Break

" I think we are going to miss the vehicle, u know?" said an excited me on our way to Jalahalli bus stop. The thought that i was going to insult "Lord Sunday" on the very dawn of the day that too on Makar Sankranti, kept me from realizing that the punctuality I expected was impractical.(All of us worked in an organization where the "deadlines" were the biggest lies due to some or the other reasons!).
We boarded the bus and after a short two-piece journey , reached the place to board the Tavera. Our journey started shortly after a little waiting. We were a bunch of 6 people who direly needed to break free before their bosses had frustrated their mind, body and soul from top to bottom.
We headed towards Mandya district through NH209. On the way we paused our journey for refreshments and packed some snacks to be had latter on the way. Lied ahead vast expanse of cattle-fields that was bordered by mountains covered by patches of red and yellow trees and punctuated by small houses. I took a deep breath and inhaled that mesmerizing smell of mud and dry grasses scattered around the road which reminded me of my native place. Such found memories...wished I could turn back to the summer vacation of my school days.

Our first stop was an Anjneya temple following which we went to the banks of river Cauvery. It was actually a very mild, almost stagnant stretch of shallow water punctuated with rocks of different sizes. That was what some of us were looking for. But as soon as we parked our vehicle there, we were victims of the apes. Those creatures snatched a full bag of what they enjoyed the most. Yaa, u can guess it. I bet, they had discovered a booty after opening the bag. Never mind. Some of us had almost forgotten the joy of taking a plunge into river water. And then what! We had hit the water with full madness. We had carried a air ball with us and with it started the most fun-filled part in water. We played like children in the whirls of the water-splashing, and enjoying in every aspect possible. What fun...hehehe.

Followed by the water wandering, we had an interesting football match on the banks. The match was followed by lunch. We traveled back towards the main road during which two of our fellows had the weird idea of having their rears roasted on roof top of our vehicle. It was fun, at least for the onlookers.(The cattle around felt they had someone of their own kind riding by the roads.)

After lunch we headed towards the Mekedatu falls and sangam. After reaching the spot we spotted many BSF people in several battalions preparing so set up their camps. I wondered why they were carrying a spool of thread with blade on their caps. One of us made a funny guess- to get ready for an instant date! Well,we had to board a bus after crossing a rather shallow, rock laden stream of river. It was a 20 mins bus journey to the Mekedatu. After reaching there, it was a breath taking sight! Marvelous is what I would say. What works of the roaring water that carved its curved way through the rocks. It was a place like the one I saw in terrain pictures of other planets, except that it had water and people.
We enjoyed the spot, captured its beauty on camera and headed back to the rocky streams by bus. This time we sat on the roof top of the bus. It was a roller coaster ride through those rough unfinished roads bordered by bushy trees and shrubs. Finally we headed back to Bangalore city. It was really a memorable trip with friends- a respite from daily work.