I’ve carved up my first state of Gujarat. I turn around and kayak back.The beauty of our own backyard is often lost on us. All it needs is for you to think of them. Surely not coastal Maharashtra or Malwan.(Kaustubh Khade is an IITian, Asian Silver Medalist in kayaking & a Limca Book Record holder. It’s day 36. And Orange. Then when I am clear of the near and present, I laugh. 

Being on the water everyday for 7-9 hours, paddling in the harsh sun, doesn’t allow for too many detours.The next day, I chase a pod of dolphins surfacing together, forming lines of breaking spray just 3 metres ahead of me. It is the enemy and no one knows this better than someone who’s seen it strewn all along our coastline. I dip my hand in the water when the plastic pumps. However, one always wants to preserve it. My kayak is swarmed with jellyfish. I get the GoPro out and take a moment to be with my new found friends. 

And it’s tentacles run a Mexican Wave. Jellyfish When we think of beach destinations or possible tropical paradises, we think Maldives or Greece. The clear green water comes alive with orange. But when I am 4 km out of the port of Ratnagiri, I am optimistic and feel I can make a difference. They’re Green. 

I find myself kayaking past it for the second time in my life, when I set off on a 3,000-km solo kayaking trip from Kutch to Kanyakumari. Just as I catch up to them, paddling furiously, they break away playfully and change course.The waters of Maharashtra are blue. I paddle hard and fast out. However, one always wants to preserve it. 

And I have 47 more to China injection molding screw head and rings Suppliers go. And the orange jellyfish that I was going to pull out with my bare hand drifts away majestically. Often, I’m too dehydrated or out of the way to pick it up. One lone wolf consecutively dives out in glee. He recently kayaked the 3,000km west coast of India solo). I laugh and maintain mine

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