Mysore-Calicut via Wayanad
Cochin-Wagamon-Munnar-Thekkady...Awesome, u guys would luv it..
Also one trip i had recently with my friends.. They rached Cochin at 11pm on a weekday and was like, dude we'l go to Pollachi... I was like WTF?? But then they said it would be kool.. i had work the next day but since the project was over, would be idle most of the time.. so i called up my boss the next mornin to say i had symptoms of jaundice and i need to go for treatment(Couldn't resist the trip)...
So at about 12midnight we are off.. Cochin-Palghat-Pollachi.... We went very slow cos we would reach there early and so we took breaks in between and at about 5:30am we left from palghat to pollachi... We reached one of his MCA friend's place.. We were 4 of us in a zen... We had breakfast and lunh at his place.. The return we wanted to go to Athripally water falls... So we took an alternate route, through Solayar dam and all... Man it was awesome.. We reached a forest section and it was friggin deserted forest area for about 140odd kms.. It was about 6-6:30 and man was it dark or what... i was so damn excited.. I was like dudes, we click some snaps.. But all otthers were $#!t scared.. hehehe.. We stopped in btw and my friend putoff the lights and man, it was pitch dark.. We saw elephant dung on our way and all were like, let call home for the last time and speak to our folks... heheh... They told at home that they were goin to Trichur to attend their friend's brother's wedding... hehehe.....
And at one point we stopped the car and my friend was like, all get out and we saw oneof the best things i'v seem in my whole life.. Nah, not a gal... there were millions of fireflies.. And they looked like X'mas decoration,.. We shot a video but it isnt clear u can only hear the 4 letter words used to express our excitement...... Seriously it was one hellowa feel.... we clicked some snaps at stops in btw in the forest.. Then all of a sudden we see this huge tree fallen right in the middle of the road.. We were like-'oh mai god'..... But then we came off road and managed to sneak through... phew... Then another moment when all freaked out was when my friend took off and was taking turns in high speeds.. Road was not properly tarred, and this one turn where he applied brakes real hard cos he knew he couldnt take the turn at that speed.. and had he gone a few more inches, we would have fallen into this huge ditch.. God wilingly nothing happened.... He was like, sorry but we should go this fast in order to make it out of the forest very soon... Elephants are common in these parts.. The noise in the forest due to crickets and other insects were ever growing..... Man, finally out of nowhere we see an auto... wonder what he is upto at this part of the world and at this time(we came up with crazy thoughts as to what he might be upto, hehehee)...
Then finally we get to Athirapally and the waterfalls area is closed... but man this trip has all of it.. scenic places, tea estates, dams, hair-pin bends, some good stretches of tarred road, some roads fit for the jeeps and the forest(Awesome).. And the atirapally-Chalakudy road was the best.. It is rubberised, awsome finish and man my friend made full use of it.. Heard the skid sound on each curve, he really does them good but we keep telling him to just go slow... I think that stretch is the best road i'v seen in Kerala... Real good.. Narrow though..
To this day i dont regret goin... One thrilling ride.. Just got the pics recently from him.... Some have come out really well.. |