Monsoon journey

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Once again this wanderer was traveling, in summer-end from his overcrowded city of Mumbai to southern part of India, on three weeks visit

From Mumbai to south India is long journey indeed too long for three weeks of visit. It crosses other half of country goes uphill and down dale, descend from Sahyadri to Deccan Plato to cascading mountains of western ghat to shore of Great Arabian sea , over its bounding waves & sandy beaches thought to be bottomless.

At this point of journey, this has been so far over roof of bus watching power-lines running across the sky , there are numerous stops & formalities (No details). At the border of state a small town where you have to change here, after long wait and search
I mounted a thundering motorbike with small but powerful engine gets underway. There begins the thrilling part of journey, a steep and steady climb that seems never to come end . For this small lies in relatively low altitude but now the wild & rocky route pushes grimly onward into western ghat itself.

Such was experience day's travel separated from my own world, all thoughts and routines; far more than I had dreamed it would when I sat on saddle of motorbike The space, engine rolling and revolving between me and this native heat, possessed and wielded me to this big metal piece called 'Enfield'.

I drove motor bike into parking space near town and my arrival was noticed by a thin neatly dressed in snow white shirt and trousers , as a hospitality gesture hotel owner helped me to take out my luggage, while entering into hotel main entrance had giant doors neatly curved figurine. "It is too early to check in at the hotel" he said promptly , he changed his offer of hot drink after looking at my dust laden jacket and trousers. he pointed to the shaded kept backyard of hotel in the garden.. i quickly got out of reception nearly jumped from steps. "Here" he suddenly darted forward, i followed him at run he had found entrance to an densly covered cool graden house with blue flowered arches beside it a small pond covered with hundreds of water-lily stems.

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