Live The Coastal Life

In the month of May, 2018. I successfully completed my solo kayaking journey of Karnataka's coastline. It took me 8 days to kayak the coastline of Karnataka. It was a journey that I will never forget. Watching the beautiful western ghats falling into the Arabian sea, the dolphin dancing around my kayak, beautiful sunrise behind the mountains. The trip was a mesmerising experience. It became a story worth sharing for the years to come.

I believe that more of us should see what I saw. It is one of the most beautiful things to see in Karnataka(arguably India).

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We will start the trip at Kamal Jungle Beach(near Karwar). The trip will end at Murdeshwar.

During the kayaking journey we will cross Ankola, Gokarna, Kumta, Honnavar and Apsarkonda.

Typical Day is like

We get up early in the morning. Have fruits, milk and protine suppliment as breakfast. Halt during noon for 1.5 hour to have lunch at local beach hotel. Start post lunch break and finish an hour before sunset for camping. At night if there is any restaurant on the beach, we can have food at the restaurant, otherwise we will eat pre-prepared food that we will be carrying with us

Since every day we will have 8 hours to paddle an average 20km. We need to maintain slow speed of 2.5km/hours of paddling.

Expectation from the Participants

  • We might have participants from different race and culture, we need to respect each other
  • All the participants should take care of all the equipments including kayaks, paddle and camping gear.
  • All the participants must do their own work like pitch and pack their own tents, pulling the kayaks to the safe place. Common work will be distributed among all the participants.
  • We will not have access to bathroom and toilets during the trip. We will have to go behind the rocks and wake up early morning to do it peacefully and avoid embarrassment :D. For shower sea will come to our rescue

Rescue

All the participants are required to go through the kayaking tranining before participating in this event. After finishing the training there is very less chance of any incident. In case if there is any accident we will contact local hospital/coast-guard for the rescue.

Risk

  • Shark Attack: These incedent most of the time only happens in movies :D, there is hardly any shark within 1-2 kilometer from the coastline, so there is very very less chance of any such incident.
  • Kayak Capsize: All participants are required to go through the kayaking training. After completing the training, participants will be able to handle such incident with confidence
  • Sunburn: With proper UV protected clothing one can avoid sunburns.
  • Dehydration: Dehydration can be very uncomfortable, causing headache as symptom. To avoid we must drink water time to time.
  • Drowning: During the kayaking training we teach participants on how to float and swim in deep water. We also teach self rescue. These skills will make sure that drowning does not become a threat
  • Bad Weather: There are ways to monitor the weather in 1-2 weeks in advance. This will keep us away from unexpected weather condition.

Training

Before we start our kayaking journey, every participants has to go through the basic training to start sea kayaking. Only when you complete the training you will be eligible to participate in this event. Training is organised independently of this event. You can take the training in advance or it can also be taken just before the event.

Note: Smoking or any kind of drugs are strictly prohibited during the trip.

Things You will have during the trip

  • 1 Kayak
  • 1 Kayak Paddle
  • 1 Life jacket
  • Enough Dry Bag for your luggage

Itinerary

Day 1

  • Report at Amdalli Port, Karnataka.
  • Have breakfast and start
  • Start Kayaking between 6:00 AM - 7:00 AM.
  • Have energy bar on the way
  • Halt for lunch(1 hour 30 minutes)
  • Start Kayaking again
  • Music, bonfire, have dinner and sleep

Day 2

  • Have breakfast and start
  • Start Kayaking between 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM.
  • Have energy bar on the way
  • Halt for lunch(1 hour 30 minutes)
  • Start Kayaking again
  • Music, bonfire, have dinner and sleep

Day 3

  • Have breakfast and start
  • Start Kayaking between 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM.
  • Have energy bar on the way
  • Halt for lunch(1 hour 30 minutes)
  • Start Kayaking again
  • Music, bonfire, have dinner and sleep

Day 4

  • Have breakfast and start
  • Start Kayaking between 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM.
  • Have energy bar on the way
  • Halt for lunch(1 hour 30 minutes)
  • Start Kayaking again
  • Music, bonfire, have dinner and sleep

Day 5

  • Have breakfast and start
  • Start Kayaking between 5:00 AM - 6:00 AM.
  • Have energy bar on the way
  • Reach Murudeshwar and finish the trip
  • Have lunch at Murudeshwar
  • Celebrate

Cost Includes

  • Guide Charges
  • Kayak, lifejacket rent
  • Free waterproof mobile case
  • Dry bag rent
  • Camping tent and sleeping bag rent
  • Guide throught the trip
  • Kayaking permission
  • Drinking Water for the trip(we will refill the bottles from locals house)
  • All day Breakfast(fruits, milks, protine supplimet)
  • All day dinner(Pre-prepared packed food, cost not covered if we are having dinner at restaurant)
  • All day snacks(biscuits, chocolates, energy suppliments)

Cost Excludes

  • Any food(dinner/lunch) order at the restaurant

Cost breakup

  • Kayak and equipment rental(2000/day) x 5 day = 10000
  • Guide Charges(1000/day) x 5 day = 5000
  • breakfast and snacks cost(400/day) x 5 day = 2000
  • Dinner Cost(400/day) x 4 day = 1600
  • Tent, sleeping bag, hammock rental(400/day) x 4 day = 1600
  • Total = 18900/person + goverment tax