YERCAUD:-THE BEGINNING OF THE WANDERLUST IN ME

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Apologies for my "taking forever to post" situation. It has been long since my second blog post. Changing cities as well as college takes a toll on your regular schedule as well as the comfort zone. Numerous astounding adventures, as well as fascinating experiences, took place these last few months. I had lots to write but no time. So finally I have started with my first ever post on one of my traveling experience. I had an inclination towards being a travel blogger but I am no blogger of that sort and these are just some of my exceptional encounters I would like to share.
The idea of solo traveling fascinates me to the brim but the constraints as many of you might be well acquainted with have always hindered those transformations resulting in failed plans. Until recently I had my share of experience when I got a chance to travel to Bangalore with my cousin. When siblings meet then starts millions of impractical plannings, trips etc eventually getting canceled but this time luckily one of our long due plans materialized and we got a chance to visit a nearby hill station named Yercaud which is a small town situated in the Salem district in Tamil Nadu.
In my opinion Road trips with friends and siblings are the best. It was mid of July, We were a group of four people, me, my brother and two of my best friends, and we decided to start from a weekday since it is less busy and the city would be calm and peaceful. It took us near about five hours from Bangalore covering a distance of 215kms to reach our destination. The topography was varied ranging from highways to ghat roads. Passing through the 20 hairpin bends on the way was thrilling and the mountaintop was covered with clouds so dense that Yercaud township wasn't visible from the bottom. Since the town lies in the Eastern Ghats and is home to the Shevaroy Hills representing one of the highest peaks in the Eastern Ghats system (probably my geological background couldn't overlook this information).

The breathtaking view from the Gents seat viewpoint in Yercaud, Salem district, Tamil Nadu

We had a two-day trip beginning with sightseeing as well as restaurant hopping. Since it is a small town and due to the lack of commercialization the city was less chaotic and it proved to be peaceful and less crowded for us.  The people were humble, the food looked pure with typical street food stalls. The view from the viewpoints was breathtaking and we could possibly see the changing weather and were almost drenched in rain in doing so. It is a very small town so all we did at dusk was walk down the main town. Since it's a hill station everything closes down by 8:00p.m and it was just the four of us walking in the dead of darkness laughing at our own Friday the 13th jokes. The weather was too cold for a July night making it difficult for us to walk through the road. We went for the remaining sightseeing the following day which included a waterfall, an old temple and a sunrise point along with coffee plantations. By the time we got back, it was time for us to leave the beautiful town.

 Returning back was a difficult ordeal for us. We could see professional cyclists cycling up the ghat roads. The journey back home was swift(a known phenomenon). Probably some of my intricate bucket list things got fulfilled, from walking through the streets at the dead of the night to going for morning walks with the view as breathtaking as the weather, and it was serene and sublime. This post reminds me of the time I was there and it is meant for people like me who might get this chance once in a while. It's still a mystery that whether the place was as beautiful as I perceived or whether it was the company that made the trip worthwhile. Definitely looking forward to other such trips which would satisfy the wanderlust in me because
The most beautiful thing in the world is the world itself.
                                                                                              Wallace Stevens

Comments

  1. .3 September 2018 at 08:56

    Such evocative description of your journey! You might as well start traveling on a regular basis and share such amazing writeups with everyone. You never know, someday you might be a full time travel blogger/vlogger!

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  2. Anonymous2 November 2018 at 00:58

    Lovely wrote and there is patience in yiu.

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  3. Anonymous25 January 2019 at 11:09

    The way you have written ur travelling journey is so beautifully presented that while reading anyone can imagine that environment.Ha ha

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