Long Weekend Getaway: Exploring Around Shivamogga

The Independence Day holiday on Thursday this year meant that we could plan a four day getaway trip, and although we left it too late to plan it, a thought of going on a completely unplanned trip brought a sense of adventure to it. We, Anurag, Thomas, Karthik and I, had a great time in the three and a half day sojourn to different places in the district of Shivamogga, Karnataka. Some breathtaking, humbling, and indeed very enjoyable experiences followed, which I hopefully would be able to share in a set of blogs over the next fortnight or so. Here's how the blog post plan looks, indicating the different places we visited:

Part 1: The Totally Unplanned Trip: http://kshanaprabhaa.blogspot.in/2013/08/long-weekend-getaway-part-1-totally.html

Part 2: Agumbe: The Dodda Mane Hospitality: http://kshanaprabhaa.blogspot.in/2013/08/long-weekend-getaway-part-2-dodda-mane.html

Part 3: Agumbe: Jogi Gundi Falls: http://kshanaprabhaa.blogspot.com/2013/09/long-weekend-getaway-part-3-agumbe-jogi.html

Part 4: Agumbe: Barkana Falls Trek: http://kshanaprabhaa.blogspot.in/2013/09/long-weekend-getaway-part-4-agumbe.html

Part 5: Kundadri Hill greenery and the Jain Temple: http://kshanaprabhaa.blogspot.in/2013/09/long-weekend-getaway-part-5-kundadri.html

Part 6: The Sringeri Stay: http://kshanaprabhaa.blogspot.in/2013/09/long-weekend-getaway-part-6-sringeri.html

Part 7: Jog Falls: http://kshanaprabhaa.blogspot.in/2013/10/long-weekend-getaway-part-7-jog-falls.html

Part 8: Keladi and Ikkeri: http://kshanaprabhaa.blogspot.in/2013/12/long-weekend-getaway-part-8-keladi-and.html

Part 9: Shivamogga and Bhadravathi: http://kshanaprabhaa.blogspot.in/2013/12/long-weekend-getaway-part-9-shivamogga.html

Here is a sneak preview: