MUA : Lakshadweep

We'd been trips of all kinds..
Bike trips..
Car trips..
Bus trips..
Train trips..
Plane trips !
But then, are we missing something ?!
Yes, a ship trip ! But why did we miss it ?
Probably 'coz Bangalore doesnt have a sea port.
And that, possibly is 'coz Bangalore doesnt have sea around it!
(wow.. interesting revelations!!)

Lakshadweep!
Land of clear sky and clear see.
Yes, this time around the MUA-ns went to L'deep.
Leaving the edge of India (visualize a map of the Indian subcontinent) for the first time !
Four of us -> Sand, Binoy, Shobin and me.
Diwali - The right time to go on an outing.

Now this is the plan:
Friday evening : Bus from Blr to Kochi
Saturday evening : Ship from Kochi to L'deep
Sunday full day : @ L'deep
Sunday evening : Ship from L'dep to Kochi
Monday evening : Bus from Kochi to Blr

Since all the bookings were done well in advance by Sand, there were no problems at all, at any stage of the trip.
Friday evening. I jumped out of a training session, reached home, packed and left home with Bin.
Reached majestic by 4.45PM. After being chased by a few 'bullets' at the bus stand, located Sand at the bus station. Bin had started photo session long before...
Now, the bus starts at 6PM, and there is no sign of Sho. No answer at his mobile too.. Finally he called us up, and said he has reached majestic. Spotted him from the crowd.

The Rajahamsa journey was good.. Nice cozy seat.. Blaupunkt speakers right above your head. (Those were just dummy pieces i guess) :-D
But there was one guy who sat on the other side of the walk-way.. He was talking non-stop over the phone - a fancy mobile set. Now, its time to sleep, and this guy is talking about the cultural apathy of the Egyptian tribes. Time to put an end to it... Just as we were looking for a point of intrusion, he started laughing at one of his own 'jokes'. In split second, he saw 4 more ppl joining him in his laugh.. The laugh was so loud and distinct that the fellow stopped the call abruptly. Hence forth, he was seen messaging, and no more talking :-))
Mission accomplished. Buhahaha.

Reached Angamali by around 7 in the morning. Sand's dad was waiting for us in their brand new Ford ikon. He knows all of us - except Bin. Thats probably 'coz Bin is first time into an MUA.
At home, freshened up, had yummy b'fast and left for Kochi.
Got the tickets from the counter, packed some goodies for eating from ship, and boarded the ship at 3PM. Ship is scheduled to leave only by 4.30PM.

If you are going in a ship, you will be told that you will get dizzy, and vomiting sensation during the journey. Even we were told.. Bin's bro is a homeopathy doc. We called him up and got some medicine prescribed - tabacum. That typical micro sized white golis. Tastes yummy :-)

The interior of the ship is like that of an airbus.. Similar pushback seats.. Nicely covered with a blue seat cover. A TV in the front. Now, before you think, there is a TV for each passenger, let me correct - the TV is also like in airbus. Its only one :-)
(did you ever mistake an airbus for a plane? No no.. its teh 6-wheeled thing which we call bus, and which 'supposedly' has air suspension) :-)

With an announcement from the captain "Amindivi is about to start. Wish you a happy journey" off we started. The sight of the shore leaving us behind, and the sea swallowing us into it was a nice sight. Soon we were surrounded by nothing but water !
For the magical lost in no-man's land, we climbed to the deck of the ship.
Phew !
Water Water everywhere...

Dinner was served in natural disposable palm leaf plates. Since it is biodegradable, post food, you can throw it into the sea. We had our dinner with a nice view of the horizon, from the side passage of the ship..

One forgettable thing in the ship was the movie which they played.
A stupid crappy comedy(??) movie - Bombay Circus.. Aarghh..
Notwithstanding the 'comedy' we slept..
ZZzzzz..

End of Part I