Adventurous New year begins with our last minute plan to "CHITWAN National Park Reserve". On the eve of new year a spontaneous decision making ends up with 7 of us in a van to Chitwan on the very 1st day of the year.
The sky was clear and river was calm when we reached for boating after having a mouthful at the local restaurant. Unknown of what was about to come we sat in the low, single rowed canoe. 10 of us and a boatman. So slowly we start off having a adventurous beginning of the new year into the deeps and very soon we were frozen below the sun with the sight of a 8 feet alligator at not more than a distance of 30 feet from us. It laid there like a statue at the shore warming it's cold blood under the sun. We could tell it was real and not a statue when it snapped its mouth with us crossing by.
That ecstatic view automatically made us reach our cameras and seal down the moment for ever. Ans then for the next 30 minutes it kept on coming... first 8, then 9, 10 and so on. Largest we would have ever seen so closely, it's a different issue on the TV. And then there were the small ones also, it was a croc pit. On one hand we were shit scared that why no one warned us beforehand and on the other the Adrenaline rush made it quite a fun trip. Maybe reaching the land was the best part of the trip but then again we couldn't wait to go back in again.
From there we reached our next tour point - 'Elephant Ride' in the jungle. 4 of us on the back of a girl elephant (i know girl for the mahavat told me) and then through the jungle ducking our heads at branches and seeing no more than the common jungle deer and the spotted deer but it was equally fun. Not lucky enough to see the famous "One horned Rhino" has surely planned out a next trip of the jungle very soon. The hot summer when the Rhino comes to drink at the pond. It will be a night well spend at the mid jungle tree house also a good treat for the bird spotters.
Chitwan was truly remarkable a day and tired of all day's journey we had a quite time on our way back in the van but all of us were glad that we made this plan. Looking forward to a adventure filled year ahead.
The sky was clear and river was calm when we reached for boating after having a mouthful at the local restaurant. Unknown of what was about to come we sat in the low, single rowed canoe. 10 of us and a boatman. So slowly we start off having a adventurous beginning of the new year into the deeps and very soon we were frozen below the sun with the sight of a 8 feet alligator at not more than a distance of 30 feet from us. It laid there like a statue at the shore warming it's cold blood under the sun. We could tell it was real and not a statue when it snapped its mouth with us crossing by.That ecstatic view automatically made us reach our cameras and seal down the moment for ever. Ans then for the next 30 minutes it kept on coming... first 8, then 9, 10 and so on. Largest we would have ever seen so closely, it's a different issue on the TV. And then there were the small ones also, it was a croc pit. On one hand we were shit scared that why no one warned us beforehand and on the other the Adrenaline rush made it quite a fun trip. Maybe reaching the land was the best part of the trip but then again we couldn't wait to go back in again.From there we reached our next tour point - 'Elephant Ride' in the jungle. 4 of us on the back of a girl elephant (i know girl for the mahavat told me) and then through the jungle ducking our heads at branches and seeing no more than the common jungle deer and the spotted deer but it was equally fun. Not lucky enough to see the famous "One horned Rhino" has surely planned out a next trip of the jungle very soon. The hot summer when the Rhino comes to drink at the pond. It will be a night well spend at the mid jungle tree house also a good treat for the bird spotters.Chitwan was truly remarkable a day and tired of all day's journey we had a quite time on our way back in the van but all of us were glad that we made this plan. Looking forward to a adventure filled year ahead. |
| A Happy Day 1st Jan 2014 |
