The Trip!

With the Euros alive and kicking, the self-proclaimed football fanatic me was on to embark on a trip to until-now-only-read-about green parts of Tamil Nadu. Having roamed around the far-flung corners of Northern India, there was always this nagging feling in my mind about my not having roamed the deep interior parts of the state from which i hail. So when i heard that we(my family) were going to go on a trip to the western ghats i was xcited right away. This was something that i have always wanted to do, and i was willing to forgo the Euro fever.

We started our two week long trip by going to Kodaikanal hills. We boarded on Nellai express at around 9:30 in the morning only to reach Kodai Road(The nearest railhead) at around 8 P.M. Then we took a taxi to the hills and reached the accommodation that was waiting for us(Courtesy: My dad's office). The physical haggard got the better of us and we had a very good night's sleep. Next day was like our rest and recuperation day which saw us goto a nearby lake and take a refreshing walk along its circumference. I realised that staying with my family in that peaceful environment was not what i wanted. So i eluded their party and sat in a bench adjacent to the lake and started with a book, Success by Martin Amis. Although not a great book by any standards i devoured the pages just the way a hungry tiger would on its prey. A really fantastic experience. I promised myself i would certainly come back here one day armed with the best of French wines and will look to better my current experience. The evening , saw me and my dad, go to a bar nearby and have a glass each of whiskey. The stories that both me and my dad had to make up to elude my mother and sister showed u can incorporate crazy mohans dialogs for kamal movies with nominal success. We came back to watch Portugal beat the Czechs 3-1.

Today we were off in a taxi to a place, whose name i dont quite remember, where we had to trek for about 6 Kms to view the various hills in that particular range. The trek was physically demanding but it was a mental stress buster. It made me feel like i ve worked and sweat ed on something after a really long time. The evening is panning out to be wonderful as i am i here sitting in front of the computer in a browsing center recording things that come to my mind as i type.

Our plans are we ll leave kodaikanal day after tomorrow to place called Kambam and then make our way to Munnar.And then we will be off to pollachi to view them Top Slips, and would part the company of my sis and mom and make our way to Mudhumalai forests. Hope everything stays according to plan.