Here's a recapitulation of the magnificent biking & trekking experience we had before the details fade out of our minds - sure the experience will remain unforgettable. I know you all might have your own moments to share, please reply all if anything I have missed out.
First of all, thanks to all of you and the people in the Cc list who didn’t make it, bad luck u missed the real fun!!!!
Some moments in time stand out like snapshots frozen in memory (No offences made to any one…): -
- Sathya coming up at 7:00 in the morning and telling that his vehicle is punctured.
- Naveen’s Early morning wake up call (8:00am and all are set to go…) and Sonal’s reply for the same as he was expecting Andy to come.
- All trekkers lined up in from of office for the Snap.
- Waiting for Raghut and Muru in Dobaspet.
- Finally Sathya getting a call saying that Muru and Raghu are waiting in Tumkur (That is 20 Kms beyond the actual Drive)!!!
- An apple a day keeps the doctor away and if the apple is having worms then keep the apple away (Biju knows this better).
- Peaceful Visitors (Monkeys) when having the apple (Nandini u should have been here).
- The Jullah stunt.
- Finally at 10:00am Andy’s calling saying that they are leaving to Devarayanadurga from Talisma.
- Sathya’s way of stopping the auto fella to ask about the place to park the vehicle (Poor auto fella, his assistant was pushing the vehicle to get the vehicle reach the top).
- The mornings break fast.
- KK agreed to part with his Sun Cream Lotion this time too…
- And by the way Naveen was competing for Parul’s position on taking the Sun Cream Lotion.
- Invention of the routes while trekking.
- Biju’s own way of leading the trekking troop.
- The PGMT thinking.
- Naveen’s easy way of finding out the routes.
- A Thud!!! When KK’s t-shirt fell off (Of course KK was inside the t-shirt).
- Dilemma faced by Raghu when climbing the rock.
- Deepak (PGMT)’s own way of designing the climb.
- My own invention of the routes when I saw Raghu T shivering while climbing the rock.
- Sathya’s desperation when Raghu and myself were talking over the cell phone.
- Raghu’s search looking through the Binoculars.
- The thorny bushes and the struggle in between.
- Muru’s confession on the XXXXXXXXX (Na, I wont say better ask Muru by yourselfJ).
- Our attempt to push the rock down.
- Finally the top of the hill and the ENERGIZER drink.
- Biju and Deepak’s invention of the CAVE Temple!!!
- Finally finding Andy and Sonal on the top of the second hill.
- Heart Break for Biju when the Olympus Camera fell down!!!L
- The lunch on the top of the hill with the energy boosters.
- Route searching by Sathya and the grumble from RaghuT.
- Chai biscuit at the final stop before the way back.
- The Formula1 Talisma Bike Racing.
- Muru’s doubt as how KK’s Cap is sticking on his head after my Cap flew off.
- Abhishekam KK and PGMT got on the way back form a KSRTC bus.
- The rainy drive.
- Finally my bike tire getting punctured in front of Aditi facility.
Check the link below for some of the memorable moments…
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For better viewing of the snaps ACDSee viewer is in the below mentioned share:-
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Thanks all for an awesome experience and a splendiferous a beautiful day! Sorry for the delay in the mail…
