We slept like logs, after our long climbing adventure. The next step in our journey was to head to a river, and camp on the riverside and enjoy some water sports. The place to do this was Pioneer Adventure Tour, run by friends of Reena’s friend from Shillong. After bidding adieu to the adorable Pyriam…
Tag: Travel
Living roots bridges
The plan for today was to go to the Living Roots Bridge. The guys in the know made some noise about us passing really close to another spot we were scheduled to visit later during our trip. I didn’t listen to much of it, because I was worried about me making it down the few…
To the market we go
Morning dawned with dew and pearly-sunshine at Sa-I-Mika Park. Sa-I-Mika Park? What’s with the name? It’s not a Shillong thing, in case you were wondering. In the grand tradition of naming your business after your children… Liji Electricals (Lissy and Jijo, see?), PooMa (pooja and Manjushri, maybe) Mining etc. (not real companies, so don’t Google…
Sighting the abode of the clouds
5 people, 5 large backpacks, 5-ish small-ish backpacks and 2 cardboard boxed cycles left Cooke Town one early December morning. Long lines at 6am. Check. Dumb airport jokes (“What’s the worst things to say at the airport?” delivered at loud volumes). Check. Food falling into bag, leading to evacuation of contents. Check. Blow drying said…
Shillong-ward bound
It’s 1.05am. In less than 3 hours I’m to rouse myself and make my way to that flight. I’m going with 5 others. For 2 weeks. This is something I haven’t done in the last close to 15 years: travel anywhere in a group. There is none of the tension that shy, panicky-me-feels at the…
There and back again 