Bakor : A day picnic on Holi..

                    Bakor :  A day picnic on Holi..

                          

Hello all,

           COVID's second peak was not there yet and there was a long weekend on Holi Dhuleti and we had last year’s pending tickets of Dharamshala which we had to use by March. So we decided to go for a trek because kids were pretty much accustomed to small treks thanks to our Sunday adventures...

         But COVID has taught us one thing for sure...you can plan as much as you want, things will not go your way always...so after a canceled vacation in March 2020, we had to cancel this one also. This time we had planned for the Bengaluru Nandi Hills trek. Again tickets booked, reservations made, and all phsssss...

       We thought Chalo ok... We can always go by car so we planned a perfect itinerary for Kutch and as it was super moon night we were thrilled for that trip...but again COVID had a different story for all of us...

       Then after all that planning and cancellation, we decided to have a one-day picnic with no stay in any hotel or no food in any restaurant... stay in a tent in the afternoon, have homemade lunch in a picnic basket and hop in the car...

       And we found this amazing destination- Bakor village. Though people will tell you that it is a monsoon destination or you will enjoy it more in winter, let me tell you this place is serene in all seasons...Be it Kaleshwari temple or trek in Sindoor Van...

          On the way to Bakor, we had a stop at Panam river bridge and kids loved to explore their way under the bridge, along the river...river water was very scarce but that gave kids a chance to hop along the rocks and find their own way in the river...

                              

                        

Kaleshwari temple: 

    Actually, there are multiple archeological structures in the same compound. Two-step wells, one large kund, a temple. But the main thing we noticed over here is peace. The place is immensely peaceful. You can definitely spend an hour or two just enjoying the company of yourself Or with your friends and family. The second most marked thing was cleanliness. Despite having regular visitors the place is quite clean. There is one campsite just outside the temple and we have to book it online only. 

                               

                               

  

                                 

                        

                       

                       

                       

                       

Sindoor Van trek: 

     There are many hotels and campsites in Bakor and they arrange a trek in the Sundari van lake with a guide. But as we wanted to avoid any place with a crowd or avoid exposure, we tried to explore it on our own. We just asked the local village kid and he had shown us the rough path and then we started our trek just like that. It was super fun!!! We lost our way in return and took a quite long route but that’s the fun part of DIY treks!!! And if you want to do it on your own follow this signboard. there are few of them..

                         

                      The trail was easy and small and it leads us to a beautiful lake with small hills all around... it was so beautiful in spring so we can't imagine its beauty in the monsoon... 

                        

                         

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    After that, we just built our tent on a farm and had our lunch. Kids had fun playing chess and ludo and at around 4 we left for Kadana dam. 

                               

                         

       If you are planning to go on monsoon or post-monsoon another beautiful waterfall is there, Adadari (Bhadar river) waterfall and Laliya Luhar ni Medi, near Vavkuva village. We had skipped that but Bakor is definitely among one of our post-monsoon destinations so we will definitely visit to enjoy those falls. 

         We enjoyed this day's picnic with the kids. We have found our solitude. Have you? 

What is solitude?

Climbing a mountain with family

Or swimming in a river merrily

Water kissing your feet at the shore

Walking barefoot on the deep forest floor

That one small grin in a crowd

A tight hug that we only imagine

That one nod that gives us ease

That smile after tear-soaked pillow 

Close dance in the wild disco

Karaoke night song in bad tune

A bowl of Maggi in the circle of friends

Silly jokes to which everyone is immune

Oh!! Wait a minute

Where is solitude

In this?

Solitude is not loneliness

It’s a bliss

Finding happiness

In one

In two

Or

In crowd

Findings peace

In chaos

Finding rhythm

In noise

Finding content

In woe

Finding harmony

In hatred

So let’s try

Be solitude for someone

Rather than a state

Let’s make it a person!

                      

                                            - Kajal 

            And this is how our first camping trip happened. We found solitude in the four of us!!! What about you? 

for Ghodiyar and Kadana Dam post - see you next week.

Location: 

Kaleshwari temple-  https://goo.gl/maps/dnongLdYdFkkvGTJ6

Sindoor van- Somebody has marked location with his name and from its vicinity, you can start your trek. The villagers are always eager to help so don't be shy to ask.  https://goo.gl/maps/Lo1bQkXtaaPp6CMQA

Bhadar river waterfall - Vavkuva - https://goo.gl/maps/KjvpUmUWFYTV1j6o6