This is a continuation of a previous article. I saw that I haven’t finished writing the complete account of my First wedding anniversary trip. Click here to read the first article.
Our first day was spent visiting Tarkarli, Malwan and Sindhudurg fort. Here's the next day.
26th Dec, Early Morning:
Devbagh-Nivati-Bhogve visit: The next day we woke up and decided to visit the Devbagh beach.
We took directions from our home stay owner ‘Namita’. (We were staying at the 'Namita beach resort', a home-stay facility facing the Tarkarli beach.) From our home stay, the walk to the tourist boats was just 1.5 km and a pleasant one. There were lots of boats around offering to ferry to the divine destinations Devbagh-Nivati-Bhogve beaches.
We booked one such boat. The ferry started and we saw a beautiful sight of seagulls. They flew up as a flock, the moment our boat passed them. There were so many! I had only seen such a scene in movies.
The cruise booking agents do tell us that we can see Dolphins here, but we weren't so lucky. Actually, I think this is just a gimmick.
We took around 40 minutes of the lovely boat journey to reach a small cliff. I was confused when our boat slowed down. In a moment I saw another movie scene - a beach, totally secluded from the world by rocky cliffs on 3 sides! It was the Nivati-Bhogve beach.
The waters were clear as glass and you could walk for about 60 meters into the sea and yet the water level stayed just at your waist. The sand was white and the waters blue. Boats were anchored in middle of the sea. There was a small crowd of people having fun. The beach is extremely clean and spotless. There are no vendors selling food, water and drinks (So you have to get those with you).
Me and Yogesh tried everything - diving, swimming and floating in the waters, even though we didn't know how. It was amazing. Yogesh kept teaching me how to dive and I kept drowning in the waist deep water.
We climbed on one of the cliffs and saw the sight around. It was breathtaking. I didn’t want to leave this place at all!
Next we stopped at the Devbagh beach. It is a small beach with no vendors around - a gift for the eyes.
We also stopped by to have the famous Malvani Ghavan. A villager would get few ghavan's (It is just like dosa but very very soft), and tea from his hut nearby and sell them on this temporary island. It was our bad luck that Ghavan's got over before we reached him. I could guess how tasty they were though, looking at people smacking their lips. We had a few cold drinks and left. Our boat brought us back to Tarkarli.
From here, we went back to our homestay and packed for our journey back to Malvan at 12.00pm. We had reservations for Pune on the evening bus that left at around 6.00pm.
We thanked the owner of ‘Namita beach resort’ for the tasty food and hospitality.
26th Dec, Afternoon: When we reached Malwan, we had lot of time on hands. So we booked an auto to show us some good sights nearby. He took us to…
The Ganpati temple: This was built by 'Salgaonkars' the owners of 'Kalaniryana' calendar. It is a relatively new temple, and a peaceful and beautiful one. There are 2 beautiful baby elephants at the entrance that I liked the most. There are carvings on the pillars and roof.
The Rock Garden: This is a small garden adjoining the cliffs at the sea. It takes about 15 minutes to reach here from Malwan bus stand. The garden is mediocre and has a red toy train (Kids would love it. I didn’t have Arya back then) The rocky cliffs are amazing to look at. The waves lash at them forming white foam all around. There are numerous crabs - small and big, scary to look at under every rock. We need to be extremely cautious while walking on these rocks. They are sharp and the waves are powerful.
Lastly, we went to a small 'Math' by a saint (like a monastery), few kilometers away from Malwan.
26th Dec, Evening: The auto dropped us back at Malwan ST stand well in time.
We did some shopping for Amba vadi, Fanis poli, Kokam syrup, Awla syrup, and waited for the bus.
When the bus came by, there gathered a huge crowd around it in an instant. People were throwing bags, clothes, caps inside to book seats before boarding the bus. Thankfully we had done a prior reservation. Most of these people had to go as standees. I had never seen so many standees in any bus before. Another new experience for me.
27th Dec, Early Morning: We reached Swargate, Pune at 5.30 am in the Morning.
The anniversary was a very memorable one. Again, no matter how many times I visit Konkan, it never fails to rejuvenate me.
Our first day was spent visiting Tarkarli, Malwan and Sindhudurg fort. Here's the next day.
26th Dec, Early Morning:
Devbagh-Nivati-Bhogve visit: The next day we woke up and decided to visit the Devbagh beach.
We took directions from our home stay owner ‘Namita’. (We were staying at the 'Namita beach resort', a home-stay facility facing the Tarkarli beach.) From our home stay, the walk to the tourist boats was just 1.5 km and a pleasant one. There were lots of boats around offering to ferry to the divine destinations Devbagh-Nivati-Bhogve beaches.
We booked one such boat. The ferry started and we saw a beautiful sight of seagulls. They flew up as a flock, the moment our boat passed them. There were so many! I had only seen such a scene in movies.
The cruise booking agents do tell us that we can see Dolphins here, but we weren't so lucky. Actually, I think this is just a gimmick.
We took around 40 minutes of the lovely boat journey to reach a small cliff. I was confused when our boat slowed down. In a moment I saw another movie scene - a beach, totally secluded from the world by rocky cliffs on 3 sides! It was the Nivati-Bhogve beach.
The waters were clear as glass and you could walk for about 60 meters into the sea and yet the water level stayed just at your waist. The sand was white and the waters blue. Boats were anchored in middle of the sea. There was a small crowd of people having fun. The beach is extremely clean and spotless. There are no vendors selling food, water and drinks (So you have to get those with you).
Me and Yogesh tried everything - diving, swimming and floating in the waters, even though we didn't know how. It was amazing. Yogesh kept teaching me how to dive and I kept drowning in the waist deep water.
We climbed on one of the cliffs and saw the sight around. It was breathtaking. I didn’t want to leave this place at all!
Next we stopped at the Devbagh beach. It is a small beach with no vendors around - a gift for the eyes.
We also stopped by to have the famous Malvani Ghavan. A villager would get few ghavan's (It is just like dosa but very very soft), and tea from his hut nearby and sell them on this temporary island. It was our bad luck that Ghavan's got over before we reached him. I could guess how tasty they were though, looking at people smacking their lips. We had a few cold drinks and left. Our boat brought us back to Tarkarli.
From here, we went back to our homestay and packed for our journey back to Malvan at 12.00pm. We had reservations for Pune on the evening bus that left at around 6.00pm.
We thanked the owner of ‘Namita beach resort’ for the tasty food and hospitality.
26th Dec, Afternoon: When we reached Malwan, we had lot of time on hands. So we booked an auto to show us some good sights nearby. He took us to…
The Ganpati temple: This was built by 'Salgaonkars' the owners of 'Kalaniryana' calendar. It is a relatively new temple, and a peaceful and beautiful one. There are 2 beautiful baby elephants at the entrance that I liked the most. There are carvings on the pillars and roof.
The Rock Garden: This is a small garden adjoining the cliffs at the sea. It takes about 15 minutes to reach here from Malwan bus stand. The garden is mediocre and has a red toy train (Kids would love it. I didn’t have Arya back then) The rocky cliffs are amazing to look at. The waves lash at them forming white foam all around. There are numerous crabs - small and big, scary to look at under every rock. We need to be extremely cautious while walking on these rocks. They are sharp and the waves are powerful.
Lastly, we went to a small 'Math' by a saint (like a monastery), few kilometers away from Malwan.
26th Dec, Evening: The auto dropped us back at Malwan ST stand well in time.
We did some shopping for Amba vadi, Fanis poli, Kokam syrup, Awla syrup, and waited for the bus.
When the bus came by, there gathered a huge crowd around it in an instant. People were throwing bags, clothes, caps inside to book seats before boarding the bus. Thankfully we had done a prior reservation. Most of these people had to go as standees. I had never seen so many standees in any bus before. Another new experience for me.
27th Dec, Early Morning: We reached Swargate, Pune at 5.30 am in the Morning.
The anniversary was a very memorable one. Again, no matter how many times I visit Konkan, it never fails to rejuvenate me.
