After trek to Mandalpatti couple of months back , again got a chance to visit this place. Same organizers - CAM.It was long . Tried booking for cycling during June slot , but got listed only in Waiting list. So moved the reservation to July for three people - Myself , Angamuthu and Musthafa. Going to ride cycle after atleast 9-10 years ...Unfortunately the week before the trip, i had fever and cold.Was evaluating if i should take this trip in the middle of monsoon with this fever and cold. But risked a bit and proceeded with the trip. CAM provides support vehicles following you all the time and if at all fever escalates, i could hop on to the support vehicle.
Started off Friday night and reached the homestay in Madikeri @ 5 PM . Tried to get a quick nap after that , but that didn't work out. Took bath and got ready by 6 AM. After having breakfast picked the cycles. I was allotted a RockRider basic model. This proved good enough till the end.
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Initial part of the ride was a breeze for 11 km. It was downhill and we rested mostly for taking photos. It was slightly drizzling and the climate was quite enjoyable. Rivers and bridges came across our path. "All was well" till mandalpati base.
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Haah what a day !!! 50 Kms ride in non stop showers for 12 hours.
Whatever may be the case, whoever may be the organizer ,these events never fails to introduce interesting people.Nice people.Nice place.Nice climate. Was something missing ?? Yea ordered Red wine and made the dinner eventful.
Next day woke up at 5:30 AM. Got freshed up , packed our bags. Checked the cycles,changed the brakepads and started off after having the breakfast.Today rain was bit less as we moved from hills towards flat lands. Road was not that steep and mostly was down hill. Started from our homestay in Madikeri a, traveled though Makandur , Madapur, Suntigope towards chiklehole resorvoir.
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I was in among the last batch of riders to reach the destination .By this time final rounds of lunch was being served.Rather than lunch i wanted a dip.I checked if anyone was taking bath in the dam but couldn't find anyone anywhere near the water. Only 30 mins to pack off. I had to choose lunch or bath. Decided to take a dip and checked with driver from the support vehicle on where i could take a bath.He showed me a narrow path. First thought of having a dip alone as no one was accompanying me. On entering the water changed my mind and stayed long. Slowly people started trickling down towards water. Only now one fellow commented that the locals mentioned about the presence crocodiles in this dam. But by this time there 10-15 people taking bath. After 30 mins of refreshing bath , had lunch , packed and started off to bangalore...
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