We generally try to keep our trips at low cost by avoiding extravagant accomodations. But this time we decided to splurge a bit(by our standards) and make a weekend trip to the Cauvery Fishing Camp, Bheemeshwari. We made the reservations on Monday and the program said we need to reach there at 12 noon. So we planned to start at 9.00am and finally started by around 9:20am. After filling up petrol at the Shell petrol bunk on Old Madras Road and withdrawing money from an ATM on 80 feet road, we proceeded to Hosur Road and then entered the NECE Road towards Kanakpura Road. This was a pretty round about way, which we realised only when we drove back on Kanakpura Road reached JP Nagar on the way back. The NECE road is not fully done and there are no proper road signs showing the diversions to be taken. We once hit the end of road and then had to turn back ask for directions to continue towards Kanakpura Road. There after we reached Kanakpura and there somehow we got into the impression that we need to go towards Mekadattu. We folowed this route for around 20kms on village roads and then started noticing that the directions are all toards Mekadattu and Galibore Fishing Camp but no mention of the Cauvery Fishing Camp, Bheemeshari. Luckily the mobile network was still there and I had the phone number of the Bheemeshwari Fishing Camp. From them, I learned that the route to Bheemeshwari and Galibore are different from Kanakpura. But luckily, from the place from where we called up , a village name Doddanahalli, we can take a route to Sathanur which is on the route to Bheemeshwari and from there on the ride was smooth.
The route is Banagalore--> Kanakpura Main Road--> Kanakpura-->Sathanur-->Muthathi-->Cauvery Fishing Camp. From Sathanur, here one needs to divert towards Galibore/Mekadattu and Bheemeshwari/Muthathi. From Muthathi, take the Halaguru route and you will reach Cauvery fishing camp in another 6 kms.
We reached the camp at 1:30 pm and were quickly shown to our loghut. It was lunch time already and we went for lunch. It was decent food south Indian food that was served. After lunch we took rest for sometime and went to the river just in front of our loghut. Its was nice to play in the water without bothering about the crowd around you. This place is like the river is all left for you. We just stayed at the shallow waters and my son really enjoyed it. Not many people seems to be wanting to play in water. But then you cannot swim in this water as there are crocodiles.
After playing in the water, we proceeded for tea and coracle ride. The coracle ride here is in no way comparable or exciting as in Hogenakkal as the river is very calm. The coracle ride was followed by joy fishing. The helping guy gives you a string with a ball of maida dough as the bait.. There was absolutely no "joy" to be derived from this but still there was some fun as everyone who was trying to do this around was really bored and making some very interesting comments. The rest of the evening was spend relaxing in the hammocks and climbing some of the bigger ones tied higher up which you have to climb up to reach and the al time favourite swings.
The dinner was preceded by a barbeque or so it was called... There was a campfire and chicken and some pakodas that were prepared in the kitchen were served near the campfire. There was a short trek in the morning to a nearby hill and the view from top was really great. But, trekking, however short is something I find very tiring and Anurag to carry our son all the way to the top.. The trekking took only an hour to go up and come down.. After that we just walked around the place and spend some more time in the water... By the time we finished breakfast, it was time for us to start back...
There is nothing great in the "planned programmes".. But the best part of this place is that you are totally cutoff from the rest of the world.. No mobiles, net connection, TV or even newspaper... You are all left with yourselves and the nature... That is a really required break in this mad world...
The route is Banagalore--> Kanakpura Main Road--> Kanakpura-->Sathanur-->Muthathi-->Cauvery Fishing Camp. From Sathanur, here one needs to divert towards Galibore/Mekadattu and Bheemeshwari/Muthathi. From Muthathi, take the Halaguru route and you will reach Cauvery fishing camp in another 6 kms.
We reached the camp at 1:30 pm and were quickly shown to our loghut. It was lunch time already and we went for lunch. It was decent food south Indian food that was served. After lunch we took rest for sometime and went to the river just in front of our loghut. Its was nice to play in the water without bothering about the crowd around you. This place is like the river is all left for you. We just stayed at the shallow waters and my son really enjoyed it. Not many people seems to be wanting to play in water. But then you cannot swim in this water as there are crocodiles.
After playing in the water, we proceeded for tea and coracle ride. The coracle ride here is in no way comparable or exciting as in Hogenakkal as the river is very calm. The coracle ride was followed by joy fishing. The helping guy gives you a string with a ball of maida dough as the bait.. There was absolutely no "joy" to be derived from this but still there was some fun as everyone who was trying to do this around was really bored and making some very interesting comments. The rest of the evening was spend relaxing in the hammocks and climbing some of the bigger ones tied higher up which you have to climb up to reach and the al time favourite swings.
The dinner was preceded by a barbeque or so it was called... There was a campfire and chicken and some pakodas that were prepared in the kitchen were served near the campfire. There was a short trek in the morning to a nearby hill and the view from top was really great. But, trekking, however short is something I find very tiring and Anurag to carry our son all the way to the top.. The trekking took only an hour to go up and come down.. After that we just walked around the place and spend some more time in the water... By the time we finished breakfast, it was time for us to start back...
There is nothing great in the "planned programmes".. But the best part of this place is that you are totally cutoff from the rest of the world.. No mobiles, net connection, TV or even newspaper... You are all left with yourselves and the nature... That is a really required break in this mad world...
