Ocean Deck HomeStay at Devbagh, Karwar

Karwarhas a new Home Stay Place, at Devbagh, over looking the MavinHoll backwater - Kali River and Arabian Sea confluence.

You can look it up http://www.oceandeck.org/home.html 

Ranked #1 of 5 Karwar B&B and Inns by Trip Advisor

 

Listed on Lonely Planet also, its run by the Owner + Manager + Waiter + Host, which makes it a wonderful experience, with all the personal attention.

"Ocean Deck Beach HomeStay is located in Kārwār. Free WiFi access is available in this homestay. The accommodation will provide you with a seating area. Featuring a shower, private bathroom also comes with a bath and free toiletries. Extras include a fan.

An array of activities can be enjoyed on site or in the surroundings, including fishing and hiking. The property offers free parking.
This homestay is 67 km from Goa International Airport."

Read more: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/india/karnataka/hotels/ocean-deck-beach-homestay#ixzz3K07PWtfg

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Devbagh listed as one of Top Ten beaches by a German web portal

Indien Magazin - Tourismus

Zehn Strände in Indien, die Sie diesen Winter besuchen sollten
Devbagh, Karnataka
Devbagh ist eine kleine Insel vor der Karwar-Küste in der Nähe der Mündung des Flusses Kali an der Grenze zu Goa. Hinter dem Strand ist dichter Dschungel. Dies ist wirklich ein Ort für Naturliebhaber. Das Devbagh Resort bietet neben einem Ayurveda-Zentrum auch Paragliding, Kajakfahren, Schnorcheln und andere Sportangebote.

source - http://www.indienaktuell.de/magazin/zehn-straende-in-indien-die-sie-diesen-winter-besuchen-sollten-28980/

Figure it out for yourself.... But this was found on a German website, which has listed Devbagh beach as one of the Top beaches of India.

Sunset on the Western Horizon at Karwar...

Sunset at Karwar - Kali River and the Arabian Sea meeting point (Estuary)....
In the Picture -
Devbagh Casurina Forest at the extreme Right,
Kurumgad Island 2nd Right,
Madling-Gad Island - 3rd from Right and
Devgad -Light house Island at the extreme Left....

Death of a Hump-back Whale

The whale, trapped in the sand, was noticed by the fishermen on Thursday evening itself. The high tide in the sea might have masked its visibility. It was thought that the whale might swim back into the sea during night. But low tide obstructed its journey into deep waters. As a result, the aquatic mammal developed high blood pressure, which proved fatal. People thronged the shore to have a glimpse of the mammoth animal.
Prof V N Naik of Marine Biology Department, Karnatak University informed the Forest Department about the whale.
The efforts of Gopashitta Range Forest Officer K D Naik to lift the 3-tonne whale from water, using ropes went in vain. The carcass was later extricated using a JCB during low tide, and buried in a 35 feet pit, after a post-mortem.
Professor V N Naik told Deccan Herald that a skeleton of a 40-foot long whale that was washed ashore in 1973 has been preserved in the University and the authorities concerned would be requested to donate the skeleton of Humpback whale to the science centre.
Whales have been classified as endangered species and they usually come near the shore either in search of food or when chased by sharks. Generally measuring 100 feet in length, whales are found at a depth of 200 to 600 meters in the sea. Hunting whales is an offence under Wildlife Protection Act. Source - Deccan Herald

Other News sources -

Times of India, Daiji World (with Pictures), Hindu, Indian Express, Udayavani

Older Post on this - here

Responding to my fellow Blogger J.C. - Yes I was one of the fortunate few people who saw the whale and took the Pictures. The sight left me with immense Grief.

I remember a few years back, we, the members of the Karavali Youth Adventure Club (KAYAC), Karwar, had found a Nine foot long Injured and Dead Porpoise - like Fish on the Tagore Beach at Karwar, durng the Monsoons. We had informed the local Fisheries Department and had later buried the mammal. It was like burying one of our own kind....

Devbagh and Kurumgad Island - View from the Top

The Western view from the Top of the Sadashivgad Hill-Fort....
This is the confulence of the Kali River, the Mavinholl River/backwater and the Arabian Sea....
The entire dark-green-casurina-tree-covered area is the Devbagh Casurina Forest in which there is the Jungle Lodges Resort...

P.s. -
The small muddly line that you see at the right hand of the picture, is my Sunday-Cycling-Trail... :-)

Sadashivgad/Chittakula - View from the Top

The Northern view from the Top of the Sadashivgad Hill-Fort.... The National Highway no.17 passes through the grren vegetation and the far-away Hills towards Goa.... The entire coconut tree-covered area is Sadashivgad, Chittakula and Devbagh villages of Karwar...