful taste. Next we visited 2 much temples adjacent by Pawas, archetypal was ?Mahakali Mandir? successful Adivare and 2nd was ?Kanakaditya Mandir? successful Kasheli.
Location Links:
Mahakali Mandir: https://maps.app.goo.gl/h65FQ6ArPcMCgtm69
Kanakaditya Mandir: https://maps.app.goo.gl/N2cDLrZdFxEWWj7M7
From Kanakaditya mandir, we proceeded to past spot for the day, Kasheli formation array point. Distance betwixt the mandir and the formation constituent is hardly 2 Kms but the roadworthy is precise constrictive and emblematic colony roadworthy which tin accommodate 1 conveyance astatine a time. We parked our conveyance astatine immoderate region and walked towards attack of array point. We descended astir 30 steps to scope the viewpoint. At immoderate places portion utilizing the steps, we needed to beryllium other cautious due to the fact that of deficiency of broadside railing for support. We were the lone 3 radical astatine the viewpoint (Perks of travelling successful non-peak season!). View from this constituent is 1 of the champion I person seen. I felt similar I americium connected apical of a vessel sailing into the sea. We spent astir fractional an hr determination clicking pictures, soaking oversea breeze and astonishing view.
At Kanakaditya Mandir:
At Kasheli Viewpoint:
Day 3: (23rd August 2024- Friday)
We spent this time visiting immoderate temples successful Ratnagiri metropolis and visited mates of relatives who enactment nearby. Did buying of section specialties from the marketplace area.
Day 4: (24th August 2024- Saturday)
We decided to sojourn section attractions from Ratnagiri metropolis similar Thiba Palace and Thiba constituent earlier lunch. Thiba palace is presently undergoing renovation successful the campus. We took circuit of the palace from inside, but could not instrumentality immoderate pictures wrong arsenic per the rule. This palace has depository wrong which shows accusation astir King Thibaw from Burma. From determination we reached to Thiba constituent hardly astatine a region of 1Km from palace. This spot is renovated present with 3 level operation and has statue of King Sambhaji astatine the top. From this, we tin get beauteous presumption of Kajali stream and Bhatye bridge.
In the evening, we decided to sojourn Ratnadurga fort which besides has Bhagwati Devi temple astatine the top. As we were approaching the fort location, it got precise acheronian and it started raining similar hell. We sat successful the car for astir 10 mins and astatine 1 constituent discussed if we should instrumentality back, but past abruptly rainfall strength went down. We took this accidental to rapidly get down from car and climbed 10-15 steps to scope apical of fort. We took blessings astatine Bhagwati temple and walk adjacent 10-15 mins walking on the fort borderline to bask the views since the fort is unfastened till 6 successful evening only. As we got into the car, again the rainfall picked up strength and hence we missed accidental to sojourn sunset constituent which is determination adjacent the basal of fort.
At Thiba Palace:
At Thiba Point:
At Ratnadurga Fort:
View from Fort:
Day 5: (25th August 2024- Sunday)
Day of instrumentality journey! We started astatine astir 7AM and joined NH66 astatine Hathkhamba junction. Road till Sangameshwar is good with immoderate patches of tarmac with potholes successful betwixt cement sections. We stopped astatine Hotel Drive Inn aft Sangameshwar for breakfast. Road from Sangameshwar to Chiplun is acceptable and I could really screen up clip betwixt Sangameshwar to Mahad. At Mahad, it was already raining incessantly and the visibility went down. I reduced velocity to 30-40 Kmph, enactment wipers connected highest velocity and took mediate lane to travel a Brezza. Luckily postulation was precise little connected the roadworthy owed to non-peak season. As we approached adjacent Veer Railway station, the rainfall stopped and we breathed suspiration of relief! We took Mangaon- Indapur-Kolad- Wakan- Pali- Khopoli way and but the cement sections, the tarmac roads are filled with potholes here. We stopped again astatine Landmark edifice for speedy luncheon and took Mumbai- Pune Expressway to scope Mumbai astatine astir 5PM. Faced mile postulation astatine accustomed locations though it was Sunday. Total travel was of 943 Kms implicit 5 days.
