Gokarna2006
Inside my train bogie
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Yup - I have a reservation alright
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Aaaah - nothing like the open train doors!
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Fuzzy - plowing the fields the old fashioned way
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Gokarna - traditional yet modern
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Gokarna village - neat little houses
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Gokarna - town library
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the (newer) chariot
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wheels of the chariot
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the original chariot
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pandits at the temple
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pandits
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Gokarna beach
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fishermen
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fishing gear
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repairing boats
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Look - a catamaran!
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Peace, dude!
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Hare Krishna, Dude
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cocconut trees
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some temple on the hill
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Gokarna beach in the background
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Peaceful
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Gokarna beach
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This is waaaay up there!
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the way to Kudle beach - top of the mesa
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Occsaional traffic on the way to Kudle beach
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They both looked surprised
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First sight of Kudle beach!
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Kudle Beach
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the only thing that tells you you're on the right track
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entrepreneur taking supplies to Kudle beach
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Beer Swami??
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Beer Swami's shack
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Looking out from the shack
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Kudle
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Selling / teaching drums at Kudle
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Kudle - another shack
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Cow on the beach
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Kudle - reachable only by foot
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Kudle cove!
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Way to Om Beach
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New Resort @ Om - nice but sad
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Precarious path to Om beach!
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Om Beach
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Fishermen at Om
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The other shack at Om
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Om - peaceful
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The high Point at Om beach!
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From the high point - looking at Paradse beach
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Yikes! this was way high up!
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fishermen
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more fishermen
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fishermen with catamaran
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cows on the beach
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rasta woman
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Nice tan!
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stray puppy on Om beach
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om beach cafe
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self
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om
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more sunset at om
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more sunset at om
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going down - Om
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Goodbye Om beach
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Gokarna village
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Gokarna store
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Gokarna hair salon
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Gokarna vegetable market
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Gokarna early morning traffic
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Early morning in Gokarna
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Gokarna
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Gokarna architecture
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Closeup of the ancient chariot
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Gokarna's ancient chariot
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Gokarna - closeup of chariot
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Another closeup
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Priest in Gokarna
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Gokarna streets
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Gokarna streets
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Gokarna beach - we got it all
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Gokarna beach - crab's house
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Turtles on the beach
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Gokarna beach - working woman
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Gokarna beach
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Gokarna beach
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Gokarna beach - 5 miles long
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Maja's turtles on Gokarna beach
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Footprint & creature tracks
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Creature tracks
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Rooster on the beach - Gokarna
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Gokarna - fresh coconuts
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Gokarna - Fresh sugarcane juicewalla
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Gokarna - view from the Mahalaxmi restuarant
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Gokarna streets
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Gokarna- back streets
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Gokarna back-alley temple - wall full of serpent statues
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Wall of serpents
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Gokarna - back street girls
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Occasional local traffic on the way to Kudle beach
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Me in front of shack at Kudle beach
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Gokarna - passing freight
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Gokarna - track maintenance vehicle
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Gokarna - off we go!
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Gokarna -"the train just left"
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Gokarna - time is on my side!
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Goodbye Gokarna - lunar train
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Blankets and pillow in the train
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