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...!
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