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Forget them. Recollect this song from The Sound of Music. "Climb every mountain, ford every stream Follow every rainbow, till you find your dream". @Addy. If you can plan something with sufficient time, I shall definitely work some time to make it. Let me see when earliest I can get a few days off from the great carnivorous creature from hell called my boss. ![]() | |
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@MX6, I generally go for treks only on weekends. If you can make it any weekend, we can plan something. You see, even I have trouble getting leaves from my carnivorous creature from hell ![]() Quote:
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You have put it very well. It always happens with friends ![]() We really felt sorry for taking him all the way to Dharmasthala. Especially because connectivity is an issue for villages in the interior. If he had missed that bus, he should have waited till the last bus. He really was a nice man. He could have easily kept our bags and asked us to go and get the money ourselves. Last edited by addyhemmige : 21st April 2010 at 23:51. | |||||
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| ![]() I'm game. Only issue is that I have to drive down from Pune and after the trek, drive back up. That makes a weekend trek as a full fledged holiday for me! And the Carnivorous creature from hell is just baring his fangs at me stating his own name "Naja Naja". In hindi it means don't go - don't go. Etymologically, it's the name of Indian Cobra. (yeah yeah. I love snakes. But this carnivorous creature from hell is a venomous snake who spits only venom and lacks a back bone. It's a standard feature of all bosses!). |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() | ![]() For some of my office colleagues, I guess I'm the Carnivorous Creature from Hell ![]() |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() | ![]() Is this from the railway track trek? ![]() Whoever said "Leech bites don't hurt. You won't feel anything" is an idiot - don't you agree? |
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Senior - BHPian | ![]() Yes, it is from the railway track trek. We encountered the leeches for 2 days. They won the battle on the first day, they did not win on the second day (I can't say we won) ![]() Well, it depends. If you have 'leechophobia', then it hurts (all in the mind). Otherwise, you'll never know that they are on to you. Of course, it will start itching after a couple of days whether you have 'leechophobia' or not. |
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Distinguished - BHPian ![]() | ![]() wow. ie an entire team of leech. During which trip did this happen? and what were you trying to do sitting on railway track, waiting for leeches to be run over by train ![]() |
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I had experienced leech bites during my college days in Kuttikkanam which is a hill station in Idukki with Tea estates and forest all over. We used to use cigarettes to take them away :P. Salt would also help. | |
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The leeches got on to us under the canopy. We came running back to the tracks & when I pulled up my track pants, that was the scene I saw. The railway track was the only open space which was hit by sunlight. Leeches don't like the sun to hit them. So, I was torturing them by facing them to the sun ![]() Quote:
One of my cousin's cousin had undertaken leech therapy in an Ayurvedic hospital in Hassan. Using salt/cigarettes/lime(sunna in Kannada)/snuff powder will help in removing leeches. Saffron powder is used to stop bleeding. | ||
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| ![]() holy cow. So many blood suckers on your leg. Now I'm rethinking. My cousins went to BR hills and one of them came back with not so good memories. Rather, she was damn pissed off donating a lot of blood to the leeches. That photo you posted reminds me of a scene from a Tamil movie called Anniyan. Was dubbed in Hindi as well as Apariskshit. Loads of OT here. But what do leeches generally feed on when they don't find trekkers to feast on? |
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Therapy you are talking about is: These leaches are stuck on places of body where the blood circulation has stopped. Motive is to, let suck the leaches so that the circulation is up again. Quote:
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1. Backpack/rucksack 2. Sleeping bag with foam mat 3. Raincoats - Only if it is raining 4. Water bottle - At least 2 lts per head 5. Knife - A swiss knife would be handy and convenient 6. Lighter/Matches - Very important 7. Petrol/Kerosene - Just a little bit, only to start a fire. Very important in case of rains 8. Lightweight utensil - for cooking 9. Plastic covers - For wet/dirty clothes and garbage 10. Torch/cells 11. Food items - MTR ready to eat foods, Instant noodles (Maggi, Top Ramen etc) 12. Energy foods - Energy bars, Electrolyte drinks (Electral, Glucose etc) 13. First Aid kit & Any personal medications 14. Toilet kit - Soap, towel, toothbrush, toothpaste, Tissue paper, Sunscreen lotion etc. 15. Map & Compass or GPS 16. Tent - Not always necessary. Depends on locations & weather 17. Newspapers - To start fires or for any other use 18. Camera - Very very very important ![]() 19. A spare shirt 20. A pair of slippers (to walk around the campsite) Quote:
![]() It seems, they hook on to anything which has blood in them (even snakes). | ||
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