the journey continues…

There are many beautiful beaches in the coastal region specially if you travel on NH17 from Mangalore to Goa.Sea is a part of people’s life in coastal regions and its bread and butter for them.
Kaup, pronounced as Kapu is a tiny village near Udupi has a beautiful beach and lighthouse.The best time to visit is in the evenings.You can climb up to the top of the Light House which gives an amazing view of sunset and the sea.

Malpe beach which is around 10km from Udupi is also a nice beach to spend the evenings.Its vast and clean.
Recently they have constructed a resort near by the beach for food,water sports and accommodation.
Water sports like fast boat, family boat are introduced newly here.I would not recommend them as I did not feel they are taking much precaution while doing all these activities.
You do not find any starfish,shells on the shore much here.But as you go further you will get Hoode Beach where you can varieties of shells ,crabs etc.

Further you proceed on NH17, you will come across Maravante Beach which is spectacular as well as dangerous due to its high tides.The nice thing here is one side of the road you can see Sauparnika River and the other side Arabian sea.You should drive along the stretch to enjoy this beauty of nature.

There is no lifeguard service in these beaches [ which is I always concerned about] and there would be high tides specially in monsoon.