My Travel

**Perfection** · 09-04-2009, 05:18 AM

Panangad boat race was organised on 30 Aug 2009 (16 km from Kochi city in Kerala). Eight churulan boats participated in the race. Churulan boats are small compared to the Chundan valloms. A churulan boat can accommodate 30 to 35 rowers. Two boats lost balance and drowned during the race. The rowers managed to recover the boat and clear the water inside the boat using drums. St. Sebastian boat becomes winner in the Vallomkali.

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**Perfection** · 09-06-2009, 02:23 AM

Beypore port (harbour) is one of the oldest ports in Kerala from where trading was done to the Middle East. Beypore is also famous for building wooden ship, it is called Urus in Malayalam language. These ships are usually bought by Arab merchants for trading, fishing and now used as a tourist ships.

Chaliyar Puzha which is the fourth longest river in the Kerala state flows through this village. Beypore is 12 km from Kozhikode city in Kerala. The beach has two pulimuts (sea bridges) extending a km to sea, protecting the ships entering the harbour.

The video shows navigational equipments on board. The National Institute of Oceanography (NIOT), Chennai research ship Sagar Manjusha is anchored here.

**Perfection** · 09-06-2009, 10:46 AM

Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary is 19 km from Kozhikode is home to more than a hundred varieties of native birds and over 60 species of migratory birds like Terns, Gulls, Herons, Sandpipers, Whim brels etc. The ideal season to visit is from November to April in the early hours of the day. From the Kadalundi railway station, beach is at walkable distance.

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