That was a good trip...

11 of us went to Dubare in Coorg about 2 weeks back. I won't write in a lot of detail because it’s been about two weeks and I am probably too lazy right now, but here are some of the memories...

- The rough night time journey in the back of the 12 seater bus to Dubare. In the last seat, A and me couldn't sleep a wink.
- The miniscule size of the upma serving for b'fast and S's reaction to it: "Has he given me this for some quality testing or what?"
- The charming bungalow...sigh!
- The trek through all the greenery...(double) sigh!
- The boat we used to cross the river. When I say boat I mean 10 odd 15 feet long bamboo sticks tied together in a bunch (not laid out flat as in a raft) :)
- The numerous shallow river crossings done on foot on the return trip of the trek and the awesome teamwork :). P's ankle getting twisted was slightly scary.
- The picture I took of K and P ;)
- The campfire and "office" conversation with S and N.
- The post dinner late night carrom games and how we, the weaker team, frustrated the "pro" team 3 times in a row by taking the queen each time.
- The sunrise on the bank of the backwater lake. Getting a view of Kumara Parvath from the bank and showing off saying that I have climbed that mountain. :D
- Cricket in the driveway and making rules on the fly a la "Calvinball".
- Rafting and then the subsequent jumps off the raft. Teaching the first timers to float over from their backs to their stomachs. Single handedly "plucking" 3 people out of the water on to the raft :)
- The numerous jokes and imitations done by S in the bus...the bus. They were really fun because all of us had experienced those things at some time or the other...the other...and we were all able to relate…to relate. :)

There are so many more small memories; A trying to command a stray dog; K saying that the dog will eat bananas and R running to establish the proof; the dhinchak dvd player; kajara re; people learning to stay afloat and their individual reactions :D; the coracle ride; the food provided by the hosts (including kiwi fruit); Parushrama and Prashant; etc etc...(triple, quadruple, penta, hexa...) sigh!