You don’t have to cross the ocean to find a slice of a
beachy paradise. The tiny sleepy town of Mahim-Kelve is just 115 kilometers
away from Mumbai...dotted with suru trees and speaking of the beach, one of the
best settings I have seen of a beach.
As it was low tide,
the sea was at quite a distance leaving a long beautiful spotless stretch of
Arabian Shoreline with hardly anyone but us strolling around.
If you expect a Goa
or Kerala beach locale, you might just end up saying “this is not even close”;
this one is rather a lucky escape from the messy overcrowded beaches of the
city where there are no shacks or beach huts to treat you, yet, if you are a
nature lover, the tranquility is bound to sink into you and you will feel the
eventual peace of mind.
Walked northwards till the beach was cut by a small
river meeting the Arabian sea. We spent time watching larger boats passing the
marine and the fishermen's boats returning to their
village sailing through the river.
The most enjoyable
beauty is the sight of sunset painting the horizon golden orange - the visible
illusion and like Pink Floyd you might think of all the good things that you
have left undone and sing “as the windshield melts/my tears evaporate/leaving
only charcoal to defend/finally I understand/the feelings of the few/ashes and
diamonds/foe and friend/we were all equal in the end.”
Yes, Kelva beach
may miss the glory of well-known touristy beaches with abundance of
extravagance, yet it can leave you delightfully captivated and add to your
a-bit-more-of-kelva craving!
After spending 5
hours, we drove back to Mumbai wrapped up with idyllic good memoirs of an
unplanned outing.
