Travel to a forest

I have been planning since a long time to go to a forest.I have been to a many but not in the recent past.Hence was wanting to experience the magic once again.

And at last I made it with 2 of my other friends last weekend.Actually we started with 10 but ended up with the 3 of us.The small number didnt matter at all since our intention to go there was to go away from the civilisation & experience the silence.

We went to this forest near Dandeli named Ganeshgudi-a remote forest in the state of Karnataka.We started with a bus ride from Kolhapur to Belgaum.Then took another bus to a village called Khanapur.This is when the greenery began,the cold air filled the atmosphere.From Khanapur, we took another bus to Ramnagar. From there we took a jeep to Ganeshgudi. I cannot forget that ride ever.We entered the forest territory when we left Ramnagar.Oh!It was beautiful.The noise of the city was replaced by the chirping of the birds.Suddenly there was some kinda freshness in the air.It was a narrow winding road with trees on both the sides.It was raining,foggy & hence was very cool.The driver dropped us on the highway.Our resort lay half a kilometre from the road inside the forest.Oh it was fabulous.

There were these cottages built amidst the trees, giving us the feel of the natural habitat,taking us back to the old times.The mobile phones had no coverage.I so liked that.We went for a walk in the forest in the evening.Saw the second largest dam in India-Supa dam-on our way back.Also saw many birds along the way.The tiny droplets on the leaves of the trees was a beautiful sight.

We were in the forest for just a day but that 1 day was a stress-buster & very relaxing.Sometimes devoting a day or 2 every month entirely to nature can work wonders.Pure bliss!