GRACE IN WANDERLAND

ASTHA
May 4, 2018
5 min read

HOLAAAAA FAM

YOU GUYS ARE ALREADY AWARE OF THE THING THAT I'VE RETURNED BACK FROM A GOOD LONG TRIP OF 7 DAYS, IF I AM RIGHT ( I AM SO BAD AT REMEMBERING DATES). THIS WAS AN ENTIRELY LEISURE COLLEGE TRIP WHERE WE WERE FREE TO GO WHEREEVER WE WANT. THIS BLOG IS GOING TO BE SUPER LONG AND I AM JUST GOING TO SHARE MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND WHAT NEW WE EXPLORED. LET'S GET STARTED.........

NOW THAT WE OFFICIALLY WERE ENTERING INTO SUMMER TAILS, WE WERE ASKED TO PLAN A TRIP TO MOUNTAINS. SO WE ENDED UP PLANNING FOR LADAKH, AFTER A LOT OF HUSTLE AND

RESEARCH WE COULDN'T MAKE IT UP FOR LADAKH. BUT THERE CAME AN IDEA OF SHIMLA AND THE NEARBY PLACES WHICH ARE STILL NOT DISCOVERED.

WE WERE LOOKING FOR A COOL AND CALM PLACE WHERE LIFE MOVES HAND IN HAND WITH US AWAY FROM ALL THE HUSTLE , AND OUR IDEA OF VACATION WAS TO HAVE FUN AND SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH EACH OTHER.

7.04.2018

WE PACKED OUR BAGS AND LEFT ON 7.04.2018. WE BOARDED OUR BUSES FROM CAMPUS ITSELF (MODY UNIVERSITY, RAJASTHAN) WITH ALL THE EXCITEMENT. WE DEPARTED AROUND 3 P.M. AND TOOK A GOOD 2 HOUR STOP IN HISAR (HARYANA) FOR DINNER AND STUFF. WE AGAIN LEFT HISAR AROUND 10 P.M. DANCING IN BUS, TROUBLING THE TRIP PLANNERS, AND ASKING OUR BUS DRIVER TO STOP BUS IN EVERY TWO HOURS FOR 'CHAII BREAKS' WAS THE BEST PART. AND HOW CAN I FORGET CELEBRATING MY BEST FRIENDS BIRTHDAY AT 12 A.M IN BUS WITH ALL THE CUPCAKES, COOKIES AND PARTY POPPERS. I WAS HAVING THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE.

WE TOOK OUR LAST TEA BREAK AROUND 1 A.M. AT A DHABA (I HAVE NO CLUE WHAT THAT PLACE WAS) I STILL REMEMBER HOW WE ALL WERE SITTING SIPPING OUR TEA AND TELLING HORROR STORIES TO EACH OTHER, I SWEAR THESE GIRLS SCARED THE SHIT OUT OF ME. GETTING BACK IN OUR BUSES EVERYONE FELL ASLEEP. AND WITHIN FEW MINUTES THERE WAS PIN DROP SILENCE.

8.04.2018

I WOKE UP AT 4 A.M. AND REALISED HOW COOL IT WAS, ROLLING UP THE CURTAINS I REALISED WE ARE ALMOST THERE. ALL I COULD SEE WAS FOG AND MOUNTAINS. AT 6 WE REACHED CHAIL AND STOPPED THERE FOR AN HOUR , YOU GUYS ALREADY KNOW THE REASON? DON'T YOU. IT WAS OUR 'CHAII BREAK' MEANWHILE WE WERE ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR OUR RESORT IT STARTED RAINING HEAVILY IN CHAIL AND WE HAD TO STOP FOR ANOTHER ONE HOUR. HARDLY IN 20 MIN THE RAIN SLOWED DOWN AND WE LEFT.

AROUND 8:30 WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION, WE UNLOADED OUR LUGGAGES AND OUR COACH ANNOUNCED THAT WE HAD TO WALK FOR ANOTHER 2KMS TO REACH OUR CAMPS. IT WAS ALREADY RANING WE HAD NO UMBRELLA'S , EVERYONE WAS SHIVERING BUT IT WAS SO MUCH FUN. SO SOMEHOW WE MANAGED TO REACH OUR RESORT.

TOTAL TIME OF OUR JOURNEY WAS 17 HOURS BY ROAD.

AND THERE IT WAS,

OUR CAMPS IN BETWEEN FOREST. WE GOT OUR CAMP CARDS, AND FINALLY WE WERE IN OUR OWN CAMPS. OUR COACH ASKED US TO GET READY IN AN HOUR AND COME FOR BREAKFAST AND OTHER ACTIVITIES.

HERE ARE THE INSIGHTS OF WHAT OUR CAMPS AND THE ENTIRE RESORT LOOKED LIKE

PARK WOODS FOREST HILL RESORT, SHOGHI WAS THE PLACE WHERE WE STAYED. WE DID 2NIGHTS CAMPING IN SHOGHI. THIS PLACE WAS FULL OF SERENITY AND SOLACE. OUR CAMPS WERE AESTHETICALLY DESIGNED WITH BAMBOO AND DRY GRASS WHICH PROMISED US A COMFY STAY. WE FELL IN LOVE WITH SHOGHI.

AFTER WE COMPLETED OUR BREAKFAST WE WERE TOLD TO REPORT IN ACTIVITY AREA WHICH WAS COMPLETELY IN PREMISES OF PARK WOODS AND WELL TRAINED STAFF. EVERYONE WENT BACK GOT DRESSED UP IN THEIR SPORTS WEAR AND REPORTED BACK. I HAVE NO IDEA ABOUT OTHER GIRLS BUT I WAS LOVING THE ENTIRE SET UP OF ACTIVITY ARENA, ME AND MY GIRLS WERE SO EXCITED TO TRY EACH AND EVERY TASK. WE WERE TOLD TO COMPLETE ALL OUR TASKS WITH DEDICATION. SOME OF THE GIRLS WERE CAUTIOUS AND SCARED, WHERE AS ON THE OTHER SIDE WE WERE ALL SET AND EXCITED.......HAHA ! OFCOURSE YOU GUYS WANNA SEE THE PICTURES

AFTER ALL THESE ACTIVITIES WE GOT OURSELVES THE BEST "PAHADI CHAI AND MAGGI"

JUST SEARCHING FOR THE WORDS TO PRAISE THE HOSPITALITY WE WERE PROVIDED WITH. AFTER TAKING OUR REFRESHMENTS WE HEADED BACK TO ACTIVITY AREA AND THIS TIME WE LEFT FOR TREKKING TO ENJOY THE BEST SUNSET AROUND THE TOWN. WE HAD THE BEST COACH TO GUIDE US FOR TREKKING AND OTHER TECHNIQUES, ALSO HE WAS SO HUMBLE TO CLICK OUR PICTURES WHILE WE WERE STUMBLING HAHA ! HE STRICTLY TOLD US NOT TO CLICK SELFIES WHILE TREKKING. BUT HAHAHAHAHA HERE ARE SOME GOOD SELFIES..

AND WE SURELY ENJOYED THE MOST BREATH TAKING SUNSET VIEW. YOU SURELY DON'T WANNA MISS OUT THESE PICTURES

FIRST DAY IN SHOGHI WAS FULL OF ACTIVITIES AND FUN. WE COMPLETELY FORGOT HOW EXHAUSTED WE WERE AND IT'S NOT THE END, WHEN WE GOT BACK FROM TREKKING A GALA DINNER WITH BONFIRE AND DJ WAS WAITING FOR US. WE TURNED OUR PHONES OFF AND ENJOYED THE BONFIRE AND DANCED UNTIL WE WERE IN PAIN. NOW THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED FOR OUR VACATION.

YOU KNOW WHAT'S THE BEST PART ABOUT GIRLS NIGHT ? WE WERE DANCING LIKE CRAZYYY, CRACKING LAME JOKES , TELLING HORROR STORIES, DEEP DISCUSSIONS OVER BREAKUP'S AND THE OTHER SQUAD MAKING FUN OF THEIR EX'S. WE DID IT ALL.

9.04.2018

THIS WAS OUR SECOND DAY IN SHOGHI. NO INTERNET CONNECTION AND NO SIGNALS.

A LOT ACTIVITIES WERE PLANNED FOR US. AFTER HAVING THE MOST DELICIOUS BREAKFAST WE HEADED FOR TREKKING AND REACHED ANOTHER POINT. WE ENJOYED ACTIVITIES LIKE RAPPELLING, ROCK CLIMBING AND VALLEY CROSSING. FOR ME THE MOST ADVENTUROUS WAS RAPPELLING TBH I WAS HAVING GOOSEBUMPS WHILE DOING THIS ONE. ENJOY THE PICTURES.

WE CAME BACK TO OUR CAMPS FOR LUNCH AND WERE ANNOUNCED FREE TIME FOR REST OF THE DAY. I LEFT MY CAMP AFTER HAVING LUCH FOR RANDOM PHOTOGRAPHY AND EXPLORED SO MANY PLACES IN THE PROPERTY ITSELF. I SHALL SOON SHARE THE PICTURES I CLICKED. EVERYONE GATHERED IN THE BONFIRE AREA FOR TEA AND REFRESHMENT AND DECIDED TO PLAY 'NEVER HAVE I EVER'

WE CONTINUED PLAYING THE SAME TILL DINNER. THE WEATHER WAS AMAZING WITH CHILLING BREEZE AND CLOUDY SKY, BIRDS CHIRPING AND SQUIRRELS PLAYING AROUND. NONE OF US WANTED TO LEAVE THIS PLACE. SHOGHI GAVE US THE BEST MEMORIES TO CHERISH FOREVER. I FELT LIKE HOME. SHOGHI HAD OUR HEARTS. AND IT WAS HARD FOR US TO SAY GOODBYE TO THIS BEAUTIFUL PLACE AND THE MOST AMAZING STAFF OF PARK WOODS RESORT.

10.04.2018

WE WOKE UP EARLY IN THE MORNING AS WE HAD TO DEPART FOR SHIMLA. WE HAD OUR BREAKFAST AND BOARDED OUR BUSES WITH HEAVY HEARTS. SHOGHI'S WEATHER WAS ASUSUAL AMAZING AND IT STARTED RAINING. LUGGAGES WERE BEING LOADED MEANWHILE WE WERE GETTING ALL WET IN RAIN AND CLICKING PICTURES.

BREATH TAKING VIEWS? ISN'T IT. WHILE LEAVING SHOGHI I ALSO MADE A CUTE FUR FRIEND, HE LOVED BELLY RUBS AND WAGING HIS FURRY FANCY TAIL AROUND ME HAHA I CLICKED HIM AND I THINK HE WAS HAPPY ABOUT THAT BECAUSE HE WASN'T LEAVING MY SIDE AT ALL, MEET MY FURBALL.