Murud

S of Alibag - Murud, Jan 24, 2012.

43 km

Again I took it easy this morning and only left at 1030. Dolphin House was a very good place to stay at. Both the Thali I had for dinner yesterday and the omelette I had for breakfast was excellent.

I had been thinking of trying to cycle on the beach, seeing how hard the sand was. But the owner of Dolphin House made some calls and found out that I would not get far before I would have to turn around due to some large cliffs jutting out all the way into the ocean. So I got back on the road and headed South. It was a bit more hilly today than the almost flat roads I have had the last couple of weeks. Not very long climbs though.

The road itself is not very good. Then again that may be a blessing becuase it slows down motor traffic.

I stopped for chai and biscuits at Kashid. The beach looks really good there, and there are several chai shops. But it seems most of the smaller guest houses this place has had have been bought up by rich Bombayites and turned into private homes. There are some large resorts that does not look particularly inviting.

Murud town is not much. The beach however is very good. I stopped for my ususal Dhal and chapatis right soon I came near the beach. There I also asked about rooms and when asked told them I did not want pay more than 1000 Rs. The man made a phone call and soon a fellow arrived on a bicycle. He said he had a room for 800. Ok let's see it. When we got to his guest house he said the 800 Rs room had just been vacated and now needed cleaning. In the meantime he showed me another one for 1000 Rs, which is actually an A/C room and would with A/C cost 1200.


Island fort


Kids on the road
Anyway I ended up taking it, and here I am. This gh has a name in Marathi/Hindi but no English.