I got back last night. barely able to move my fingers even now….
Major trip, this was. I havn’t measured but i think we covered around 1500 kilometers in 6 days.
route: kochi–>kovalam–>kanyakumari–>tuticorin–>madurai–>mandapam/rameshwaram
–>kodaikanal–>kochi
THATS RIGHT! by road!!
are we crazy?? we might be…
did we have fun? HELL YEAH!!
highlights of the trip:
snorkelling around krusidai island (protected area under Gulf of Mannar NP). it was amazing, all those corals, anemone and fish. marine biologists’ paradise. :)
visiting 3 major temples within the span of 2 days – Kanyakumari temple & Madurai Meenakshi in one day and Ramanathaswamy temple on the second :)
worst moment:
spotting a sea snake swim less than 5 feet from AC… and then watch as he tried to provoke it with a stick :|
(background info: sea snakes are much more poisonous than land snakes. plus, there was a boat ride and atleast 10 kilometers on land between us and any medical attention. not that medical attention would have been much help. AC’d have been toast if he’d got himself bitten)
EVEN WORSE: i felt like an idiot when nobody else seemed too bothered by the presence of sea snakes in the water.
wierdest thing:
for reasons not known to me, i cant get the song “vasantha mullai” from pokiri out of my head :|
lots more to blog about :D
for now, though – hugs to everyone that travelled with me :)
Filed under: hinduism, my li'l life, travel
