Giving in to popular demand, Wide Aware introduces “Coastal, Coastal Konkan on Bike” – the motorcycle tour we have been promising for a long time. And no, we are not talking about the Mumbai Goa highway, but of routes really along the sea as far as possible.

Another reason for this trip is the jealousy and interest expressed by most friends who hear our happy go lucky wanderings which are unbound by “planned sightseeing”. So now you have no excuse. If you wish for a taste of a life on the move, this is your chance.

Tour dates: 24th Jan 2009 to 29th Jan 2009

The idea is to travel the rural Konkan along the sea. In this journey, we will not be touching the NH17 (National Highway) at all. The journey takes us through the different coastal districts with a stay in each of them – Raigad, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg.

We hug the coast all through and always take the road that is closest to the sea. At times this means that we will come across creeks interrupting our route, and we will put our bikes on boats to cross over to the other side and continue our ride.

This trip is planned to be the essence of Konkan. Local food, MTDC or similar hotels and local ambiance all through.

The specialty of this trip is something that can’t be described in terms of places and agendas, but a holistic Konkan experience.

The bike will be yours, the fuel will be yours and the accommodation and food will be provided along the route.

One of the main reasons for this plan is that the NH-17 is crowded and has become a cliché for Konkan, but really, the Konkan is the rural region and the sea beyond the reach of the horn blaring crowds. The season is perfect, and the weather is going to be awesome.

Don’t forget your cameras!

We travel as far as Goa and dump our bikes on Volvos and travel overnight back to Mumbai – giving us the best use of our time for leisure and a quick return that doesn’t bite into our schedule back home.

So what are you waiting for?

PS: The photos of the previous trip that we have are in the gallery under ‘other trips’. They are not particularly good, as they haven’t been shot to convey a story of the trip, but just randomly shot for fun. Raka should be returning with better images from this trip and I will put them up by the first week of Feb.

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