The bikes included a Suzuki Gixxer SF 250, V-Strom 650, the latest KTM 390 Duke and my Triumph Tiger Sport 660.
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Photolog – Coorg (Somwarpet) overnighter
A short and sweet overnight ride to a familiar homestay in Somwarpet where the agenda was just to relax and chit-chat. There were 4 of us in total – neil.jericho on his Suzuki Gixxer SF250, shaikhmimran on the Suzuki V-Strom 650, his BIL on Neil’s KTM Duke 390 and finally yours truly on the Tiger Sport 660. Imran’s BIL was in town and looking forward to the ride – the reason we went ahead despite the majority of the usual friends being busy with the festival.
This is the third or fourth time I’m visiting this place, including a night stay during the 5-day ride with the Aerox earlier last month – the place continues to impress for the facilities, food and upkeep.
At the meeting point near Nelamangala flyover, the start time of 6:30AM delayed by the usual 20 mins Indigo standard time:
Yours truly arriving on the Tiger Sport 660, pic courtesy Neil:
After an uneventful progress till the breakfast stop near Yediyur, pic courtesy Neil:
Much needed coffee and breakfast to kickstart the day. I had neer dosas with coffee, while the others had chow chow bath and plain dosas.
Was turning out to be a bright and sunny day. Since we had the lunch stop set for Madikeri- Google Maps suggested the route from Channarayapatna to Arakalagud which turned out to be a wrong decision – the road surface was quite bad compared to the Hassan – Arakalagud stretch. Taking a breather somewhere along the way, pic courtesy Neil:
Imran embracing his inner influencer vibes, pic courtesy Neil:
By 12:30pm we were at Madikeri for the lunch stop – a Kerala-style restaurant inside Madikeri town (Paris restaurant). Thankfully we could find parking spots right outside the restaurant and none of these bikes were very attention-grabbing. Pic courtesy Neil:
Ambience and cleanliness were average, but the food was decent. We enjoyed the hot Kerala Parota served with chicken curry. Also some traditional snacks like Banana Roast:
While we were having lunch, the heavens started to pour. And the much sought after monsoon ride was here to be had:
The VStrom 650 towering over the scooters in the parking lot, shrugging off the rain:
We made a move once the rain slightly reduced. A light drizzle would be our constant companion for the remaining one hour of ride from Madikeri to Somwarpet. A quick stop to regroup:
And wait for everyone else to get drenched while Neil puts on his rainliner! He tries to compensate by making it a photo opp
And the shot, pic courtesy Neil:
Another quick photo-op before entering the homestay at Somwarpet, Green pastures Coorg:
We were greeted with some coffee and snacks as soon as we reached the property and settled down! The coffee served here is very nice indeed and managed to freshen us up for the rest of the evening. The agenda of which included random discussions and even more photoshoots.
Neil takes out his Olympus and goes on shutterbug rampage. Collage of all the bikes, pic courtesy Neil:
And of the Tiger Sport 660, thanks to him:
Green Pastures Coorg is a homestay which is very very easy to recommend- especially for families and folks traditionally not very used to the concept of homestays. The facilities, cleanliness and general professionalism is genuinely one of the best around. It is quite a beautiful property as well and consists of three rooms adjacent to the family house:
The Rocky climb from the main road, with coffee plantation cover on either sides:
Leading upto this walkway leading to the homestay, where some of the bigger bikes can struggle a bit:
Outdoor seating maintained in the corner of the property:
Small room for the lunch table, fridge and water purifier:
Closer look at the pebble and bonsai formation:
The bonfire area looks unused over the recent months, quite likely due to the rainy season:
Three parallel rooms available in this property with a common outdoor seating area:
These traditional Athangudi floor tiles define the character of this place, very beautifully done indeed:
Coffee plantations all around:
Saplings getting readied:
Beautiful flowers all around, captured by Neil:
A lot of chit-chat later, we called for dinner and called it a day:
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