I woke up at 4 am and rushed to Tidel Park after picking up my friend Raghu on the way. As we approached the entrance I saw a set of people chit-chatting and asked one of them casually whether they are part of Chennai Trekkers Club. He was flummoxed and had no idea what I was talking about. I realised these were not our travelling companions and I soon saw another group nearby.
To save myself the embarrassment this time around, I just sauntered close and tried to figure out whether they were from the CTC. Bingo! They were and we waited around for a few minutes, till our other trekking companions, among them Peter and Balajiturned up. I introduced myself around and we then headed to Koyambedu to pick up the rest of our party.
'The TRIP has begun' was my SMS to my mom once we started zipping away from the Koyambedu Chennai Mofussil Bus Terminus (CMBT). We pulled over to tank up at a gas station and had breakfast at a nearby joint. In the meantime, the rain gods descended and it was so refreshing to see it pour. We waited for about half an hour for it to stop and then we continued on our way. We reached the base camp at around 9.15 am. Parking our cars and bikes, we filled up our backpacks with food and I embarked on the journey of a lifetime.
Also see: Where the river meets the sea
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