Tuesday, February 28, 2006

First day second Half in manjolai trip -- Manjolai Trip - 3

We went to nalu mukku for two reasons. First one was to order our lunch, dinner in a mallu hotel (Really a good one. If you inform them in advance, they prepare nice food. Morning 6.30 to night 9.30) and the second was regarding our stay at nalumukku. Both the work were done with in 30 min. Eventhough it was 12.30 no one was feeling hungry. So we planned to roam.


In front of the hotel with the owner (Right extreme)


Path from nalu mukku to kothaiyar

From nalu muuku we planned to go to kotahiyar. Kothaiyar is the main and very big catchment area. This dam is situated in kanyakumari district. Near the dam there is an E.B guest house. Those who want to stay in a remote place, can request for the permission from the EB for this suite. Really worth staying.

One lake is there just below the dam. They are pumping water from the lake to the dam, then utilizing that water for power generation. (not always this system works. When the water level in the dam falls below certain level, at that time this system starts working)


Lake below the dam

We had a nice time over there. Then we went to the view point. That is really amazing. From the view point you can spot many dams. (peachi paarai, peruchani, noyyal). There is a winch, operating from that point to lower kotahiyar. What you are seeing below is a view point. Those pillars were holding a view point - building. Because of some problem government demolished the view point building.

View Point

This is also from View point

Near the winch (see the colour of those trees)


Then we went to one more small dam called kuttiyar dam. By that time it was 4.30. The conditions of the road was pathetic. Only trained guys can drive over there.

Kuttiyar Dam

Kuttiyar

We rushed to nalumukku to have our lunch. (@ 5 ;-( ).

Surprisingly full meals was waiting for us there, that too with moore kolambu....I filled my stomach like anything. The driver told us we have to go to "oothu" before sunset. (hey one more view point ma....). Time is 5.40. We started from nalumukku to ooothu, hoping that we will reach the spot before the sunset... Small intro about the place "oothu" - We can spot lot of wild animals on the way to oothu if we are lucky!!!


let us c what happened on that day......

Guess what is this??? (set more contrast & bright in ur system to c this ;-) )

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