River Rafting @ Sitanadi, Karnataka

Rain , Rain n more Rain....................................
It just didn't stop raining there in Someshwara Reserved Forests..Someshwara Reserved Forests ???? huh ????
Well, thats the place i had gone for doing one of my most awaited adventure sports, River Rafting..We, a team of 4 guys, started from Pune n were supposed to reach Hebri, a small village in karnataka which is about 40 kms from Udipi..In Karnataka, monsoons had already arrived, so we were welcomed by heavy rains in Udipi..Udipi to Hebri was a nice scenic ride in the public transport bus with all Kannada bhajans playing at full volume..At Hebri, commander jeep had come to pick us up..Our staying arrangement was done in the tents in thick forests of Someshwara which comes under Kudremukh Forest Division..I have been to many jungles before but that looked like much much thicker than the forests i'd seen before..

After a quick breakfast, we were all geared up for RAFTING in our safety jackets n helmets !!! Instructors told us about the rafting technique, about the equipments..We had opted for the longest rafting run of 22 kms..When we saw that River Sita, we were taken aback as that was a biiiig river n had stoners (trees that grow in the summer after the water dries out of monsoon river) too.. Kedar was the first lucky person to taste that dark green water of Sita river..At a rapid, he couldn't control his position n fell into water..We had many more rapids to go..it was great fun maneuvering rafts through those rapids..But it was damn tiring too.. Just before we had our lunch, i got the opportunity to see the bottom side surface of my raft..While passing thru a rapid, i lost control n fell into water..Thanks to the life jacket so that i'm still alive n am able to write this blog !

We had our lunch underneath a bridge..Our resortwallahs had cooked special south indian style food n they'd brought it there on our way..We continued rafting after the lunch break..It was around 6pm when we finally had finished doing rafting..Our jeep had there to pick us again..Our shoulders, arms, wrists were paining like hell..Combiflam was our dessert for that night !!! Then it was time for playing cards after dinner..We had hardly any other option as we were in a very remote area..
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Day 2 ::
The next day started on a terrible note as my small sack, which had camera n other electronic stuff, was missing..I was totally shocked..We asked everyone but didn't get any positive answer..Just taking a chance, we started looking into the forest area nearby our tents..N WHOA !!! My sack was there, completely torn..The local guys said that it must be the monkeys' work if my sack had any food stuff..

n yeah, they were correct..My sack had a packet of bakarwadis n some peanuts..Monkeys had taken that food stuff n had left the bag there in trees.. Fortunately, the camera was there n was in working condition.. We went for Kayaking after having breakfast that day..We had to go to Warahi river for doing Kayaking as Kayaking needs quiet water n not rapidly flowing water as River Sita has.. Kayaking was also great fun..This time Nikhil also joined Kedar having a dip in the river water.. We came back to our tents n as like day1, had some great time in playing cards..
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Day 3 :
MOUNTAIN BIKING !!!
Yeah, we had a great time doing mountain biking that day..We rode for abt 2 hrs but that was simply awesome..Riding on those small tracks, watching those beautiful surroundings was heaven !
After these wonderful ventures, we left for Pune from Udipi..But with lots n lotsa amazing memories !!!