Kodachaadri, episode 3: The good stuff!

Now this is a post I really liked writing as it more than compensates the last 2 pessimistic posts. I have talked on the Ugly stuff and the Bad stuff, time for the Good stuff.. Hey when u got 27 friends going on a 2 day trip no way u gonna get bored! I shall mention a few of them but before them I must apologise to all readers who werent involved in this trip: Guess the last few posts were mega-boring to you!

* Anthakshari on the bus (It's becoming a sort of tradition)
* Exhilaration upon reaching the guest house
* Greater joy on viewing the sunset
* That night:-
1) Bonfire and songs
2) 22 guys in 1 room
3) The 'Oh-so-Dumb-Charades'
4) Our version of Fight Club meets WWE
5) Arvind Bansal demonstrating his incredible snoring skills
6) Rajesh getting up and complaining he cant sleep next to bansal
7) Corny jokes galore from me, manish, darshan, shiva, ravi and rajesh
8) My mimics of the old bollywood heroes irritating ravi- esp Sanjeev Kumar
9) Shiva laughing villaniously in his sleep (I would pay to know what he was dreaming about)
* Waking up all the sleepers at 6 am- I got all sorts of reactions from them!
* Kiran singing breathless by Shankar Mahadevan: Unbelievably good!
* Reaching the falls- beautiful
* Reaching the road- Allah had mercy on us!


In the end i gotta say this:-
Money cost of trip: Rs 600
Physical cost of trip: Indeterminable (As i write this post, ppl talking on gtalk complaining of the pain)
Getting to the road after being so down we could hear Lucifer above us- Priceless

There maybe some things in life you cant buy n others you can use Mastercard but get this: "No more treks for me- EVER!" was probably the motto of the class at the end. Was it worth it? As I answered in my previous post- HELL YEAH BABY!

P.S. I gained new appreciation for some friends and lost some for others.. But thats another story for another time! For anyone who plans to go to kodachaadri:-
* Carry light luggage, dont miss ur sports shoes, sweater/ jacket and food
* Salt, glucose, ORS powders are simply priceless whether u think so or not
* Get the route all discussed with local ppl, for u DONT wanna be lost or have a false idea of the distance/terrain
* Most importantly- Prepare yourself for a hard journey, worth it in the end!