DAY 219 - near MANGALORE

219) WEDNESDAY, 1 FEBRUARY 1978 : 91KMS. - Near MANGALORE
   


We followed our route,  leaving  KANDAPUR to the south as well.

Route from DARJEELING to MADRAS(CHENNAI) - Google map

Before the darkness came, we stopped to spend the night in the middle of the forest  before MANGALORE.

Sunset, MANGALORE - Photo : tourismtheworld.net  / Google images search

 









 

DAY 218 - near KUNDAPUR

218) TUESDAY, 31 JANUARY 1978 : 254KMS. - Near KUNDAPUR
   

We went on heading down to the south. This evening we stopped to overnight  at the beach near the village, not far from KUNDAPUR.


 

Beach near KANDAPUR - Photo : blessingsonthenet.com / Google images search

 




 

DAY 217 - COLVA BACH

217) MONDAY, 30 JANUARY 1978 : 0KMS. - COLVA BACH

We continued our route from MORJIM Beach by ferry crossing the Mandovi river to Panjim side,  heading out to the south  of GOA to MARGAO.  

Our next destination was MADRAS via MANGALORE.    We stopped to overnight at COLVA BEACH.

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DAY 216 - MORJIM BEACH

216) SUNDAY, 29 JANUARY 1978 : 0KMS. - MORJIM BEACH

 

Another day of relaxing  on MORJIM Beach, we were preparing to roll on the road again to the south tomorrow..

Village road of MORJIM - Photo : wikipedia.org / Bing images search

 

 

WIKIPEDIA : 

Morjim is a village situated in North Goa in the Pernem taluk on the north bank of the Chapora River estuary. It is home to a variety of birds and to the Olive ridley sea turtle. 

OlivE Ridley Sea Turtle - Native of Tmil Nadu, India - Photo : wikipedia.org / Bing images search

MORJIM has become known as "Little Russia" * due to the concentration of Russian expatriates living there. (* Not in year 1978 when we were there!).

DAY 215 - MORJIM BEACH

215) SATURDAY, 28 JANUARY 1978 : 0KMS. - MORJIM BEACH

 

We followed the locals to collect shellfish at the beach, together with some hippies. 

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It was quite fun,  as much as a sin to take lives of many shells. 

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