From Somnath go to a new destination

From Somnath go to a new destination

Having stayed in Somnath for two nights and a little over two days it was time to move to a new destination. WE could not meet Ali Ahmedbhai this time as Mushtaq told me that he was away to Surat to attend Urs. It was Rehman who took me in his auto to a place where private buses depart for various destinations.The conductor  and driver seem to be in fairly bad mood. "Utar da Chu" was all they were uttering directed at me as i contested the seat allotted to me on travel receipt was 12 and they were asking me to take a seat just behind the driver. I detested the move as it meant trouble for me. It was warm out there in Somnath and i took two bottles of soft drinks to negotiate the heat.Fifteen rs for kaanch ka bottle and 20rs for plastic bottles of soft drinks. THe bus leaves at 2.20. A little further Dwarka is shown to be 232kms and Bhavnagar 264kms.

THere is a fair degree of green belt and no sooner we come across huge Coconut plantation. WE come across Tantivela bus stop followed by a hoarding at 2.45 showing dwarka 209 and rajkot 171kms. Further ahead there is coconut plantation followed by resorts. Is there a need for such resorts is all we could think about at this moment. WE are on a four lane road. Around 2.48 there are apples and oranges in plenty as we come across old set of shops. Later we turn left and there are series of shops followed by barren land.At 2.53 there is a  boundary wall encircled coconut plantation with Dwarka showing to be 208 kms. WE go past Jai bhavani mandir with an old man on a bench watching movement of traffic. There is Krishna English medium school and on yorward road there is mahadev mandir. We come across Dhirubhai hirchand ambani dwar. At 3.12 Dwarka is shown to be 195 and at 3.08 and 3.15 there are bridges underneath of which there would have been water at some point of time. The road by and large is fairly good. 

At 3.15 Dwarka is190 kms and at 3.20 we are in  Mangrol. At 3.25 there is a little bad road followed by a good one and the indian oil outlet where the bus stops for fuel is fairly big and clean. At an ice cream parlour a minority boy is at work next to which there is a board of momai ice cream. Soon we come across a minority man selling apples and oranges.

At 3.30 we come across a  madrasa and here our thoughts go towards the goals the madrasas are meant to deliver. To impart education, to provide skill development and see to it that education, skill development are such in a way that youngsters secure gainful employment. If not employment at least a commitment towards endeavours that leads to gains in society.  Soon Dwarka is shown to be 185kms and we come across New Varam baug and nursery. At  3.33 there is sighting of barren land followed by a sign of slow driving. There is  parmeshwar house next to which is a hanuman etched on a wall with not that clean surroundings. Another Indian oil outlet is found to be clean.

At 3.45 Porbandar is 70 km and there is another set of shops. At 3.50 we come across  fertile agriculture land lasting for a fairly long, long duration. At 3.54 Junagadh district limit ends. At 4 Dwarka is 163 and Porbandar  59kms. At 4 .07 there is sighting of windmills. At 4.08 on other side of road Somnath is shown to be 79 kms away. At  4.08 there is a coastal check post PATA. A small road goes besides. Soon after there is a warning Drive Slow Weak Bridge.  We reach Balej  at 4.23 and come across at 4.27 some construction. At 4.42 the marking on the road is on the left for going towards Dwarka and Porbandar. At 4.50 we reach mata ka mandir. At 5.11 we come across Gosa check post. Near Sauken Club there is a small hanuman temple fairly clean. At  5.30  we reach Porbandar. From here Somnath 132 and Madhavpur 56kms. At 5.32 Dwarka is103 and Rajkot 181kms. 

Besides a board of Get your dream job talented people, we come across dream world play house. The air is thick with pollution and as we turn right there is MD Science College, HMP Sports Club. Nearby there is a defunct rail line. The place where the bus stops to take in more passengers in Porbandar we come across vendors selling Matla kulfi . At 5.55 we reach Bokhira. Again at  6.15 there is sighting of windmills. At 6.22 we reach mool dwarka dham, a  very energetic place. At 6.50 we reach harsiddhi mandir the name of the place we can't figure out. Here we show gratitude towards the  shiv shakti novelty store man for handing us change. We leave the place at 7.05. We are finally in Dwarka a little after half past eight.

In Dwarka we come across

Khusboo store, lakshmi novelty store, krishna kangan store, gandhi store, mahaveer medical store, bhavesh novelty store, jamnadas haridas bataviya store for key chain

There is a board of SPT surrounds with sea facing rooms, shivam pan and cold drinks, mukeshbhai bandhaniwala jamnagarwala, bhrahnani city centre for audio cassettes, Shri Vallabh restaurant, Jalaram tours & travels, English foundation course basic and advanced reading, writing, grammar.

The stay in Dwarka was for two days and it was fairly smooth. The order inside the temple is something to be cherished.