Its rain everywhere in Maharashtra.
Roads in konkan are blocked due to overflowing rivers.
Still, i will go in konkan.
Now, in Ratnagiri district, there are many beaches.
1] Ganeshgule
This is very good beach 25 km southern side of ratnagiri.
pawas, purangad, ganeshgule beach and ratnagiri can be covered in this stretch.
very good for families as this beach is almost unknown to public.
no hotels, no shops, nothing but some houses.
last time when i was there, i could not get bottled water but got pepsicola.
ganapati temple situated at hill is famous.
as this place is @ 350 km from baramati, i am ruling it out.
2] Ganapatipule and Bhandarphule.
This is very famous beach and famous for ganapati temple also.
jaigad fort, malgund the birthplace of marathi poet keshavsut, kokansrushti are some places near ganapatipule.
lot of eateries, hotels, resorts are available.
mtdc has very good resort here.
ladies, children can enjoy here but lot of crowd. ladies may hesitate to play with water here. so you have one more beach near ganapatipule.
its just 2 km away south side. place is named bhandarphule. no crowd, no hotel, nothing except one resort and some houses. live in ganapatipule and enjoy seawater in bhandarphule.
this place is @ 330 km from baramati.
current rain has flooded en route towns like sangameshwar and chiplun, so we are hesitant to go there.
3] Hedvi
This is small village in guhagar taluka with narrow beach.
guhagar, velneshwar and hedvi can be covered in this stretch.
sand is blackish but beach is clean and lined with palm trees.
dashbhuja ganapati temple is famous here.
single resort with just 3 cottages and 4 rooms is famous for tasty seafood.
due to remoteness of this place, we are ruling it out.
4] Murud harnai, karde, kelshi.
Someone from team-bhp called this area as fishermen's Adda.
murud is famous for fish auction.
there is a beach called karde near murud.
this beach is supposed to be safest beach after diveagar.
there are some resorts, no crowd.
one more beautiful beach named kelshi is @ 15 km north of murud.
it is @ 250 km from baramati.
it seems that this is right place for us.
as i and my two friends are going on this trip, we will not book any resort.
Jo hoga dekha jayega.
as there is rain almost everywhere, we will one contingency plan ready.
we will choose route to murud such that if something go wrong with rains, our trip will not hamper.
i will let you know the route tomorrow.
if any bhpian had visited this place before, suggestions are welcome.