Yes, like Uttam says, this is where our ancestors came from. There were no trains or highways in those days, and a journey from Mangalore to Honnavar (3 - 4 hours today) used to take upto 2 days with many river crossings on ramshackle ferry boats. Not much of education or job opportunities too, though the land was rich; so they migrated to the big cities - Mumbai, Pune, Bengaluru, Dharwad. Thanks Apu, Sachin and Lalaam for the journey into the lands of my ancestors.

Are you on a "rest area platform" jutting out into the river?

The grey on the top of the coaches contributes to the sandwich effect.

Thank you for the kind words - breathtakingly beautiful lands, populated by the kindest, most hospitable of people, I feel proud to say that this is where I originally come from.

Man, what a shot. Never seen something like this in the past!

awesome!

First class stuff...the effort you 3 put in shows in the pictures...thanks for this treat!

Absolutely amazing and superb stuff... hats off to the efforts.. Passing through the stretch, I never realised that from another angle, things can be so breathtaking! Congatulations to the three brave men!

It is a matter of pride for me to say I hail from that area - ancestrally. And also a matter of eternal regret that the last time I visited that area was in 1975!

Note to self: Remember what you are missing!

To Lalam, Sachin and Apurva: No adjective is appropriate to describe these pictures and the effort you put in to capture them. To think that you climbed hills and descended below track level to snap some of these pictures shows dedication of the highest order.

Thank you very much gentlemen!

Take a bow, Sirs! Thank you for your efforts in presenting these gems!!