So here am I taking a break from life itself! Hell no. I am not quitting. Just taken a break. Plain and simple. Between the rigorous civil service preparation phase to the 'God knows what next' phase. So I don't do anything basically. Just sit and read some thing or blog some times.
It was a typical Friday morning. My friend U messaged saying that he is planning a two day road trip to the outskirts of Pune where he and his wife make their home. I felt envious. I told him, I will try to spoil his trip by telling his wife D (My college mate and a good friend as well) that driving alone is dangerous. This was supposed to be their first trip driving by themselves. The next moment I found myself calling D. D was her usual self. She believes her husband upside down. Though her feminine instinct said the opposite, she will never refuse her husband driving her on a road trip. Yet, she also said "Sam, you should be here! What are you doing there?"
That last statement set the ball rolling. I called my brother to ask whether he can sponsor a trip and got an immediate affirmative. Five hours from that moment I landed in Pune. All this happened without my friends knowledge. D had arranged for a cab to pick me up from airport and there I was in front of my surprised and excited friend the very same evening. Another friend of D joined us that night and here we are, four of us ready for a two day road trip.
The first day we went to a brilliant lush green plateau. The climate was the definition of what we call 'awesome'. The yellow flowers made me go 'awwwww'! The lake on both the sides of the plateau made breath taking view. The silence was defeaning. Life! After taking some snaps we went to a water fall. Two huge water falls just beyond a deep valley make you feel small. 'Wow' would be an understatement. I know I'm going too far, but can't help it. We also went up the waterfalls and were able to take some scintillating pictures in the river about to fall. Then the return back was as much fun as was the going.
The second day was the surprise. D said she had booked for water Rappelling. Never in my mind I imagined what I will end up doing in the next few hours. Around 20 of us were taken to the top of a huge water falls. 150 feel fall is what I consider huge. So we are on the top of the water fall after some walk. Now comes the activity Rappelling. We are to tie ropes around the body and will have to climb down the steep mountain along with the water fall. Oh! what fun it was. Just the purity of adventure. Adventure in its highest form. Suddenly I found myself tied to a rock, climbing down 150 feet clinging on to a rope.The 10 craziest minutes of my life. I even posed for a picture mid way in the air! By the time I got down, my shoes got torn. And I had to walk back, almost a kilometre on four legs in the deepest of jungle along a gentle stream. Huh! I am short of adjectives here. After all four of us finished our turn to come down, we went around taking snaps again in that serene environment. Serenity personified!
Well, It has to end some where. Two of the best days of my life. Full of fun, full of laughter. A Beautiful couple, a nice friend and a kind brother is all it takes to make life exciting. I am back in business. Business of deciding what next. Reality! But, How I wish life could be like this for eternity.
Just beyond the water fall! Four of us
It was a typical Friday morning. My friend U messaged saying that he is planning a two day road trip to the outskirts of Pune where he and his wife make their home. I felt envious. I told him, I will try to spoil his trip by telling his wife D (My college mate and a good friend as well) that driving alone is dangerous. This was supposed to be their first trip driving by themselves. The next moment I found myself calling D. D was her usual self. She believes her husband upside down. Though her feminine instinct said the opposite, she will never refuse her husband driving her on a road trip. Yet, she also said "Sam, you should be here! What are you doing there?"
That last statement set the ball rolling. I called my brother to ask whether he can sponsor a trip and got an immediate affirmative. Five hours from that moment I landed in Pune. All this happened without my friends knowledge. D had arranged for a cab to pick me up from airport and there I was in front of my surprised and excited friend the very same evening. Another friend of D joined us that night and here we are, four of us ready for a two day road trip.
The first day we went to a brilliant lush green plateau. The climate was the definition of what we call 'awesome'. The yellow flowers made me go 'awwwww'! The lake on both the sides of the plateau made breath taking view. The silence was defeaning. Life! After taking some snaps we went to a water fall. Two huge water falls just beyond a deep valley make you feel small. 'Wow' would be an understatement. I know I'm going too far, but can't help it. We also went up the waterfalls and were able to take some scintillating pictures in the river about to fall. Then the return back was as much fun as was the going.
The second day was the surprise. D said she had booked for water Rappelling. Never in my mind I imagined what I will end up doing in the next few hours. Around 20 of us were taken to the top of a huge water falls. 150 feel fall is what I consider huge. So we are on the top of the water fall after some walk. Now comes the activity Rappelling. We are to tie ropes around the body and will have to climb down the steep mountain along with the water fall. Oh! what fun it was. Just the purity of adventure. Adventure in its highest form. Suddenly I found myself tied to a rock, climbing down 150 feet clinging on to a rope.The 10 craziest minutes of my life. I even posed for a picture mid way in the air! By the time I got down, my shoes got torn. And I had to walk back, almost a kilometre on four legs in the deepest of jungle along a gentle stream. Huh! I am short of adjectives here. After all four of us finished our turn to come down, we went around taking snaps again in that serene environment. Serenity personified!
Well, It has to end some where. Two of the best days of my life. Full of fun, full of laughter. A Beautiful couple, a nice friend and a kind brother is all it takes to make life exciting. I am back in business. Business of deciding what next. Reality! But, How I wish life could be like this for eternity.
Just beyond the water fall! Four of us
There I am! Rapelling!
3 comments:
Brilliant narration da... It will serve as a good memory now...
well, who are U and D? ;-)
Yay... Happy for you. So that's where you've gone lost over the last weekend. Rappelling, just can't imagine the adrenaline rush. Wow is an understatement.
Hi Sam, Sounds very exciting indeed. Good that you made the decision/choice to go. Life is beautiful indeed. - Edwin
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