23 phone calls... 1 hour 5 mins, after the 1st call, and loads of quarreling on to go or no to go... we are before time ;-) Snehdeep, Nimesh-Pravin-swapsshah behind the camera and Hemant still at Office (Chakan).
Train arrives...
Holding him... should not run away!
found place to stand in train... :)
Abhi bade khush ho rahe hai... see them after trekking starts tomorrow morning... :)
swapsshah to Anirudha (Yuvashakti Leader), "1stly thanks for accommodating us, on such a short notice and sorry for all the 12th hour hassle"
Pravin completing the half-filled forms. 'A Hemant ka blood group kya hai???'
Lonavala: Train left after dropping swapsshah to wait and wait and wait for Hemant who is still in office!
Finally reached!!! Its 22:50 hrs... Dark Night at Kandas village...
Hemant-swapsshah-Aniruddha at Khandas village...
Nimesh-Hemant-swapsshah-Aniruddha
ohhh ... Dont!!! Flash... early morning...
swapsshah-Hemant ... Notice that we are sleeping on WET mud (the difference can seen near the pole clearly)... Guess punishment for late comers...
Ab tak so rahe hai??? Neeche thanda nahi lag raha kya???
mai kaha hu?
The home of Shantiram Ainkar's brother, where we had the halt...
Are camera band kar, natures call...
Getting fresh...
hmmm, bahut chalna hai...
Lets see...
swapsshah, Leave Bangaluru soon... South Indian films are infecting you... ;-)
Two sides of life - One departing... One arriving...
Early morning walk....
Breakfast time...
It 's my tea... why don't you take other??? I need energy...
Special 'Kanda pohe' (without Onions)...
Chicks!
Pravin ko kon uthayega ye abhi decide kar lo...
Looking fresh now... Ready to go!!!
Ready to go...
1st two kms, only plain walk... then the 1st fun starts!!!
Keep going guys!!!
Bahot aage chale gaye ye to!!!
I was just talking with them... they are not coming with us... -Pravin
Somewhere on that top we plan to go...
Nimesh-Hemant
And now the fun starts...
Snehdeep all smiles with his stick.
Hemant with his tool...
and Nimesh...
isane to abhi se nahana chalu kar diya... -Gaurav
~!@#$%^&*()
Jungle mein...
aaah... ye to bahut uncha hai :( pehle pata hota main kabhi nahi aata...
Bhagwan bachaye aaaj...
mai yaha hu.. hehe
Galat rasta :(
kaha fas gaye yaar... wapas chalo...
eeee, ruko! muze bhi aane do...
aah... some relief... now in right direction...
itni jaldi break???
Main abb kahi nahi ja raha... Tum log jao!!!
Aggression!!!
Nimesh-Snehdeep
Hemant trying to take Pravin on his back... But Pravin insisted on walking himself... See the guts!!!
Jitna bhi upar chalo, yeh phir bhi upar hi dikh raha hai!!!
Photo time...
Pravin-Snehdeep-swapsshah-Nimesh-Hemant
modeling band kar.. clalo abhi
Nimesh in all smiles...
Shall we go back??? Guys last chance!!!
The tree, and few others...
Aniruddha...
Trying to make way for others... :)
muze kam dikh raha hai, ya sahime andera hai???
Man invading nature...
Nature invading man-made stuff...
ohhh... slipped!!!
XP Wallpaper...
Nimesh-Hemant-Snehdeep-swapsshah-Pravin
Vista kinda wallpaper...
Chal yaar jaldi kar...
ab mat nikal yaar photo...
lag raha hai pass aa rahe hai...
Are chalo jaldi...
that side guys...
How do we reached here, we know!!! Guess Snehdeeps expression says it all...
Everyone in attention!!!
Sweating....
Phir smile...
Hey Bhagwaan!!! I already told you that we shall go back...
Uff...
Hemant bhi thak gaya...
Pehli bar band baja hai...
age badho....
are ruk bhai!!!
Yeh kya ho raha hai??? main tedha hoon, ya yeh pahad tedha hai???
Chalo, abb maine Glucon-D pi liya hai... Shirt bhi yellow se red ho gaya hai...
aur pass... lekin phir bhi upar hi chal rahe hai...
Snail... another VISTA wallpaper...
Bolti band!!!
Are muze koi uthalo bhai...
Nimesh, 1st time cought in original looks, this time could not get a chance to get smile...
Kiska plan tha ye???
ohhh no... yeh mera hi plan tha!!!
SP, 1st year BSc.
Trying to smile... but......
Jane de yaar... hota hai!!!
kaka, tumche pan pay dukhtay ka?
Dont take close up... I cant smile anymore
Isase better smile nahi de sakata...
Don't know why he is smiling!!!
Mastani...
and Bajirao...
Keep going... bas thoda aur hai abb...
buddies in camp...
Jinda hu mai...
Finally done... waiting for food plans...
managed to smile finally... a bit!
hmmmm...
isase accha to mai koi dukan chalau yaha pe... trekking nahi hoga muzse...
Bhimashankar temple...
Lot of people came here to visit one of the Jhotirling..
Bus going for Pune...
We just ran to keep the position for return... see snehdeep, already down and out!
Thank god, baithne ko to jagah mil gayi...
Back journey...
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