Trip to the land that epitomizes the word Amazement: Heaven on earth - Srinagar - Kargil - Ladakh : Pre trip!

Day 1:

Finally, the day had arrived. Finally, the moment which was awaited since months had unfolded. As it is said, that the journey is as beautiful as the final destination and I experienced that for the past one month. I, enjoyed every passing day counting down to the day of the trip and finally the excitement and enthusiasm had peaked at the right time when the final and most awaited day of the year had arrived.

I started off my morning with a nice but light breakfast and a quick shower. The cab was waiting at my doorstep and phone calls started flooding in. My companions were calling in and every voice that I heard was as excited as mine. It was clearly evident from their vocals that everyone in the trip was as excited to be a part of this amazing awaited journey as I was..! After, greeting everyone a good morning and happy journey on the phone, I finally made up to the cab, where a very friendly driver welcomed me. Beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder as it is said. If you are in good mood, the world around seems beautiful and so does the people in it. The same was my experience with people who met and interacted with me along the journey. Every person I met and interacted with were kind, caring and loving companions who accompanied me along the journey..!

I reached the terminal 3 of the delhi airport and stood in the queue for my check in of the flight. It was a jet airways plane. My cousin, my mama and mami had already reached the airport.

Trip to the land that epitomizes the word Amazement: Heaven on earth - Srinagar - Kargil - Ladakh : Pre trip!

Life is a wonderful journey which gets more and more exciting with every passing moment. The most fascinating aspect of it is the element of surprise, the glimpse of exuberance and the inherent zeal which manifests itself in the form of the eagerness to experience the unknown. We live 1000s of experiences through our life and rarely do we remember a few. But there are some moments which get vividly registered in our minds. Such is the case with various trips that we undertake. And this trip definitely comes in as one of the experiences which will remain in the memory card of my brain for a very long time and which epitomizes surprise, zeal and exuberance.

Though the planning for the trip started way back, the peak of the pre-trip excitement came one day before the trip i.e.. Friday , 13 Aug, 2011. Just like most Fridays, I closed my office work but this time, there was more than the routine mundane feelings of a weekend which occupied my mind. My mind had already started picturing the trip and the various elements of it. I left the office at 11PM and went home to kick start the packing of my luggage and ensuring that I was completely prepared for this trip. After, having packed my bags by 12-30 PM and ensuring that every part of my active wardrobe was in the bag, I decided to hit the sack.

But, like most trips, my mind started getting more and more excited about the trip and ensured that I do not sleep for the rest of the night despite making valiant attempts to pacify it. Many thoughts swept my mind as I laid on my bed to sleep. My mind wandered from thoughts of experiencing the natural beauty of Ladakh to enjoying the various adventure sports which were in store for us. A journey without great companions is a dull journey but this trip didn't allow any scope for that to happen as the companions that I had were probably the best I could have had. Each one of my companions were among the people I have got fond of over the past few years in my life. So the crew of 10 people was all set for the voyage.

As the thoughts of the journey and pre- trip excitement swept my mind, I managed to please the sleep gods and get 3 hours of sleep for the night after hours of humungous efforts. My mind desperately needed this relaxation as it had to garner the energy and enthusiasm for the next one week. What was to unfold after those 3 hours of sleep was probably the most exhilarating and breath taking journeys of my life...!