Just Like That...: Tarkarli2018- Maja.. Masti...Surprises... Adventure!!

After almost about a year of planning... finally the plan was ON... (guess thats how long it takes for something to turn out so amazing 😜)!!

Friday night it was... and the day- rather night- to begin the journey was here... What better way to start than to please the taste buds?? And so it was...Desi Dhaba at hingewadi turned out to do just that! With the amazing veg handi.. paneer kadhai and dal tadka... the garma garam rotis coming in just couldnt make us stop eating until finally the stomach gave up...and it was time to start...

Just the way a journey cannot start without a car... so can it not start without a selfie 😁😁.. with the click click click and diffrnt poses.. the first selfie session had started and obviously followed us everywhere we went..

And so the songs... the dances... the chai breaks... the wada pav breaks....the ghost stories... the zig zag ghat roads...and the amazing 1-2 hours sleep with the most non-discovered body postures was what concluded the night journey and destination tarkarli it was!!!

The place where we stayed was called "Shubhangi Home Stay"

It was amazing with beautiful rooms....the sandy front porch with coconut trees and the swings hanging onto them!! The day started with the yummy poha garnished with grated coconut- the typical konkani style!!

After multiple debates over what to wear... we finally managed to look amazing so that our cameras would keep saying.... "ye dil maange more" .. 😅😛

Then was the most awaited moment...beach time it was!! What an amazingly beautiful beach it was... absolutely clean and calm!!

Only nature's canvas can paint that blue of the serene waters.. the sun kissed mountains.. and somewhere far far away the mountains and waters played hand in hand..!!

After the beach play (and foto sesison ofcource 😆.)... was the turn of Tsunami Island near Devbag beach- an island of backwaters and water sports... yayyyy!!!

After rounds of discussion over what we start with... KAYAKING had won!!!

What an exciting experience that was- row one left and one right.. you move forward..... row only right and you turn left... row only left and u turn right... somehow manage a reverse 😝😝.... . and the most exciting was when the boat dodged a little when clashing with waves.... uffff that literally made me skip a heartbeat 😵

With the stronger one in the backseat... and me in the front seat 😉 we were the drivers of this this khatarnak means of transport!!!

With a good amount of hand excercise and a sense of achievement now was the time for the next sport in line.... PARASAILING it was!!!!

With total excitment we got into the boat that wud take us deep into the waters..and then we wud fly!! But there was much more to this... once into the boat...we first put on our parasailing gear... it felt wowe!!! Fir jaise hi boat chalne lagi... hum sabke gappe shuru the... fir boat ka speed thoda badha... and baton ka speed thoda kam hua... wo thoda aur bada... ye thoda aur kam hua.... wo aur badha... ye aur kam hua...until after some time there was pin drop silence in the boat with our hands holding tight onto whatever we could... and all we cud hear was the boat pushing aside the water with full strength and roaring its way deep inside... woww!! What a drive that was!!!

Turn by turn... they hung us onto the parachute ropes... with two hooks on either side... looking at that... a little fear took on the xcitment... imagine your life being supported by two hooks.. just two.... 😰

While we were still settling onto the fact that these hooks were our life saviours... suddenly we realised that they had let us go and within seconds hum hawa me the... the boat was bearly seen and I felt...

I felt as light as a feather... floating in the air...

And the calm breeze playing with my hair...

Waiving my hands like the birds do..

Heavenly it felt... was this really true??

We were so engrossed in watching the waters... the mountains.. feeling the peace... and njoying each moment that we didn't realise when we already landed back in the boat!!

With the never like before xperience.. we started back to the beach...with closed eyes and reliving the moments

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Visit to the Sindhudurg fort was the next in the list.. again the boat ride that took us to the fort... climbing the fort made us re-live some history chapters....and left us amazed with the skills and valour that the great Shivaji Maharaja posessed..

Watching the sunset from the fort was truely something...

The sky turning orange... with sparks of blue...

Birds with families also bidding adieu..

That one large red ball waving good-bye....

The once blue waters now reflecting the sky!!

As we watched the sun go down... lost in the mesmerising beauty.. little did we realise it was now time to head back to the rooms... jaha wo garma garam cahi ki pyali hamari rah dekh rahi thi!! After the day long filled wih adventure n xcitmnt... that one chai ki pyali tasted like never before!!

After freshning up and the yummyyyy khana.... this wonderful day obviously could not end without a bonfire!! And so it was... the bonfire was lit under the clear sky and stars... and then the songs... the dance and the gupshup around it was the perfect end to the day..!! Slowly but steadily the night came and swept us away into the world of dreams.. cherishing every moment we had spent!!

The next day started with body not wanting to get out of the blanket..but mind over excited to witness what lay ahead!!

Breakfast was awsum upma / poha and ofcource the garma garam chai!!! After satisfying the tummy the cricket and volleyball just wouldn't let us ignore them... 😀😀 finally we had to give in and games time it was!!!
With the 4's and 6's and bold outs and shouts and fights... we had to wind up only to start with the next- scooba diving it was!!

Again it was a boat that would take us deep in the waters...where we would go and see what lied beneath the sea!

Mujhe abhi bhi clearly yaad hai mai kitni dari hui thi... with 90% times my mind coaxing me not to go.. and just the 10% provoking me to go...

with all my friends trying to convince not to mis the chance... but me not ready to accept anything...😰

As each one of them entered the water...this was what was happening with them...

Float...
Take a long breath...
Breathe in.. breathe out...
In... out...
Ok?
Not ok?
Ok?
Aaaannnnddd zzzzuuuuuuppppp they went into the water...vanished!!!

Now finally it was my turn... with my heart beating at double the rate... i took one step forward... and two backwards.... still debating over wanting to do... and being able to do...

Weights tied.. check..

Jacket on... check...

Eye mask on... check...

Oxygen pipe in the mouth... check...

and into the water I enter...

nahi nahi .. mujhe nai karna... is what I say and start to get out of the water... but my beloved and patient friends say..are paani me to aa... and so I do... floating on the tubes... the trainer also holding onto me... extremely patiently telling me what to do... how to keep the pipe in the mouth... how to keep my lips tightly shut... how to breathe... what to do... what not to do... wow!!! Hats off to the trainer!!! And then whoopeee.... into the water I was.. oo my myyy!!! What a view that was.. with all fishes coming around me... as though trying to hug me 💓💓
yellow... orange... black... white... some with big eyes... others with small...they were so close i could literally touch them!!!

Another of God's amazingly beautiful creation that I saw so close!!

Back to the surface and what a sense of achievement it felt!!! As they rightly say... dar ke aage jeet hai!!!!

The feelings I had.... brave.. lucky.... peaceful.... amazed.... calm...speechless!! 😇😇

Amongst all this we hadn't realised it was now time to head back home...with long endless chit-chats of what we did how... what was the best... and outsource... plans of the next such fun packed trip!!!

Like all good things come to an end... so did this trip... giving me countless moments to cherish.. and unforgettable memories forever!!

Star cast- The crazy gang!!