Shishila Hills-Mudigere

This was the first trip planned to outstation after the lockdown, It was damn boring at home during lock time, Covid pushed our life to the down and tested us so badly. 

I was searching for the homestay which should be adventures and should get lost in the woods of forest. We have finalised the place called Shishila Jungle Stay, near mudigere. We have four people, my and my wife and two friends joined us. 

We started our journey on Saturday morning as usual @ 5AM and picked my friends near Bommanahalli.It was really feeling relaxed  after so many days we went outside. We had breakfast on the way to Hassan. We reached the Shishila hills at around 1 PM in the afternoon. The road towards this jungle stay was off road, my swift car really amazing and road condition is bad for about 2kms, it was completely off road, so many stones, up and downs. etc, but it was really fun and adventure. 

Road towards Jungle Stay

After reaching there, we had nice lunch along with few drinks, It was raining and u know when you are in mid of forest, drinking when it rains, it feels really so excitement. Food was really good, we enjoyed it. After the lunch, we went to nearby place where we can see the astonishing views. View points are really awesome but it was raining continuously. We enjoyed a lot under the rain. 

My daughter Nishita Roy

Nearby Hills View Point

In the evening, while we finished our drinks, we went to have dinner to canteen at 11:30PM , It was crazy chilled weather, I couldn't tolerate that much cold. Myself and Girish took the food in the plate by that time it started raining. There was 40 meter distance between my room and canteen. When we started running towards toom along food and umbralla, I slipped and my leg was stuck in the wood which was lying across small aqueduct. It really hurts a lot then somehow I removed my leg and went to the room. 

Then morning, we thought of going to the trekking to the nearby hills( Karadi Gudda), This was very good of adventure trekking I can say as my daughter also came with me and I had to put her on my shoulder all the way to peak of of the hills. This sounds crazy as hills path is so slippery as it was raining heavily. The wind was so much across the hills, we could not walk properly. We went to the top of of the hills then rain started coming heavily and spent 10 mins holding umbralla and started climbing down. My Friend Girish got hurt from stone while coming down. This was kind of really nice but also got hurt from this adventure things

Me and My Friends in the Karadi Gudda Hills

Trekking towards the peak

Home Stay-Megur Kelagur

We went to the homestay called Megur homestay on 27th July 2019 after searching the best homestay in the horanadu direction. Horanadu region is deep forest and will be having to many curves and hills upside and down. 

We went along with my colleague family to the Megur homestay. We departed the bangalore morning at around 6AM and reached  home stay @ 12:30. The road about 3 KMs which leads to homestay was very beautiful and Scenery. The rooms we very clean and beautiful bathrooms made my day very happy. The location is extraordinary and beautiful.  We got some drinks and had some beers in the afternoon while having some starters. Having chilled beers in the chilled weather will be awesome. The service is exceptional , they listen to you anything you need during the stay.

After having a lunch, we went to the near place which had beautiful views but we could not spend time since it was rainy season and rain started coming heavily. Our car could not go till end of hills, we had to walk down from about 1 Kms. It was beautiful walk midst of forest. The crazy thing was that, we did not have umbrella despite kids were with us. We did not take precautions and realized that we should take care from next time onwards.

We returned to the homestay and had firecamp which was so good to experience the fire in the chilling nature. I really like firecamp during winter or rainy seasons. After having dinner, we went to the sleep.

The next day we explored into the tea estates and got some clicks and then  visited the "Devaramane" which is beautiful hill station with so much foggy and clouds passing on you. The fog was so much it was pushing people around. Then we departed the place and reached bangalore in the evening