AN Excursion!!!
There is nothing new to say about them .They are always full of exhilarating fun ,enjoyment, amusement and are filled with hyper-activity. My trip was all this and much more . It was high time we went on an excursion and I am happy that the Tsunami waves didn't dampen the spirits of my fellow travelers . It would be safe to say that the Tsunami and the ensuing fears of our parents about our visit to a coastal region immediately after the catastrophe actually helped enhance the fun part of the trip.The trip had its own share of Tsunami victims even before the tour began.The trip was planned with 21 people in mind and the Tsunami reduced our strength to 18 ( 3 casualties) .Tsunami was surely the most spoken word in the trip with every one and any one who hasn't even heard the word Tsunami prior to this proposing his/her own theory-ranging from from sublime to the surreal- about this natural occurrence conjuring up their own impressive array of figures.
We started out as a bunch of all conquering youngsters ready to face the awesome powers of nature and ended up enamored by its all conquering beauty.Imagine a trip with no one to lord over you and none to restrict you .We were like Sheep without a shepherd , grazing away our time into the sunset. I will call it a journey to the edge of the Earth (though it was only to Visakhapatnam popularly known as Vizag a.k.a Waltair ).A trip of this magnitude was long overdue and was a great way to unwind. It offered all the fun that a pleasure trip can offer.Being the final semester of study it was a final stroll for all of us leaving our foot prints in the Sands of Time.This trip will be permanently embedded in my memory. On this tour Nerds became nerdier while some people never ceased to amaze me.
Im gonna give a blow by blow details of the Tour a la 24 style so please bear with me
DAY 0 -
No trip is complete without its preparation so it only does justice to this narration if I give the prelude to this trip.
The Following took place between 0000hrs and 2400hrs on the 28th of December
The day started with news of uncertainty about the tour (clearly there were cold feet and Tsunami jitters)and I was almost resigned to the fate of a virtual non starter but alas we started to regroup and recoup from our losses and by the morning we were all set to embark on a little adventure of our own. This being my only Excursion this far away from home I was totally caught off-guard as to what to carry and what not to carry for the trip and then I made the drastic mistake of asking my adorable Mom to help me pack . This error in judgment caused me a lot of backache and headache throughout the trip. My mother stuffed me (despite all my protests) with all possible things which can take care of all kinds of situations that might arise( I guess all mothers are like that).My Dad had to finally bribe me out of the situation by offering me 500 extra bucks so that I take that extra bag ( how I hoped that my mom gave me a few more extra bags) but not before my dad described the topography of Vizag for the Nth time that day . By the end of the day I looked like a Mountaineer all set to conquer Mt.Everest.Thus I set out on my "Expedition" with all my gear in tow and the image of me looking like an "item" with my luggage hanging all over me looping in my mind's eye.But I was surprised to see similar "Items" packed to the brim with their worried parents right behind them at the Departure terminal.We boarded our train without any glitches or hitches and were all relieved to finally know that atlast we have set sail(or rather rail) to Vizag.For the first few hours we engaged in playing games and cracking wise assed jokes .Di was ever hungry and was constantly pestering us to take an early supper and so we finally relented and every one revealed their food , Voila!!!! there it was , enough food to feed a platoon .There was soo much food that there was much left to be eaten even after the feeding frenzy(imagine shark attack).After that it was a Battle of Attrition to keep ourselves awake so that we can wish Pradeepa a very Happy Birthday.A cake was cut in the moving train at 2357 hrs and I am still thankful that there were no cake wars.Then we all went on to have our sleep.
to be continued..........(writers block I guess)
We started out as a bunch of all conquering youngsters ready to face the awesome powers of nature and ended up enamored by its all conquering beauty.Imagine a trip with no one to lord over you and none to restrict you .We were like Sheep without a shepherd , grazing away our time into the sunset. I will call it a journey to the edge of the Earth (though it was only to Visakhapatnam popularly known as Vizag a.k.a Waltair ).A trip of this magnitude was long overdue and was a great way to unwind. It offered all the fun that a pleasure trip can offer.Being the final semester of study it was a final stroll for all of us leaving our foot prints in the Sands of Time.This trip will be permanently embedded in my memory. On this tour Nerds became nerdier while some people never ceased to amaze me.
Im gonna give a blow by blow details of the Tour a la 24 style so please bear with me
DAY 0 -
No trip is complete without its preparation so it only does justice to this narration if I give the prelude to this trip.
The Following took place between 0000hrs and 2400hrs on the 28th of December
The day started with news of uncertainty about the tour (clearly there were cold feet and Tsunami jitters)and I was almost resigned to the fate of a virtual non starter but alas we started to regroup and recoup from our losses and by the morning we were all set to embark on a little adventure of our own. This being my only Excursion this far away from home I was totally caught off-guard as to what to carry and what not to carry for the trip and then I made the drastic mistake of asking my adorable Mom to help me pack . This error in judgment caused me a lot of backache and headache throughout the trip. My mother stuffed me (despite all my protests) with all possible things which can take care of all kinds of situations that might arise( I guess all mothers are like that).My Dad had to finally bribe me out of the situation by offering me 500 extra bucks so that I take that extra bag ( how I hoped that my mom gave me a few more extra bags) but not before my dad described the topography of Vizag for the Nth time that day . By the end of the day I looked like a Mountaineer all set to conquer Mt.Everest.Thus I set out on my "Expedition" with all my gear in tow and the image of me looking like an "item" with my luggage hanging all over me looping in my mind's eye.But I was surprised to see similar "Items" packed to the brim with their worried parents right behind them at the Departure terminal.We boarded our train without any glitches or hitches and were all relieved to finally know that atlast we have set sail(or rather rail) to Vizag.For the first few hours we engaged in playing games and cracking wise assed jokes .Di was ever hungry and was constantly pestering us to take an early supper and so we finally relented and every one revealed their food , Voila!!!! there it was , enough food to feed a platoon .There was soo much food that there was much left to be eaten even after the feeding frenzy(imagine shark attack).After that it was a Battle of Attrition to keep ourselves awake so that we can wish Pradeepa a very Happy Birthday.A cake was cut in the moving train at 2357 hrs and I am still thankful that there were no cake wars.Then we all went on to have our sleep.
to be continued..........(writers block I guess)
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