Eat..Travel and Fun

Alibaug !!

My first trip with Mr Nair to Alibaug was in 2012 when, we went for our first holiday sans the little one..The little one was merely 5 months old and we packed our bags for a night stay..Ghosh !! Don’t know if I would call it a get away because the entire journey was spent wondering and thinking on how would he manage without me..The other setback was when I landed at a resort with no network and no access to communication..Had sleepless night and next day started early to get a  sight of my sunshine...A total let down was it :(

This was definitely one such trip where, I wished I could have not gone...what a nightmare was it !!

2015- Second trip to Alibaug with Mr Nair..and accompanied by my Sunshine boy- everything is the same and I enjoyed every bit of my stay here this time...The little ones presence makes all the difference...Siddhanth's adventurous journey started right from the time we left home...

An auto ride from home to station..Followed by a train journey to Churchgate...got into a cab and finally a Ferry...the little one's happiness reached its peak..He was all excited about his trip and with every such small getaway ..The lad is getting super charged up.

It is said that when you live a crazy week Monday to Friday at Mumbai, all you want to do on a weekend is escape to a place where you could let out the week’s stress and that’s what Mr Nair wanted....I anyways get enough space and time to chill considering the 3 day week that I work now...For the Toddler, it was the much needed family time. He loves the family time spent with Acha Amma...The recent trips be it the annual Kerala trip he has taken or the short strip to Mysore Coorg, Daman, Manor , Dhapoli or Alibaug he has been thoroughly enjoying every minute of these get aways.

Alibaug-The coastal town in Raigad district is a nice and a must place to be if you are a Mumbaikar..After all, where do you get to spend a relaxed weekend at an affordable rate..Alibaug is comparatively a cheap destination to be..Food is good ( if you are a sea foodie ) then you are at a right place..And if you love maharshtrain style sea food then Alibaug is the place to be.

Food has always been the most important part of all our weekend getaway plans.

The stay this time was unique because we were staying at a home style set up at Mundavli ( a small village ) which falls on the way to Alibaug from Mandwa port.

Kheem beach is  a mere  8 kms from this place ..I would love to call it a naturist abode because of the nature surrounding the place...The place is called Satyam Shivam Sundaram and there is a temple of Shiva built in the midst of these fantastic looking independent houses.

You just need to move inside the huge and spacious property to get a feel of rural.Siddhanth had this full access to the property..He enjoyed every minute of his stay at SSS..Running around with no one to stop and hold him with his occasional falls and yet all geared for his next trick.

He was surprised to see his Acha Amma enjoying the sight of him rolling on the ground and covered himself with dirt..Mud and god knows what all !!

Spend hours at the beach soaking sun..Building sand castles and simply relaxing..Siddhanth was right inside the beach ..All drenched..Played for long till the lad started shivering badly...packed him back to SSS.

Food served had an authentic taste of Raigad flavour ...the peculiar taste of Goda Masala that is used stands out in each dish...It was such a comfort for the tummy and I did not had to worry about Siddhanth since all the meals were home cooked...yet yummy !

The best part of the journey was that there was no access to TV and other entertainment at the respective stay area so spent majority of the time playing with the little one and simply lazing around..SSS has a decent library and we picked up couple of books in the midst of nature just lying on the hammock..Now isn’t that the perfect way for a getaway.This is the second holiday in a row where I preferred tucking the cameras inside and enjoying the moment..So not many pics to share but every moment spent at SSS has become a perfect moment for me to relish.

With all the smiles, signing off !