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Second Goa Trip: The drive, the beaches (Baga, Ozran) and some more

Date: March, 2008

Three years after my first trip to Goa, here I was another visit, but this time with a different group of people. We took another route from Bangalore to Goa, different from the route I was on in 2005. This time around we went from Bangalore -> Tumkur -> Kadur -> Shimoga -> Honavar -> Kumta -> Karwar -> Goa.

Loiyumba Dalmation dog
This was at our breakfast stop. That’s my friend Loi, the dalmatian wasn’t part of the tour group.
Ramesh driving to Goa
As was the case those days, we were in my friend Ramesh’s car
Road to Goa Karnataka India
We stopped along the way whenever we saw sights we never clicked before
Karnataka forest trees India
Sorry, but I don’t remember names of the places. It was a long time ago.
Twig branch Karnataka forest
I was using a Nikon D70S, borrowed from a colleague at work
Phadake Loiyumba Mithun Goa drive
Photograph by Ramesh
Tree house Karnataka drive
If my photos look a bit off, it’s because it was the first time using a Nikon and remember, these were days I was still learning how to use a DSLR camera (and Photoshop)
Road to Goa Karnataka
The roads we were on hardly saw much traffic
Ramesh car Goa trip
This was somewhere just outside Jog Falls

We decided to check out Jog Falls, but considering this was March (the start of summer in most of India) the waterfalls were not up to Jog Falls repute. During the rainy season, Jog Falls flows with so much force that it’s quite a sight. But all we saw was water trickling down, looked quite disappointing. Continue reading “Second Goa Trip: The drive, the beaches (Baga, Ozran) and some more” »

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