My annual Monsoon Konkan drive I embark on an annual Monsoon Konkan drive with a friend every year, and have been doing so for the past 7 years now.
This time i am leaving on 13th Aug (tomorrow) and intend to return on 18th evening.
The route plan chosen this year is something like this :
Mumbai - Murud - Kankavli - Malvan - Sawantwadi - Goa... and back
Every year that we travel, we have ended up making great friends with otherwise unknown people from various places. This year we have had an invitation from several of them to visit again, hence the slightly detoured route choice.
Here are my queries :
1. Has anyone done a similar road trip across Konkan during these monsoons? I am particularly keen on knowing about the condition of the roads there.
2. I would love to actually take the State Highway down from Murud and hug the coastline as much as i can. Can anyone tell me whether there is now a bridge from Dabhol to Guhaghar? (3 years ago, i put my car on a ferry and crossed over. not sure if this option will be open during monsoons)
3. This year we are travelling in my friends new Eeco. Any reviews on how this car handles on wet & curving roads? (I ain't no stunt man, so i dont anyway intend to push the car beyond mine and its functional capabilities)
4. I read a thread about the horses' mating season in Murud and how a fellow member got his car smashed in by a horny horsey! Wouldn't want that happening to me. Any specific dates or places to avoid??
Well, thats all for now. Will post pics and blogs as the journey commences. |