Kashid

Kashid turned out to be far more scenic and picturesque than I thought it was..The drive from Pune to Kashid was a treacherous one though..the roads were bad, it was dark and visibility was nearlse of the pelting rain.The drive seemed much longer probably because we assumed to get there faster than we did.We stayed at one of the better resorts in Kashid ( a sleepy little fishing village on the konkan coast with a handful of huts) called Prakriti resorts. The resort has villas on a hill all of which face the sea. There is not much to do in Kashid except perhaps walk around a little bit. The resort has a decent swimming pool and a health club with only massage and steam bath , if you please!.One can drive down to nearby Murud-Janjira for some scrumptious coastal cuisine. The Janjira fort..the only one in India (that I have heard of) in the sea is worth a dekho.We could'nt visit it unfortunatly as the ferry service to the fort is not available in the monsoons.I don't think anyone else was inclined to anyway. The way back from Kashid was much more pleasant ..we happened to discover a better route .. mum-goa highway till panvel and then the expressway to Pune.What I liked about the place that it is relatively undiscovered and as we had stuffed the car with loads of food, booze and music..we did'nt miss much.The food at the resort is unimaginative.There is no cell phone coverage which contributes to the peace and quite. So I'm back to work today with recarged batteries for the whole week.