The Lunchbox Trek to the Riverside

15 January 2008, Tuesday



Well as promised...I bring you my first proper post with some real cool fun I had 2 days back
Well I had this lunch break from 12:30 to 2...had a lecture at 2 pm...so had lunch at the canteen and then began roaming about...wasn't really interested in walking back to the hostel in this blazing sun...
Anyway on my way back met a friend of mine called Sumanth...he's also in 1st year but a localite...and that's why he's got his own bike...so after a little chit chat we decided to go on a bike ride coz we didn't have class for another 45 mins...drove till end point.
Now people who know me know that I generally come up with real whacky ideas.....I mean anything can happen when I'm around...so I tell him,"Hey we got 40 mins...why dont we go down to the river and come back up again?"
For those who do not know....End Point is the mountainous end of Manipal from which you below...it's like 20 can have a panoramic view of the whole valley...and it has a river flowing way down storeys down...approx. that height yeah...so it was really a crazy idea especially since we both had never been down there through this way and the way consisted of wild bushes and trees and creatures of all kinds....
Slipping through the slopes....grabbing onto anything we could find...roots, stems jutting out, whatever we could find...we finally reached this building under construction midway after which it was just a small climb down to the river
And my my...it's a beautiful sight....a boat was anchored to the river bank....the pics came out real well
By then it was already 1:37 so we decided to rush back...climbing was easier than descending...although my dear inexperienced friend did encounter a few slips here and there...and thorns....and all this in the sweltering afternoon sun...knowing that if we don't reach college by 2 we're doomed!
Just rushed back to the hill top...sped back to college...and reached back 2 minutes short of 2 pm...and exhilarating experience nonetheless, and a perfect time to while away a lazy afternoon with some real mountain trekking...that's what I like about Manipal...places are so nearby and sooooo beautiful.
That's it for this one...will update when i have another crazy adventure...or when I click some good stuff worth displaying...
Comments...points for improvement...always welcome!