Hmm... What's new in 2010? Before everything else, the trek to Kuduremukha, which according to my Bangalorean room-mates, is one of the highest peaks in western ghats!
With a new Cybershot in hand, it was no less exciting than my first ever trips to Nainital, Mussourie, Kodaikanal or Manali. It really was an accomplishment for my room-mates to stop me from going home and have me trek the steep rocky slopes of the peak.
We were ready with food, water, camera, salt (for leeches) and umbrellas for the majestic trek, the longest ever for me. Leeches - as usual - were our companions. With the entry of a couple of snakes (Amar's nightmare) it made a great day in the national forest reserve. 10:30 AM to 6:30 PM, it is an excellent escapade from the office cubicles and city traffic! The water spray under the beautiful waterfalls atop Hanumanagundi, the following day was unforgettable. A night's journey and a day's trek followed by a night's sleep and the visit to the waterfalls made a perfect start for the new year. And you know what the resolution for this year is, don't you? Work hard and party harder? I stole it from somewhere but that's definitely not my resolution not for this year.
There are plans to execute and challenges to face this year. Though I don't have a resolution, I have a plan of action. So, will you say with me? "Just do it!"
More on what's in store at Goa follows! Signing off this time... with a snap and a video.
