That apart, a tropical country like ours take on a different beauty during the monsoons, with a lush green complexion. So on the wetest day of the year - August 10, 2008 - we took to the roads. It was actually Rion's crazy idea to drive over to Panchghani, but it did work out pretty well! Here are a few frames that we could capture on the way.
THROUGH THE WINDSCREEN, I CAN SEE...
FOUNTAIN OF JOY
HOW GREEN IS MY VALLEY...
ROCK ON!
So inspired were we by its success that we headed to Goa the next weekend and yes, by road. This time, our experience wasn't as smooth: we had to deal with 3 punctures (thanks to the absence of roads along Karnataka state highway), a car battery that ran out of charge and hence, spending a night in the car in the midst of a dense forest with the rain pouring on us in sheets! The next morning Rion had to hitch-hike his way on overloaded lorries and milk vans with two car tyres and a battery, to the nearest village that was 10 kms away and get them repaired. But surprisingly, the people around us helped us in ways unexpected. Whether it is the dingy looking but extremely clean tea-shop in Jalkaeti (Karnataka) or the lorry driver who refused to accept any money for giving Rion a lift in the dead of night.
Phew! That was some experience, more so as we were travelling with our two-year-old! But that did not stop us - rather Rion - from making it to Goa, even though we were running 20 hours behind schedule.
This time we visited some of the roads less travelled in Goa and here's what we saw:
RAIN SHADES THAT 'MUSHROOM' IN THE MOIST WEATHER
CAN YOU SEE THE DEWS ON THE GRASS?
SEA FROM A DIFFERENT LEVEL
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