Posted by
sneha | 25 Oct 2006, 2:39pm
Our trip to shivasamudram water falls
This is one of the most memorable trips I've ever had...It all began on one fine sunny morning ....when my friends n me started for shivasamudram.Being new to b'lore didnt stop us to stay put at our place.we wanted to do some adventure n so we began our memorable journey....
We planned to start very early in the morning but as usual we couldnt wake up ....so by the time we got ready n went to bus stop it was 8.15 ....n the bus was full with people of all kinds ...We decided to catch the next bus which was 30 min later...we started the survey of the stinking bus stop...
you can find people almost living in the bus stops(eating, sleeping,chatting etc)!!!can u imagine that .... After passing our time in the bus stop for 1/2 hour we got a bus (typical erra bus ~= red bus) .We asked for tickets to shivasamudram ....but our conductor says that the bus wouldnt go to that place ....it'll go to a place some 3-4 km of the S.S
We took the computerised tickets from the conductor n sat in the bus....we had to wait for an hour for the bus to start(the driver n conductor got down after we took the tickets) .Finally at around 9.30 we began our journey .We a jolly roller coster ride for a pittance (the bus was out of condition but our F1 driver wouldnt hear to the bus screeching n shaking !!!)
We had a complete 3 hr roller coster ride .After getting down at some remote place we find auto walas calling for sivasamudram....we not knowing kannada struggled to speak to the driver who wouldnt speak any other language....Finally after we tried speaking in kannada n showing it in action(I was reminded of the sunday afternoon news for deaf ) he agreed to take us there.
We were asked to sit in the auto .Now comes the most interesting part:The Auto
We cant call it an auto ....It had no headlights/ wiper/rear view mirror/horn/meter etc... we didnt find any thing we normally find in an auto...
After we sat in the auto a person(we thought he was the auto driver) comes and starts repairing it.This goes on for soem time and then when the mechanic is done the driver comes with a bisleri bottle (containing petrol or similar fuel)
he then starts the auto .... (2 people pushing the auto) n drives in between the fields.It was a lovely day with slight wind and moderate heat.We go on n on n on (the auto travels at a speed of 3-5km/hr)....we finally reach the first water fall .We went down the hill and enjoyed there.... We came back after an hour n started for the other water fall (Again the same procedure of pushing the auto etc).
We reach there enjoyed it for a while n then we found there were no restaurants around ...With our empty stomach we start our return journey (in the same auto)....We reach the busstop after an hour (for travelling 3km) and wait for the bus ....Beign a govt bus it comes on time ( 2hrs late).We stood for half the journey in the bus(bumpy,dusty roads) and then we got the last seats...By the time we reach b'lore we were totally exhausted ,hungry and almost ready to faint ....
I slept fot 12 hrs straight !!!!
This was our memorable journey to the shivasamudram water falls.
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