Agumbe - when it rains

2007 June 23/24 ..when the monsoon had just started and in full swing.

It was a 3rd trip to this place Agumbe.. the place known for its non-stop rains..
My first group ride happened here only. It was 2005-Summer and we were climbing Agumbe ghats in dark at around 9pm..and went to the sunset point..dont know what to see ..but it was all fun. Next ride to this place happened in 2006-Monsoon..when we had that nasty accident and then managed to trek Kudluteertha falls as well under the non-stop showers. I remember in that trip also we went to sunset point in dark..around 11:30pm..dont know what to see again.. ;-)
and now..this is trip number 3.. still with some new bunch of enthu..we were 3 guys..Vijay,Arnold Adi and myself...its 2007-Monsoon now.. ;-)


Agumbe is a sleepy and pretty interesting town..there is a junction where roads from Thirthahalli,Sringeri & Hebri joins..and all the busstand,hotel,police station,school everything related to Agumbe located right on the junction..once you walk out of that junction, you will fall into dense vegetation.

There is only one hotel available and they serve tasty neer dosa and kottai idli..this time we explored another hidden hotel who serve tasty home made chicken fry/ chicken biriyani. ;-)
We were in the process of exploring Barkana falls and Kundadri. We got a guide to show us the way for Barkana..while walking along, before starting all that conversation, i asked his name..he said 'Thimmappa'. Ohh..you are 'Thimappa' is it?? ..thanks to blogs..you people rock dudes!




Thimappa was helpful..in terms of providing antileech stuffs and chopping the fallen trees blocking our way. There is a jeep track leading to Barkana falls view point..now that its monsoon, a couplea overloaded streams and few treefalls making sure this place is abandoned..and we saw the falls also. How we saw and what we experienced there cant be explained in words..u got to go and at right time..! ;-)

It was sunday 4pm we decided to leave Agumbe..it was still raining..Arnold Adi's 3rd t-shirt also got soaked and he left his fate to mother nature..so as me.
At 4pm starting from a place like Agumbe at conditions like this, you should rip back towards bangalore..but Itch is contagious..we went towards Kundadri..there also few tree falls etc..no people on the entire hill. On the top there is a nice temple soaked under dense fog/wind/shower..the place was wild. Finally at 6pm when the light started to fade, we decided to rip back.
Route: Blr-Hassan-Chikmagalur-Agumbe-Thirthahalli-Shimoga-Blr.