Independence Day 2 – Boating
14th Aug, 0600hrs
Venue : Thekadi Lake
Gentle wind caressing us, thick film of mist forming a haze, and six pairs of drowsy eyes. As the mist receded, the sight that unfolded in front of our eyes was simply breathtaking and spectacular. With what we saw chasing away the dreariness, we boarded the boat. Decided to stand at the rear during the entire 2-hour cruise.
The cruise, we were told, gets more exciting if we get lucky enough to spot the Sambha Deer, the Bison family or a couple of elephants.
For the first half hour, we just enjoyed the wonderful view the lay ahead of us. Picturesque, picture perfect, and scenic are words that would only undermine the splendor of nature that our eyes feasted on.
And then started the trying-to-spot-animals activity. During winters, the streams in the middle of the forests gush with running water making it unnecessary for the animals to come down to the lake to quench their thirst. The depth of the lake during this season is another factor why they keep away from it.
Even with the aid of binoculars, we could not get lucky. However, we did, towards the fag end, manage to spot two elephants that appeared like teeny tiny toys.
Rest of the cruise involved taking more pictures, a friend taking a short nap, not moving from where we stood to not lose the vantage point, lotsa jokes and frames and frames of natural beauty. We returned to the shore after 2 long hours of fun.
What we did in the Afternoon was something each of us have never experienced in our lives before. And for that reason, I personally feel that it was the best part of the trip. More about it later.
Enchantment from a word magician 
somu, neenga binacular vachukittu yaara theduneenga??
Those are some photos !
🙂
overnight journeys do save a lot of time.
Those pics are amazing, and i can see the cloudy skies in the backdrop, guess the weather was aweosome too.
were you searchin for some chicks with those binoculars?? i heard bird r plenty there 🙂
guess i will go there soon,but i will not stay in the boat. hopefully will get down somewhere in those woods and get a closer look at those flora and fauna.
Surely this looks like one place to visit! Get more pics there dude.
i second JVC’s question
awesome pics Somu 🙂
Pics are amazing,Somu!!
i had a feel of thekadi…awesome
Oh God! the pics are beautiful!!
the pics remind me of my trip to thekkadi during my college days.
this as well reminds me of some wonderful shots captured in a movie by the name ‘urudhimozhi’. (Rv.Udhayakumar’s movie with Prabhu&Sivakumar)
the way you have finished, leaves me to wonder as to what is going to come next?
didnt u go as a family???
@JVC/Vatsan, I was just bird watching… hornbills was what I was looking at.
My friends however commented that I was looking for my lost life… “Thulaintha vaazhkaiyai thulaivil thedugiraayey” is all they had to say.
@Deepa,
Thanks.
@Anon,
The climate was simply awesome. Guess we went there during the right time.
Yeah there were lota birds to watch. I mean literally.
We didn’t stay on waters for long too. There were too much greenery around that we did not want to miss.
@Art, Thanks. But do remember our discussion yesterday night.
@Ganga,
Thanks dude.
@Sophie,
Did it really give you that effect ? Thanks.
@Kroopa,
Thanks for dropping by :o)
nice little travelogue! however after seeing the photos in their true resolution… this ain’t so impressive.
Ram,
Was that movie taken in thekaddi ? I remember the house they wud have in the middle of the lake…
Magnus,
Nopes. However, two of my friends came with their family ! It was more of a bunch of friends breaking free, and not a family outing.