Yearning for a vacation

It's been 5 months since our last vacay and am eagerly craving for the next. Kerala trip was awesome with so many celebrations and trips and day outings. This summer is extreme here and that kindles another reason to escape to some where we could find some relief.Unfortunately my dreams wont be anywhere near by as we both are busy due to tight work schedules and deadlines to meet. Anyways  I have started short listing a few places for my own sanity.

Adding in some pics of our day trip on house boat from Kollam to munroe islands. We had a good time through the trip. It was enticing to be in the back-waters for the whole day.Our trip started from Ashramam in Kollam around 11 am in the morning. Took closer to 2 hrs to reach Munroe islands where  we stopped  for lunch, strolled through the shady avenue of coconut trees in the island and clicked  plenty of pics
Nature at its best

Coconut thicket... What a beauty

Another houseboat on sail

Fishing boats resting by the shore

R enjoying his lunch

Fun time with nephew,sissy and bro

Raviz from our houseboat

M with mom and R

My dad with his grandsons :)
Green.ash,black
Bro-in-law at the wheels

Our little superstar 
Enjoying his siesta

Some of us even tried to drive the boat. The Kerala style cooked food was yummy and there was plenty for all of us. Overall we were comfortable, well fed, and idyllic. Untill the next vacation just rewinding these memories :)

Comments

  1. Unknown4 November 2017 at 03:29

    Munroe island is such a scenic place. Ideal to experience joyful moments with the family

    ReplyDelete

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Arippa trip

Image
This​ post has been lying in my drafts for so long unfinished and I've decided to complete it today.My last trip in December 2016 was one of the most exhilarating and one of the highlights was our forest interlude at Arippa wild life sanctuary. It was full fun and frolic. Little had I heard about Arippa before being there,  and am glad that I got to explore one of the little explored forests with my favorite people. The best part about travelling with  your cousins is that you can just be yourself ,do whatever you want without worrying about offending anybody; dance your heart out, behave crazily ,and anything. With a 1 year old, traveling to the woods can get you skeptical, but little Rey enjoyed every minute of it with so many care takers around.  Enjoying the river bath Arippa is a low land evergreen forest about 60 kms from Kollam enroute thiruvananthapuram . We had options to stay in the hilltop bungalow jyotishmati or in the tents. We decided to cam...
Read more

When breath becomes air!!!

Image
I haven't read many memoirs before. I found this one by Paul Kalanithi profoundly poignant of courage, dedication, love and loss. Paul was diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 36 when he was completing the last year of his Neurosurgery residency and after 22 months, he died in March 2015 while his daughter Cady was just 8 months old. Paul had earned degrees in Literature,Biology and Medicine from Ivy league universities and aspired to be a Neurosurgeon-scientist and as a writer. A gifted doctor,a brilliant scientist,a passionate writer,a loving son, brother ,husband and father .. numerous were the role he played and I believe he played all of these roles flawlessly well. Throughout the book , I was amazed by his wisdom and the myriads of books he would have read. He replaced his love for literature and ambition to be a writer with neurosurgery to do something tangible by saving lives.After years of grueling residency and long hours at work, Paul and his wife Lucy was going th...
Read more

Happy 2nd birthday my darling

Image
Dear  Kunju, Even before we knew you were born, you are two . It was on Friday March 6th 2015 that we came to know you have sprouted inside me, our perfectly planned absolute God sent gift. From then, till now and forward , we know that you will be the most precious of everything we have.You are our life.... Our world literally revolves around you. Ever since you came up, our life has been ebullient and cheerful. From the ' paavam ' new born to the naughty toddler you have evolved a lot. At times, it make me sad to realize that I can't rock you on my lap anymore,carry on my arms to let u sleep. But I have really enjoyed every phase of that. If it wasn't for you, I would not have had the scariest C-section, the yucky moringa leaves soup(it literally tasted shit), the ' netholi ' curry, lots and lots of ' kurukke ' (ayurvedic medicines given to women after delivery to resuscitate their health  and to feed the baby ). Though it was heart breakin...
Read more