The idea was to look at all modes of transport, avoid staying back and be back for lazy sunday. Probably because it was the month end and a long weekend so the places we searched for staying were quoting exorbitantly.
Saturday morning we left at 6 am to CST. We planned to take the 7 15 am the first ferry but missed it by a margin. Well we missed the train we had decided to take, then reached CST at 6 58 and it was bound to happen. We got a huge queue as it was long weekend. Ppl were carrying football, cricket kits - Well thats the smell of good refreshing trip :)
The second ferry left at 7 45 am and we reached Mandva Jetty at 9 am. So we were pretty much on track. We had packed the left over paav bhajis and were done with breakfast. ( come on we are not cheapos... just savings on time ) The whole ferry ride was just what i needed. Extremely fresh air, seagulls following you all around, even oyster rock and just plain and simple water. The water that soothes me and calms me. Sometimes I wonder with all roads and the building and landmarks we reach our destination. And the sea, all the same around - how do we keep track. Kudos to the captains and pirates of olden days.
The ferry service includes bus till Alibaug. From there we tried to take a bus till Murud but all the buses that go to Murud are the ones originating from Mumbai and hence full. I was not planning to stand for 2 hours and go. We finally decided to take an auto the fare they quoted ranged from 800 to 2500. And finally we went with the first guy we approached and who had said 800. I felt it was high but AM was fine with it.
The distance between Murud and Alibaug is about 60 kms and we reached Murud at 12 30. On the way we did stop for pics in each of the beaches Kashid, Akshi, Revnanda and the fisherman village at Murud. We had lunch and left for Janjira at 1 30 pm. There was a long queue for the ferry but was clearing fast. Then there was long queue for the Ferries to reach the entrance. This was not clearing fast. The ferry owners also sponsor a guide for 30 Rs per person. The guide was hilarious and was telling many "Shayaris" He turned out to be one Aashiq and mughal zamane ka insaan which sort of made us relive the past glory. It was a high tide and the ride back was like a roller coaster :)
Once we reached the shore, we had Kokum Sharbat, Nimbu Soda and Naariyal paani for refreshment. And trust me a cap really makes a difference to your heat tolerance. We did have about 4 hours to kill before our bus back to Mumbai. We asked around and someone suggested a Echo Point. Which later we found out to have lot of Historic Significance. It is the tomb of the builders of Janjira Fort - Khokari Tombs. Our trip was fulfillling just because we found some off beat location. The auto driver charged us 300/- to reach this tomb and took us in some really off beat road to reach Murud Beach. We took a dip and saw sunset.
Surprisingly they have commercialised Murud so much. It has adventure sports. Horse riding, Parakiting.. etc We were 3 of us and I was apprehensive about our luggage getting stolen. So I took guard for first half where I just slept on the sand with bags as my pillow. It was so liberating. I always used to just go deep enough in the sea where waves are not strong and float in the surface. Letting everything go. No worries and according to me is the most liberating thing but this comes close second.
Well the sun set around 6 30 and we changed, packed our bags and took an auto till bus stand. The bus came at around 7 45pm. But somehow we were roaming within Murud to collect more passengers. We were tired and went off to sleep. We woke up at 10 pm and we were still at alibaug. The bus stopped for dinner but before our dinner could come, the driver and conductor were done with their chai so they left to start the bus. We ran away without telling the restaurant guys. ( Apologies!!! ) ( as if they are gonna read my blog but atleast for my own satisfaction) I wrote off the bus journey saying we will reach Mumbai at this rate only by 5 am. We can just start our sunday hence. Surprisingly we reached by 1 30 or 2 am. We got down at Sion and took an auto. The autodriver charged us by meter and even returned 3 rupees off 100 we gave him. Aww!!! this is why I miss Mumbai :)
Saturday morning we left at 6 am to CST. We planned to take the 7 15 am the first ferry but missed it by a margin. Well we missed the train we had decided to take, then reached CST at 6 58 and it was bound to happen. We got a huge queue as it was long weekend. Ppl were carrying football, cricket kits - Well thats the smell of good refreshing trip :)
The second ferry left at 7 45 am and we reached Mandva Jetty at 9 am. So we were pretty much on track. We had packed the left over paav bhajis and were done with breakfast. ( come on we are not cheapos... just savings on time ) The whole ferry ride was just what i needed. Extremely fresh air, seagulls following you all around, even oyster rock and just plain and simple water. The water that soothes me and calms me. Sometimes I wonder with all roads and the building and landmarks we reach our destination. And the sea, all the same around - how do we keep track. Kudos to the captains and pirates of olden days.
The ferry service includes bus till Alibaug. From there we tried to take a bus till Murud but all the buses that go to Murud are the ones originating from Mumbai and hence full. I was not planning to stand for 2 hours and go. We finally decided to take an auto the fare they quoted ranged from 800 to 2500. And finally we went with the first guy we approached and who had said 800. I felt it was high but AM was fine with it.
The distance between Murud and Alibaug is about 60 kms and we reached Murud at 12 30. On the way we did stop for pics in each of the beaches Kashid, Akshi, Revnanda and the fisherman village at Murud. We had lunch and left for Janjira at 1 30 pm. There was a long queue for the ferry but was clearing fast. Then there was long queue for the Ferries to reach the entrance. This was not clearing fast. The ferry owners also sponsor a guide for 30 Rs per person. The guide was hilarious and was telling many "Shayaris" He turned out to be one Aashiq and mughal zamane ka insaan which sort of made us relive the past glory. It was a high tide and the ride back was like a roller coaster :)
Once we reached the shore, we had Kokum Sharbat, Nimbu Soda and Naariyal paani for refreshment. And trust me a cap really makes a difference to your heat tolerance. We did have about 4 hours to kill before our bus back to Mumbai. We asked around and someone suggested a Echo Point. Which later we found out to have lot of Historic Significance. It is the tomb of the builders of Janjira Fort - Khokari Tombs. Our trip was fulfillling just because we found some off beat location. The auto driver charged us 300/- to reach this tomb and took us in some really off beat road to reach Murud Beach. We took a dip and saw sunset.
Surprisingly they have commercialised Murud so much. It has adventure sports. Horse riding, Parakiting.. etc We were 3 of us and I was apprehensive about our luggage getting stolen. So I took guard for first half where I just slept on the sand with bags as my pillow. It was so liberating. I always used to just go deep enough in the sea where waves are not strong and float in the surface. Letting everything go. No worries and according to me is the most liberating thing but this comes close second.
Well the sun set around 6 30 and we changed, packed our bags and took an auto till bus stand. The bus came at around 7 45pm. But somehow we were roaming within Murud to collect more passengers. We were tired and went off to sleep. We woke up at 10 pm and we were still at alibaug. The bus stopped for dinner but before our dinner could come, the driver and conductor were done with their chai so they left to start the bus. We ran away without telling the restaurant guys. ( Apologies!!! ) ( as if they are gonna read my blog but atleast for my own satisfaction) I wrote off the bus journey saying we will reach Mumbai at this rate only by 5 am. We can just start our sunday hence. Surprisingly we reached by 1 30 or 2 am. We got down at Sion and took an auto. The autodriver charged us by meter and even returned 3 rupees off 100 we gave him. Aww!!! this is why I miss Mumbai :)
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