April has always been a great time of the year. What better way to start the month, celebrating the fool’s day. Coming to the more fun part, the holidays. The month on a calendar, in which you can find the most ‘red’ coloured dates is April. And how we spend these days is what best we do – go places (I mean, literally!) After a lot of ‘planning and scrapping’ of plans, we finally rounded up Hogenakkal to be our destination. If planning was difficult, getting together the guys for the trip was close to impossible. The reason others gave us for not coming along would have been another post in my blog! Amidst all the uncertainties, 9 of us were all set for what would be one ripper of a trip.
It was a great day, I thought, as I stepped out of my apartment – I was ready, before the sun was ready to rise (I love writing that sentence...). You’ve ever been on any trip without hassles? I’ve not, certainly, and this was no exception. The taxi, which was supposed to come at 6, came at 9. It came, fortunately! We started, at 9 in front of the temple of our college (yet again). Philosophers say, it’s not the destination, it’s the journey. Our journey was no less interesting. With Darshan’s songs playing out loud in the stereo, our talks became more interesting. The talks ranged from politics, chicks, gadgets, movies, college fests, MTV roadies and, believe it or not, our future!
By the time we reached Hogenakkal, it was 1PM. With no further holdups, booked two boats (what we call, teppa). Probably, this was the only time I would love to see that there was less water in Kaveri. Being aquaphobic, I would have hated to see a lot of water (especially when you have friends who think a guy less would mean more room in the cab). With the river no deeper than the necks, it was a Shangri-La to play. Splashing water, trying to swim and being carried away in the current, running against the current – we had an awesome time. We also tried our hands in rowing the boats (hoping for a part time job in this recession!). The next part was the most boring part. 3 of the 9 guys were veggies. The other 6 relished on the freshly caught and fried fished. We had to live on some biscuits and cool drinks. Refreshed with the rest, we were ready to hit the road again – now back home.
Facts that may help (or not!): first of all, sorry folks, this time around, I am not the one with the exact details. There are 2 routes to get to Hogenakkal. One comes to around 190Kms from B‘lore and the other nearly 160Kms. The boat ride costs depending on the type of ride. My suggestion would be a longer ride, which would include the time you would spend playing in the water. It would cost you around 150 bucks if you are a pretty good bargainer. And another thing, Kannada works out just fine even in this part of Tamil Nadu (if at all it is).
And, by the bye, the photo I've used here is, in fact not what we clicked. The photos we clicked are here...
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