We
(me, Ramesh and Rohit) were already in Shringeri on 28th January
2012, after visiting Koosalli Falls in Udupi. As planned, we got up at 5 in the
morning and in no time we were driving towards Kundadri. It was freezing cold,
a typical Shringeri weather and had to turn the heater on. The visibility was on road was hardly 50 fts. This
made us wonder to a great extent, the success of our visit. Rightly so because
previously when we went to Kundadri during September 2011, we could only see
the clouds and ground under our feet. The clouds during monsoon will be denser
than Agumbe itself and so is the rain.
After 30 KMs and 45 minutes’ drive towards Thirthalli, we were on the peak. We were
expecting a spell binding panorama of western ghtats. But, what we saw was
purely unbelievable. The entire region was mist covered. Except for some tips
of the peaks, everything was white blanketed. I never imagined morning mist can
cover such a vast land so thickly. Even though sun has already risen, he was
not yet fully up the mist, even at 6.50 Am. It was well after 7 am that we could see sun
clearly. It was a life-time experience, being in the middle of what seems to be
a vast sea of mist.
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After spending an hour it was time to return to Someshwara, down
the winding Agumbe Ghat, from where we will be starting another trek to Onake
Abbi Falls.
I have to come back again here to
relish the greenery around here and then watch sun setting down the Arabian Sea
before forming a yellow water line formed by reflecting rays on sea water. That,
in another clear day.
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