Jan 24th
A bunch of us loonies from IIM decided one fine friday afternoon to go on a trip. Locations in and out of Kerala were quickly googled. There was a lot of tug-and-pull until finally Ooty was settled upon more by the need to form a quick consensus than anything else.
And so it was that we set out, bags packed and Ooty-ready with Winter jackets and all. A cool and otherwise uneventful(we had a flat-tire:-)) evening later we reached 'the promised land' at mid-night. We settled for the night in a make-shift dorm. And for the first time I got to sleep on top of a double-storied bed.
Our foray started with a short-drive to a peak called 'The suicide point' which was a major disappointment. Khanna the pot-bellied,boisterous funbag of our pack jested that South-Indians tend to call every major peak 'Suicide Point'. "Why such pessmism?", I did not have a ready answer to that one.
The view from atop was scenic but nothing could better the sun-rise view from the top of our very own K-ampus. So should I say it was relatively 'no-great-shakes'. But what really got me concerned was the amount of plastic strewn all over the place. The extent to which the place was desecrated by the looming masses saddened me. Can't we be a little more careful where we throw those mineral-water bottles.It reminded me of that 'now-seemingly-ridiculous sign we saw while driving up the hill 'Nilgiris-A Plastic free zone'-my a@#'.
We then came down the hill, purchased home-made chocolates, a delicacy in Ooty and garden fresh tea-dust,which is another reason Ooty is popular for.
A bit of tussle about whether or not we should go boating followed. And finally we decided on the affirmative. A serene boat-ride almost wiped out our disappointment of 'Suicide-peak' and the generally over-hyped Ooty.
A heavy lunch and drinks later we set out for connore.Watch this space for an update on connore,our only redeeming feature of the day'Connnore saved the day for us'.
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