Our frequency of blogging has gone down to the extent that I am now having to post one in emergency, that we atleast have one in june. Two days to go and this month hasn't been any different. The monsoon rains have hit with a bang though a little late than usual. These are the best days of this part of the country. You will long for a clear sunny day but still enjoy the dark clouds that engulf you throughout. We havn't been out anywhere either. Even our exercise schedules have been disturbed. The silver lining is, our Police officers mess and indoor sports complex that was my dream when i took charge here in Udupi, has finally been completed. The indoor sports complex now has a full fledged multi-gym, a synthetic badminton court, a motorised treadmill, cycle etc., For a place like Udupi that receives rains for almost six months, this was something everyone was waiting for. So we may now be shifting from our routine at the Manipal stadium to the treadmill here.
Onset of monsoon here also means, suspension of all fishing activity . Malpe has the state's largest fishing port, and at its peak of season its teaming with activity, with boats full of fish upto the brim all lined up at the dock to be auctioned off. We sometimes paid a visit just to have a look at some exotic fish that may have been caught. Another activity that is suspended for the monsoons is the boat rides to St. Mary's Island. All of them resume by 15th of September. Till then the best palces to visit are the Sita Nadi resort at Hebri for river rafting, the numerous water falls like Hanuman gundi near Kudremukh, Jhomlu and Kudlu thirtha near Hebri. Kodachadri near Kollur is a good trek route. Some places, I haven't been there myself and hope to make it sometime before August. So there will be some pictures of them too.
