A drive into Bonacaud

glidealong · 11th August 2010, 01:33

I had been itching go into the wild for some time now, but for the ~50K JKs on my Swift Vdi. Last saturday i got it changed to Yokohama A-drive(Originally intended Michellin XM1+, but a last minute change of mind to Yokos, more details at http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post1984618)

Question was, where? There are a few handful of places that can be said to be truly 'into the wild' close to Trivandrum - Ponmudi, Neyyar Dam, Peppara, Thenmala, Brymore are a few of them. Bonacaud is one of those places that we had tried twice, but never made it fully. It has a few waterfalls in the vicnity, but needs strenuos treks lasting couple of hours through jungles that are habitat to some notorious wild elephants. But the ride is worth it. I would post a few pics rather than write an essay. So here it is

addyhemmige · 11th August 2010, 10:17

Wowee!!! Lovely pictures glidealong. Especially of the spiders

. Some more info about the place, directions and accomodation would be helpful. Why don't you write a travelogue??

Btw, this should be in the travelogue section.

glidealong · 11th August 2010, 11:03

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Originally Posted by addyhemmige

Wowee!!! Lovely pictures glidealong. Especially of the spiders

. Some more info about the place, directions and accomodation would be helpful. Why don't you write a travelogue??

Btw, this should be in the travelogue section.

Thanks addyhemmige,

I would like to explain a lil more about the trip, but this post was made in a haste at 2 in the night. Thought i will come back and edit the post and move it to travelogue if everyone thinks so. But now i dont understand how to edit the post and add more details.
Help!!

Mods, are you listening???

glidealong · 12th August 2010, 11:44

Seems editing a post is impossible in TBHP, not sure why they won't let you edit your own post?!!!

Anyway the only way out is to create a new post with the details and ask the moderator to merge it, hmmm, keep tuned.

hvkumar · 12th August 2010, 13:48

Where does one stay in Bonacaud?
How much did the drive from TVM take?

ranjith.rajaram · 12th August 2010, 13:49

I have heard that Bonacaud has the famous peak, Agasthyarkoodam in the Agasthya hills. This has lot of herbs and medicinal plants.

Is this hill near resort Ponmudi as well?

That Spider shot is terrific can you through some light on how this short was taken?

ampere · 12th August 2010, 14:04

Man you are blessed! And thank you TBHP for bringing it all in one place!
What snaps! What is that spider doing in a water hole!

Very nice. Very nice indeed.

whitesquall · 12th August 2010, 14:12

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Originally Posted by ampere

Man you are blessed! And thank you TBHP for bringing it all in one place!
What snaps! What is that spider doing in a water hole!

Very nice. Very nice indeed.

Man that's not a water hole!! It's spider web itself sprayed with water (rain or dew)!

Lovely snaps glidealong ! I loved each one of them. Excellent. Looking forward to some more of them.

sami316 · 12th August 2010, 14:16

Wow,
Awesome pics man, really loved the pic of the first spider. Looks as if he is tearing apart the water hole and coming out of it. Really neat.Thanks for sharing. Waiting for more pics.

Bigzero · 12th August 2010, 14:28

Terrific snaps! Keep them coming. You have captured the mood of the place very very well!

Awesome!

ampere · 12th August 2010, 14:31

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Originally Posted by whitesquall

Man that's not a water hole!! It's spider web itself sprayed with water (rain or dew)!

Lovely snaps glidealong ! I loved each one of them. Excellent. Looking forward to some more of them.

Thats why the smiley, I had posted. The web looked like a water hole!
Awesome snap.

ranjith.rajaram · 12th August 2010, 14:35

It's spider web itself sprayed with water - OOPS that's brilliant stuff from mother nature

and your photography skills added the final touch

Indian Ranger · 12th August 2010, 14:41

Seems like a great place. Fantastic snap and nothing can beat the snap of the spider. Superb.. do post more.

Jaguar · 12th August 2010, 15:08

Awesome pics glidealong. Please post driving directions and distance from trivandrum.

TSEA · 12th August 2010, 15:17

very nice pictures, please post the driving directions.

11th August 2010, 01:33	#1
glidealong BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 97 Thanked: 9 Times	A drive into Bonacaud I had been itching go into the wild for some time now, but for the ~50K JKs on my Swift Vdi. Last saturday i got it changed to Yokohama A-drive(Originally intended Michellin XM1+, but a last minute change of mind to Yokos, more details at http://www.team-bhp.com/forum/tyre-a...ml#post1984618) Question was, where? There are a few handful of places that can be said to be truly 'into the wild' close to Trivandrum - Ponmudi, Neyyar Dam, Peppara, Thenmala, Brymore are a few of them. Bonacaud is one of those places that we had tried twice, but never made it fully. It has a few waterfalls in the vicnity, but needs strenuos treks lasting couple of hours through jungles that are habitat to some notorious wild elephants. But the ride is worth it. I would post a few pics rather than write an essay. So here it is Attached Thumbnails
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addyhemmige Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore/Hassan Posts: 1,527 Thanked: 488 Times View My Garage	Wowee!!! Lovely pictures glidealong. Especially of the spiders. Some more info about the place, directions and accomodation would be helpful. Why don't you write a travelogue?? Btw, this should be in the travelogue section. Last edited by addyhemmige : 11th August 2010 at 10:20.
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12th August 2010, 11:44	#4
glidealong BHPian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Trivandrum Posts: 97 Thanked: 9 Times	Seems editing a post is impossible in TBHP, not sure why they won't let you edit your own post?!!! Anyway the only way out is to create a new post with the details and ask the moderator to merge it, hmmm, keep tuned.
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12th August 2010, 13:48	#5
hvkumar Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 7,369 Thanked: 3,462 Times	Where does one stay in Bonacaud? How much did the drive from TVM take?
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12th August 2010, 13:49	#6
ranjith.rajaram BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pune >> Bangalore Posts: 356 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	I have heard that Bonacaud has the famous peak, Agasthyarkoodam in the Agasthya hills. This has lot of herbs and medicinal plants. Is this hill near resort Ponmudi as well? That Spider shot is terrific can you through some light on how this short was taken?
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12th August 2010, 14:04	#7
ampere Team-BHP Support Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 18,093 Thanked: 13,212 Times View My Garage	Man you are blessed! And thank you TBHP for bringing it all in one place! What snaps! What is that spider doing in a water hole! Very nice. Very nice indeed.
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12th August 2010, 14:16	#9
sami316 BHPian Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 485 Thanked: 45 Times View My Garage	Wow, Awesome pics man, really loved the pic of the first spider. Looks as if he is tearing apart the water hole and coming out of it. Really neat.Thanks for sharing. Waiting for more pics.
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12th August 2010, 14:28	#10
Bigzero BHPian Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 453 Thanked: 561 Times	Terrific snaps! Keep them coming. You have captured the mood of the place very very well! Awesome!
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12th August 2010, 14:35	#12
ranjith.rajaram BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pune >> Bangalore Posts: 356 Thanked: 9 Times View My Garage	It's spider web itself sprayed with water - OOPS that's brilliant stuff from mother nature and your photography skills added the final touch Last edited by ranjith.rajaram : 12th August 2010 at 14:39.
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12th August 2010, 14:41	#13
Indian Ranger BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Bangalore Posts: 243 Thanked: 29 Times	Seems like a great place. Fantastic snap and nothing can beat the snap of the spider. Superb.. do post more.
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12th August 2010, 15:08	#14
Jaguar Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,229 Thanked: 2,714 Times	Awesome pics glidealong. Please post driving directions and distance from trivandrum.
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TSEA BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 420 Thanked: 854 Times	very nice pictures, please post the driving directions.
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