Brahmagiri trek

Yeah I know this post has taken it’s own sweet time to materialize. I’ve had some hectic weeks in between, so…

Friday (22nd Feb08) morning dawned bright. But we (the husband and I) woke up late! And it was a hectic scramble to get to office and then come back home by noon ‘coz we were supposed to meet the rest of the group in Kanteerva indoor stadium and then start off on our jouney to Coorg, the Brahmagiri range in particular where we would be trekking. Phew! that was a busy morning with Murphy’s laws working against us.  Anyway, we made it to the stadium 20 mins late and thnakfully we were not the only ones who were late. This particular trip, I was a lil apprehensive. All these years, I’ve either gone out with family and friends. Going with an unknown set of people was a first. But I consoled myself saying, even if I didn’t get along with anyone else, hubby darling is there to take the brunt anyway!! Hehe, the leeway one can take with family is enormous . After brief introductions to everyone, and loading the backpacks onto the tempo, we started off…not too much conversation happened until we stopped at the Coffee Day before Maddur. A highly over rated place. Give me my filter coffee for 10 Rs anyday. It’s not about money, it’s about the taste and value for money. 55 Rs (plus tax) for a Latte?? Gimme a break. (this calls for a separate post by itself, so I’ll stop here on this and continue with the trip). This break actually got all the 10 of us to talk a bit on varied topics…an we went back into the tempo and got going. Nothing eventful until we reached Srimangala, after crossing Gonikoppa. Quite close to Srimangala and Irpu falls, was the place we’d stay the night. A homestay. As expected of a homestay, this place is the home of a Coorgi family. Very hospitable and very nice. After a sumptuous dinner and conversation, we all finally hit the bed (after a small round of deciding who shares which room and who takes the mattress on the floor) around 11pm (that was late considering we had to wake up at 6.30 the next morning, but the conversation was flowing freely We spoke about the one thing we all had in common (though in different degrees): Bangalore. All of us were residents of Bangalore. So we debated and spoke about the infrastructure, the IT companies, the auto-wallahs, the weather, the pubs, the people and what not. Nothing like a common city to bring people together, no?