Dhanushkodi - the abandoned town
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...