Papikondalu trip –part1

Coz girls just wanna have fun.

Places Visited : Papikondalu , Bhadrachalam.
Probable candidates : Comrade ,Drama Queen(DQ),Kiddo,Mads,Wiki,Reks ,JhansiKiRani,D,MiniY and yours truly.
DropOuts : D , Wiki ,MiniY cause of personal commitments.
Unavailable: Jhansee Ki Rani .She was in the land of bailouts-meltdowns -eco crisis during the planning period. Apologizes.
So net 6 -gang of girls went on a adventurous- hectic- semi-planned trip.

We tried our best to keep the consensus under the wraps ,as we truly believe in evil eyes and envies which in past has already waterofied our Kerala trip. But then, the khabar was leaked , raised enough eyebrows and also fueled (read motivated) Pondicherry trip for the gang of boys.:P

On 10th October evening we all boarded the Gouthami Express A/C coaches Just in time. Unfortunately our berths were distributed across the coach. Coz of the halla we made , some travelers voluntarily exchanged their seats and we finally settled in a single compartment .The next moment we noticed , a handsome young bloke was our co-passenger.DQ declared , the beauty he was travelling with was his fiancé. I object milord , I object!.It was his sister 200 % sure. we whispered ,giggled, laughed out and made him feel terrible /nervous /out of place . He was cute but not worth ankhon ke rasthe dil mein uttar jaye types and hence all the DDLJ , Jab we met train sequences were put to rest. After heavy snacking and dinner we all slept on the respective berths. DQ kept doing jagtey raho act once a while.

The next morning train reached Rajahmundry 1+ hour late .We were suppose to catch a AP-Tourism transport from somewhere to a place where the lauch/boatride to Papikondalu starts .Comrade took the charge, made some calls to ensure that the transport waited for us. After reaching somewhere we realized that the transport was a Yerra bus. To add to our misery we got the last row. With some ooohhh aahhh ouchh, the bumpy ride on the village road ended and we reached the launch site in 1.5 hr.

Our launch was a 40 seater with LCD tv, Split A/C to show off (hantee ke dath-khane ke aur, dikhaney ke aur types).I hated the very site of that dokku boat. Once again we bagged the last seats ..where in we got extra dose of vitamin D n solar energy owing to reduce shading. The marathon journey started ,6 hours upstream , 4 hours downstream .We proceeded deeper….. the zigzag Godavari amidst the hills treated us with picture perfect scenic beauty. We crossed 3 tribal villages on the banks .The cannons and handycams were put to use. Only me and Kiddo had all the enthu to pose for photo shoots. Deal was signed , we mutually modeled , photographed each other…result -> my fultoo filmy pose with parvat,pani making waves on orkut. Everything outside the launch was awesome but inside , the torture went on-> the crowd was vague , rather boring gaon wale types, high volume idiotic songs were played on the speakers. The washroom were eeeeuuuu. The weather was hot-humid, food was bad.
“What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger “.
First three hours junta struggled to deal with the heat and later, once the bodies got adjusted ,masti started .The Pictionary game kit which consumed almost one back pack luggage space came to rescue .We played all through the upstream and became centre of attraction for all the kids. After passing by the camp site we finally reached Papikondalu and halted to visit a temple in Parentapally.Ahhh what a relief to see the land. DQ who suffers from restless leg syndrome finally found place to spring on. The very sight of the chinna waterfall elevated our spirits. While the other junta performed their religious temple visit and boarded back to the boat …we all rushed into the water ,did a chota trek till top and yipeeeee,. The halt was for approx 20 minutes .The guide gave the last calls and 6 of us rushed back to the launch ,once again last to reach (just in time) and missed the chilled cold drinks .

Downstream journey, cool evening breeze ,tired musafirs ,sunset view ,small town silence ….perfect ingredients for sleep and we all napped. Reached back to the start point , took the yerra bus ride as last benchers , took auto from there and reached the Rajahmundry Bus Depot around 10ish PM at night .

The original plan was to take a late night bus to Bhadrachalam. After reaching there we came to know that reservations are needed for night journeys. Last bus to Bhadrachalam was at 10:30 PM and was already full booked.

Climax: no bus , no prior hotel booking,6 girls alone in an unknown city, completely exhausted, sleep devoid ,hungry .What next?

To be continued………..

P.S1: DQ actually yawned and slept the next day. Can u believe ?
P.S2:The emotionally challenged Kiddo said few cheesy shayree type lines, Can u believe ?
P.S3:Comrade if ever in future u plan to be a leader , we shall vote for u.
P.S4:Mads n Rekhs remained the silent and supportive spectators .
P.S5:And thyself’s susheel kanya pose was finally captured in a pic. Comrade, ur wish is fulfilled.
P.S5: Picture abhee bakee hai mere dost.