Festive season around, loads of holidays, goodies and time to burn some rubber and smell the roads. Yes ,its time to travel and explore places. It was 29th Of October 2010 when 5 like minded maniacs decided to drive to Bekal, Kerala from Bangalore. We all agreed upon driving in our car in the night. As usual, we started late, than the expected time. 10.30 it was when Carthik, Varun, Neeta, Jaya and Rajesh Met at raja rajeshwari Arch. We zoomed off to our destination. Bekal it was! we zoomed off to coorg in 4 hrs. Thanks to some amazing driving by our champ varun:) From then on we had bad roads, Ran out of fuel, and waited for the petrol bunks to open up. In the meanwhile, we realized that it was early in the morning. Neeta, our photographer, started to explore her skills, until we could get some fuel. Here's when we found a drink called Poopy! LOL! apparently it turns out to be a soda:) It's not what you guys are thinking :)
Now is the time for some good roads. Yes we zoomed off to Bekal. Quickly, checked into a hotel.I must say bekal was not explored much. We had a quick nap, freshened up, and were off to have our breakfast. Breakfast, as expected was a nightmare in kerala. Varun, ended up having and allergy. Then we go in rounds to find the local beach. After some hassles we ended up finding this beach. The beaches were beautiful. Aloof, Apparently we were the only ones to be on the beach. We clicked few photographs, and ended up sleeping on the beach like there was no tomorrow. All of a sudden we become like baby's in the mothers lap. We had solid fun at the beach, headed to our hotel, freshened up And Headed to Bekal Fort. This is where the famous song from the movie Bombay was shot. Apparently varun was too keen in finding the Aravind Swamy point :). We spent some quality time at Bekal fort shooting a couple of pics in Neeta's Camera. Oh Yeah Neeta is a pro photographer of the group and she carry's a huge kit of lens and a pro camera :)
Just when the evening was creeping in, we dint know what to do to kill time. We drove down to Kasargode a nearby town, hoping that we could get to watch a movie. But, we ended up eating street side chat, Ice Cream and milkshakes in a ice cream parlor. On the way back, we experienced a puncture. Yes, we had a flat tier. I and varun stepped in and fixed it quickly :) We decided to spend another day at Bekal. Surprisingly, we woke up early, the next day decided to explore the un-explored areas of the same beach. Interestingly, we found a huge fishing camp all gathered for the kill. Yes we experienced a hug fish catch. And Guess what? Thats not all. We even experienced, the fall of a 2 huge STING RAY Fish. It was sad to see the STING RAY suffer and die. But,we were left with no other options. But to stand and watch. Well, we decided to dive in for some action in the sea. Following which we headed to the fort and other beaches near by for some photography and action. Needless to mention ,Atul Kasbekar AKA Rajesh had some brilliant out of focus shots :) and sultry looks.
Just when the night crept in, we decided to hit the roads and travel to wayanad :) Thx to some brilliant night driving by Carthik and Varun. We reached our destination early in the morning, with a lots of confusion and wrong turns. Yes Wayand it was. we decided to go to a falls. But, we had to trek to reach the place. The total distance of a trek was 3 kms. But we were all exhausted when we were done with the trekking:) Oh, yes the name of the falls was Meenumutti ;) which translates to fish had a head bang :) lol! We ended the trip with an amazing high! Thanks to my suggestion of having Toddy and Kappa :) We, all had lunch and rushed back to bangalore. By the time everyone were dropped in their respective places, it was 1.00 AM when we reached my place. Ofcourse, we had a lots of LOL, ROFLMAO moments on the way to Bangalore. Thanks to one and all who made this possible. Hip Hip Hurray!!!
PS:
1] Atul Kasbekar AKA Rajesh Is releasing few books, with the experience form this trip
Out of Focus - By Mr Santhanam, Dummies guide to Sultry Looks- By Atul Kasbekar AKA Rajesh
2] Neeta Will never strangle goats and will not jump from great heights
3] Varun will improvise on this head banging driving:)
4] Jaya will never leave her facebook account unattended
5] And for Me, i will make more fun of Atul Kasbekar AKA Rajesh lol :)
Cheers,
Carthik AKA Caty
1 comment:
Post took me back to last weekend and to that aloof beach where I slept without any concern in the world. Wish I could sleep the same way every day.
Like we discussed on our way back, there was not even a single dull moment in the trip and I am extremely happy that we didn't waste even a single minute anywhere. Thanks to an amazing group that didn't fear night drives and unexplored roads...
I promise to improve on my head banging driving and promise a smoother journey for my passengers next. I will only improve from here :)
Coming to Carthik, you were a great navigator and made our night drives interesting. We chatted on a lot of varied topics which the three guys in the back seat probably missed. It has only brought us closer as friends...
Jaya, Extremely sorry about the head bang! Had the idiots painted the speed breakers with some white paint, I would have saved you!
You were a great company!
Rajesh, You made the trip enjoyable. You are an awesome sport. You were probably trip's Jaan :)
Neeta, You ARE an amazing photographer and an extremely sweet human being. This is only the beginning. You are destined for greater heights and glory. You are and will always be the first person to have ever shot me on a DSLR :) Just checked with Bekal Fort security. Goat is safe with its mom :)
Three cheers to the awesome five... We should plan another trip or plan to meet sooooooon :)
PS: You forgot to mention you felt rich in Kerala :)
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