Yippieeeee -2!!!!!

I'll continue from where I left...the problem was...As it happened to be 25th of December, all the respectable and the not so respectable lodges and hotels were all packed to the brim....and as we explored further...it started to dawn upon us that we mite actually end up sleeping in a Hanuman Temple verandah...or even worse(or better) the beach itself!!
But then by a pure piece of good fortune...and my ability to read Marathi...we ended up staying in a very sweet lady's drawing room. Once finding the place for the nite...we headed back again to the beach...
The sea always gives me an intimidating experience...its vastness and the awesome power that it beholds. There we were..with our backs on the beach...sea in front...and the clear star studded sky above us.....pure magic!!!!
I reiterated the promise to myself that someday I 'll buy a telescope and be an amateur astronomer.
We had our so called dinner at a beachside chinese stall...with dogs surrounding us....grrrrrrrrrrrr!!! And the count of Colas moved on to 4 for the day with 2 more added here on the beach.
Returned back to our abode for the nite...clicked a couple of snaps...and chat ed our way to sleep.
Morning 6 and we were up and ready to rock again.Over the last evening we had gathered enough information regarding Murud..so we were just raring to go now. Had a parting snap with our sweet aunty...exchanged some telephone nos...and with promises of coming back we were off again to the beach in hunt of "ek cutting chai ". The addict that my frnd is....I almost feel...and its a joke amongst us frnds that he has more chai in his veins than blood.
The road from Alibag to Murud via Kashid...was as expexted....very very beautiful. And the early morning mist was like an icing on the already enticing scenary. We took a couple of offroad trails and undoubtebly they were the best parts of the drive.
We halted at a beautiful white sand beach for a second cup of chai...and a small break. As we were sipping our teas..we discovered that this was none other than the famous Kashid beach.
We made it our own by clicking a couple of snaps again.
Next stop was ....our supposed final destination Murud Janzira...we skipped the Murud beach on the way...and parked my Bird on the Jetty from where we caught a boat to the fort which is a kilometer or so inside the sea. It was supposedly the last frontier for the famous maratha warrior Shivaji Maharaj , which unlike ,India for aussies, he was never able to conquer.
It was getting hot now...and we just incremented our Cola count by 1.We ditched the idea of a beach party at Murud.Instead we headed straite back to Kashid beach again. Chilled out there for almost 3 quarters of an hour. Had our stomachs filled with some Bhurji Pav...and finally some water!!!! That was 2 PM Sunday.We were planning to reach back Vashi by 5.
So from here on it was a steady bike read through Alibag ,Pen...and almost till Panvel.
Had the last cola of our trip somewhere close to Panvel at 4. That finally brings our cola tally to 6.Pepsi, Coke , Thums Up...any body listening...do sponsor this trip of ours guys.
Bang at the stroke of 5 we entered Vashi...and that was the end of this journey...but the adventures were still far from over for us guys....

This and more may be later...but that brings me to "THE END" for Yippieeee!!