Wednesday, November 29, 2006

A Trek - Part 1

I jumped outta bed at 0530 hrs, courtesy RADIO MIRCHI. Well, my mobile's alarm can be set to play the radio. Reaching out I put off the radio, and stared at the clock and then outside the window. It was pitch dark, but kinda warm. I was wondering where the winter had gone, since late Novemeber usually has chilly mornings. However, I had to be ready by 0600 hrs so I finished my loo routine quickly. I didn't bother taking a bath, since I was sure about me drenched in sweat that evening. We were going on a trek to Sinhagad. I was dressed and ready at 0600 when I got a call from my friend. He had just gotten up. This is the case with most people. They get up when actually, its time to get going. I wasn't too impressed nonetheless, I picked up the paper and started skimming. I was still not fully awake. I understood that when I could hardly make out the text in the paper. 15 mins had passed. Thanks to mom, I had a nice warm glass of Milk (with Bournvita). Some rejuvenation was gathering inside me. Now, my cell-phone started ringing again. "Come over to my building.", my friend's voice spoke. Alright then, I waved goodbye to my folks and went over to pick my motorbike.Twilight was fast disappearing as the sun started to peep over the Horizon. KICK, and the engine started to rev, now thats a good omen. My pal's building was just a min away. I reached there, he was already waiting. Good. Now we had to go to our other friend's house. After a 5 min ride, we reached there. Our fourth member was already waiting outside, with his bike. It was half past six. The third friend, I guess, was still asleep when he walked out. I meanwhile, went to fuel my bike. So, we were all set, 2 bikes, 4 pals, on our way to Sinhagad, a good 40 km away.