Part II: A weekend in Dakshina Kannada and Shimoga...

Well after deciding to reach Shimoga, my friend Rag called his uncle who runs a restaurant in the core of the city. It also had lodging as well. By the time the clock turned 9:00 PM we boarded the lodge and had a light supper in the same place, and everybody started to snooze zzz...

It was a fresh Sunday morning and I couldn't resist myself from taking some snaps whilst everyone were still in their dreams. My camera just sneaked out the window and could capture this pic,

Then everyone rouse and got ready within no time, we had our break fast and left to Gajanur dam. It took us around one hour to reach the place and also there is an Elephant camp adjacent to the dam area.

Boating facilities were available till 11:30 AM. So, we had to rush in to buy the tickets since it was a bit crowded. Though Elephants were not there but we had an enjoyable boat ride. After the boat we fed some snacks to our stomachs and relaxed a bit in the camp area.

After some relaxation, we had the lunch in the near by town and headed towards Kundadri hills. It was quite far and we reached there by 3:00 PM. There is Jain temple on top of the hill and one can witness the sculptures of one of the theerthankaras,

Also there's a sacred pond beside the temple,

While returning back my camera captured a perfect click when the nature is at it's best,

That's it!. We started back to Shimoga and attended the marriage reception, met some of our buddies, chit chatted and had a light dinner. The same night we headed back to Bangalore.

Thanks, for your support and patience! Bye...