Day Four – Tuesday – 300
kms – Paramakudi to Dhanushkodi to Madurai
The next morning, we headed out to Dhanushkodi via Rameswaram. Breakfast at Shri Ram Hotel in Ramnad on the highway is a treat! We discovered Palm Sugar (thati bellam) there and since we knew the owner of the hotel, he came over and gave us a sample too. After a quick visit to the temple at Rameswaram, we went to Dhanushkodi via the Pamban bridge. The views were simply breathtaking. The sea was bright, beautiful and blue on both sides. The walk at Dhanushkodi with the sea lapping at our feet was refreshing. The beach dips precariously into the sea and you need to be an expert swimmer to venture more than 10 feet into the water depending on the time of day. As we headed back, we stopped at the late President APJ Abdul Kalam's memorial. It is indeed a fitting tribute to a great man. We headed back to Ramnad where after another short meeting we went back to the farm for lunch. Lesson 5 – Stay hydrated. The humidity gets to you. We left the farm and after a few cups of fresh lime juice at Nainar Kovil, we headed off to Paramakudi and then to Madurai. At Madurai, I started hunting for Kumbagonam Degree Coffee. Kumbagonam Degree Coffee was recomendded by my niece’s husband, who said it is a coffee to die for! I had no luck and we crashed for the night. We had spent hours on discussing where to head off next and ultimately decided we would go to Palani and Chennai and then Tirupati or Kalahasti. The advantages of an unplanned trip was, every decision could change at the last minute.
Weather – Cloudy yet humid and hot. Tolls – None
The next morning, we headed out to Dhanushkodi via Rameswaram. Breakfast at Shri Ram Hotel in Ramnad on the highway is a treat! We discovered Palm Sugar (thati bellam) there and since we knew the owner of the hotel, he came over and gave us a sample too. After a quick visit to the temple at Rameswaram, we went to Dhanushkodi via the Pamban bridge. The views were simply breathtaking. The sea was bright, beautiful and blue on both sides. The walk at Dhanushkodi with the sea lapping at our feet was refreshing. The beach dips precariously into the sea and you need to be an expert swimmer to venture more than 10 feet into the water depending on the time of day. As we headed back, we stopped at the late President APJ Abdul Kalam's memorial. It is indeed a fitting tribute to a great man. We headed back to Ramnad where after another short meeting we went back to the farm for lunch. Lesson 5 – Stay hydrated. The humidity gets to you. We left the farm and after a few cups of fresh lime juice at Nainar Kovil, we headed off to Paramakudi and then to Madurai. At Madurai, I started hunting for Kumbagonam Degree Coffee. Kumbagonam Degree Coffee was recomendded by my niece’s husband, who said it is a coffee to die for! I had no luck and we crashed for the night. We had spent hours on discussing where to head off next and ultimately decided we would go to Palani and Chennai and then Tirupati or Kalahasti. The advantages of an unplanned trip was, every decision could change at the last minute.
Weather – Cloudy yet humid and hot. Tolls – None
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| View of Rameswaram - On the way to Dhanushkodi |
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| A view of Rama Setu - On the way to Dhanushkodi |
At Dhanushkodi
Continued! Go to Day 5
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