Now leaving the valley & the hills I headed towards more flat plainer zone the Rishikesh & Haridwar so I drove from Raipur, Doiwala, Harrawala, etc few to name small places houses scattered amidst the lush green fields & wrapping back drop being huge range of Garhwal I envied these locations what if I happen to sip my morning tea facing these manly peaks & in winters gleaming with the white silvery sheet of snow just breathtaking, a sanctuary of wild elephants came up but maybe I wasn’t that lucky to get a glimpse of a single tusker anyways I accelerated to Rishikesh free blowing breeze smelling humid aquatic aroma.
I reached Laxman Jhula depicting multiple homosapiens treading the sands of ‘muni ki reti’, I mean plenty much crowd but again the child in me woke up I wore my lifeline tied my shoelaces & started to run on the wet sands of ‘muni ki reti’ imprints of my feet were momentary but yes I did left my imprints I was heaving with fresh crisp air my lungs full now but my stomach asking for some calories now I dipped in the water & swam & did what all I could & then took off to shore to get little dried up & then headed off to Chotiwala where I enjoyed a scrumptious meal but yes vegetarian thali as there’s no non-vegetarian allowed & then my hunt for a perching place to spend the night to my dismay all ashrams full luckily a small hotel neighboring to the naughty waves I captured for myself best part was it just was few yards away from the Ghat I could feel the breeze touching and embracing me soon after hugging the waves I just rejoiced every moment of it.
to be continued…