Passion for Travelling...

                While coming up with the destination as Dhanushkodi just the night before, I was not so sure about how the trip was gonna pan out. Our initial plan was a four-day road trip, which due to plenty of reasons had to be cut short to two days. This forced us to look for alternative destinations as well. Dhanushkodi was accepted by the rest of us, and we decided to go ahead with it, without  thinking  too much . The next afternoon we left Kazhakkoottam and started off towards Dhanushkodi, via the Thenmala - Shencotta - Courtallam - Tirunelveli -Tuticorin - Rameswaram route.  The route map                 It was almost 5 PM when we reached Thenmala. All the tourist spots there, the Thenmala Dam & ecotourism, Palaruvi falls etc were closed for the day by then, and we couldn't visit any of them. Still, the drive along this route itself was very enjoyable. The river flowing al...

                 After a wonderful  Day 1 , it was 11 in the morning when I woke up the next day. Got freshen up in no time and we went to the wedding function. We left Kottakkal in the afternoon with our first destination set as Kappad beach. It started raining heavily just a while after we entered the highway. But, we were prepared for that.   Route Map - Day                                 It was cloudy and very dark when we reached  Kappad beach , but luckily rain stopped for a while. The historic beach where Vasco Da Gama landed for the first time in India five centuries ago, was completely deserted that evening owing to the heavy rains. The dark sky, yellow sandy beach, the nicely maintained walkways altogether presented a wonderful view.                    We saw a...