TREK TO MATHERAN – a meeting with the clouds!

I put my alarm on snooze and went back to sleep. Suddenly, I realized it’s no ordinary morning. It was 05:20 hours and I woke up. If I would have overslept, then I don’t think I would have been able to share all this.

It all started with our MA batch, when our Professor Mangesh planned the trek. He usually takes us to trek twice every year. But unfortunately I have missed all the opportunity prior to this one. This trekking trip to Matheran was my first and boy it was a trek! I was amazed and felt rejuvenated. Planning for the trek went as usual. Just a few different things in my bag pack this time, as it was a trekking trip and not a picnic.

I left early from my house, took the ticket and boarded 06:26 hours Panvel local. After reaching I met my fellow classmates, now ‘the trekkers’. We sat at the Panvel ST Bus stand for about an hour before catching our bus to Dodhani village from where we were suppose to actually start our journey of trekking.

Alas! We reached Dodhani village on foot where the bus left us. As soon as I stepped down the bus I took a good long time and took a glance, a 360 degree view. It was incredible! I have never seen nature such beautiful. So peaceful that you could smell the fresh mud, feel the breeze and hear the nearby water flowing down the stream. It was fantastic!

Then came the moment! Sir gave the signal and we, a bunch of 24 trekkers, started climbing. It hardly took us 15 minutes to reach our first stop. From there our goal, the final point, was clearly visible. We sat there for around 10 minutes and begin climbing again. This time it was a lengthy. It took us almost half an hour to reach the second point. It was a small stream going down the mountain. I was wearing converse, didn’t knew they would slip, but they slipped and fell for the first time. I was scared! Never felt something like that before. If my fellow trekker wouldn’t have held me by my bag, I would have hit myself against the rock. But as the rock was close, so it wouldn’t have caused much damage though. So, no harm done there!

After that we again started, only this time the climbing became more serious. For me it was a step by step climbing because I already experienced something, which I didn’t, wanted to happen again. After reaching a plain part of the mountain, which was not so plain, I decided to turn around and have a look. I was amused! The view was so heavenly! I fell in love with it. I stood there for about a minute when one of my fellow trekker called me. I turned and started climbing again.

The rain god was happy with us, I guess. Because whenever we felt the heat or thought that the humidity is increasing, there was a shower of around 2 minutes, which cooled us down. I enjoyed every moment, every single moment. It was my first trek and I can assure you that there are many more to come. It was so superb that to make you believe such things you must visit the place ones and of course on foot.

Finally after about a walk and climb of 2 ½ to 3 hours we finally reached our destination. For me it was like an achievement in true sense.

Share your thoughts and views if you too had done such a journey.