Mekedatu

After visiting a few top listed pristine places, when in in Awe! Mood, we do not want to come out of it as we are still relishing the time that just passed. Well in such a phase, we set off to “Mekedatu” on a bike trip. With climate getting warmer, we would have to wait till the next season if not this day. A prejudice set that this place is not going to be impressive for it is too close to the city and not much talked about. Such wrong notions that we get pushed into often! The spirits were high as it is going to be a motor bike trip. A group of us started early in the day and reached a road side restaurant for breakfast. A low profile space with an unusable bullakart. The bullakart was the center of attraction as few folks could associate memories of their village time. Folks who had no such memories were just fascinated to see their buddies muse over something so trivial. Well we all lived in the moment and yup! What a start of the day when little things could put the grown ups to smile. Drive there on was beautiful with roads lined up on both sides with orange red bloom.

We reached Mekedatu. There were a few small shed shops lined up and a gate. As we entered, we noticed a board with warning on the whirlpools in the river Kaveri and how trying to swim beyond the marked limits could lead to fatalities. The presentation was different as it was written as if the diseased were writing the message by narrating their fatal story. As we walked in, we could see bus that would take us up the hill but on the other side of the river. How do we cross the river?? NO boats! We are to cross it by foot. WoWWwww!! Interesting isn’t it? There start the fun. We crossed over the river on foot in around 2 to 4 ft deep water with slippery rocks beneath. We preferred to walk on the gravel and avoid stepping on the bigger rocks. There we could board a bus that takes us up a hill over a rough road.

From the view point we could see the river between layers and layers of rocks. The rocks here are different. It is as if peaceful sea waves turned up to rocks. They had that smooth wavy pattern. As we went down over the rocks, the magnificence was unfolding. We were awe struck with the beauty of the rocks and the green waters. Nature never fails to impress! After spending good time there we headed back in a hot climate exhausting ourselves.