On reaching base camp (on 20th May), I registered myself at the
reception and I was assigned a tent. I was sharing the tent with some
11 or 12 other people, but I did not really mind. I knew that the
only time I would get back to the tent was when it was time to
sleep. We were also issued a pair of blankets. I spent the first day
by eating, resting and exploring the river flowing near our camp. We
had dinner by 7:30 PM and then a campfire at 9. The campfire was
mostly people singing/dancing/doing solo presentations etc. It was
good fun. The campfire ended at around 10 PM and we went off to sleep
by 10:30 PM.
The trek to Saurkundi Pass was organized by
Youth Hostels Association of India. The base camp for this trek was the
Youth Hostel situated at Babeli, a small town near
Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. I took a flight to Delhi, and then from
Delhi I took a bus to Kullu. All the AC buses leaving for Kullu were
full and it was only by good luck that I was able to get a seat in one
of them.
The next entries are about my days during the trek.
I am back from my vacation. It was awesome. Pics here
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I really did not want to come back to Bangalore and the only good thing about coming back here is that I am getting back to work with my extremely talented colleagues
I will be on vacation (I think for the first time since I started working) from 19th May to 5th of June. I am going on a trek with the Youth Hostel Association of India (YHAI). Hopefully, being on a trek (my first one) will be an enlightening experience.
