We had
a blast for this new year. My brother had come down from Australia. 10 of us had gone to jungles of Coorg. We cannot enjoy being in nature unless we become one with it. We decided to camp in the same spot for three days. On our way, we traversed through the Nagarahole National Park in the hope to see a Tiger. Deer & Elephants were all we saw! A small hike to Irupu waterfalls warmed up the jagged muscles & made space in the tummy for a yummy lunch.We camped in a coffee plantation and did a combat course in the jungle that dealt with crossing loads of obstacles in mid air. The physical activity improved concentration & endurance, and also brought into focus the need for flexibility of mind and body. Jungle paintball was an excellent team building and strategical game. If this was a simulation of the war on the hills, we could un
derstand the army's plight to save our country. We could very strongly relate to the army, we met during our Ladakh travels. Coffee picking and drying was another stress buster. No wonder people in villages live a longer & healthier life.Cooking was more fun than ever! Post Self cooked dinner, played Analytical Game 'Mafia' around Campfire through wee hours of the morning till we literally tickled our brains out!
The moon shone high up in the sky and lit up the entire camp in its silvery sheen. We had no need for torches that night. Giri set up his new Telescope and we queued up to see clearly the craters & their borders on the full moon. Excellent!
We were amazed at our own creativity and endurance. Over three days, in thick jungle, with limited resource, we cooked an array of dishes to include Yummy Vegetable Sambar, Rice, Sabzi, Papad, Rava Idli, Kheer, Upma, Sevayya, Puliyogare, Pullav, chutney & of course Unlimited Tea.
We lazed under a Bone chilling waterfall. While the Water babies Meghna, Deepti & Giri did not want to come out of water at all, the three musketeers Ram, Indri & Girish sun bathed on the rocks. Time did not exist. No pressures No Stress No next thoughts, O
NLY the Present! Endlessly watching snails coming out of their shells. When we moved them even by an inch, we felt we were playing Gods in the snails' life and acting against nature. What if Gods from other planets were doing the same with us Humans? Loads of discussions on alternate history! On the way back, we played Anthakshari from Coorg till Bidadi! :) Everyone was a database of songs.All together, a very memorable new year through a wonderful trip with even wonderful teammates.
Regards,
Roopa Sreedhar
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5 comments:
Nice!! Looks like you all had loads of fun!!
How many of you??
Well captured Roopa!
Mafia was fun (everybody of us is a 'character'...not only in Mafia but really "characters" in the way we defended being the mafia :) ) and so was Uno. It was genuinely nice meeting all new friends. Looking forward to the next trip
Thanks Madhu :)
I would like to take this time to thank you for organizing a wonderful trip I had ever experienced before. This was such a splendid journey for all of us, Which we would all cherish for our life time. It was an experience of being with family for me though I met all of you for the first time. Hoping to get in touch with you all once again and I wish that such moments reoccur again n again.
Kudos to you for making it happen…
10 of us!
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