First visit to “God’s own country”

This is again a wild trip, a sudden decision and a fast move :) I must say if you want to feel real India, go with a friend, to his/her own place. Nothing like getting the raw experience. And if you do that, I am sure you will be amazed by the Indian tradition, hospitality and the thousand year old culture we still preserve on our country.
Kerala, often know as “The God’s own country” is truly stand up to its name. If you are by any chance in Bangalore, then there are buses and trains to reach the place. And my destination was Kannur.

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And I was travelling from Bangalore, so it was 9 hours journey in a bus on an average, though it took us 12 hours to reach as of traffic.
I was all tired and restless, but once we reach the place and spend some minutes there, then suddenly I regained the energy!! Well, its all nature every where :) and I mean every where. We went through trees all the time with narrow road and this is just beautiful experience. At night we visited local club and I am glad, people have just accepted me apart from the language barrier. I could not speak / understand Malayalam so my friend became the translator. Thanks a lot to him.
Kannur Trip
Next day was the visit to the sea, beaches and the town. We travelled with a motorbike and the pictures tell a thousand words!
Kannur Trip
First time ever I was in a beach where one can drive bikes,scooters or four wheelers.
Kannur Trip
Kannur Trip
Amazed to see the beauty.
The same river, which I rafted earlier in my first water rafting experience, is grown in width and I saw it here too. The small river, flowing through the hills with its massive potential of forces, is grown to a huge river, some what calm and widespread.
Kannur Trip
Then the spring and the diving experience in it, is just one has to experience.
Kannur Trip
The atmosphere was cold, i was expecting chilling cold water in the fountain, but it was kind of warm water!!

Nature surely knows how to manage things and what best fits everyone.

2 thoughts on “First visit to “God’s own country”

  1. Dear Saumya, this is just sooooooo beautiful. Filled with vitality. I laughed over the spontaneous video. I wanted to be there jumping into the water too. It looked like so much fun. I could not get over how wide the river has grown. Also the sea made me deeply long to be there. I know the sea so well from living next to it in remote Australia (when I lived there). There is something about the sea and those vast expanses of hard sand beach. You did a beautiful job of photographing and filming this adventure. KUDOS!!! You are so filled with the very life that you love so much. Never let anyone dampen your natural buoyancy. Hug, Robin

    • Hi Robin,
      This is so awesome to see you here. Much Hug back and hope to see you on this part of earth someday, then you can join us jumping into the water too :)
      Again a much appreciated encouragement for seeing the love of life in me. I am trying my best to keep it like this, always and need friends like you to nurture it through.
      Thanks a lot to drop in.

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