The Konkan Tales Part 2.1

Well, here we are on 20th May 2024 remembering a tale,

It is a story waiting to be written for years, an experience waiting to be felt by strangers reading this.

A trip to Konkan a place known for its scenic beauty and thrilling water sports!!!

Yes, you guessed it right, too easy, right?

So it’s the first week of January 2022, and I am excited to go on a trip to MALVAN.

Malvan is a coastal town in the Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra, India. Known for its scenic beaches, historical forts, and rich cultural heritage, Malvan is a popular tourist destination.

Getting ready to go on a trip after almost 22 months, As the chaos of the pandemic was coming to an end. I was so damm happy to travel explore learn and experience again.

10 January 2022

Finally, the day arrives all ready and prepared to forget everything behind and just live for the next 3 days. I was high on dopamine, So high that one could even rob or kill me and I would be still smiling like a kid.

But Wait,

It’s a story of my life and it is never supposed to be this straightforward or this easy.

What’s worse is that could happen on a day you are traveling na

I couldn’t even imagine in my dreams

That I was going to be hit by a heartbreak.

Which even made me cry like a small kid.

Also, heartbreak due to people is not a reason as that’s a thing of the past now

So, what happened

My happiness was suddenly transformed into sadness.

As I was randomly checking my WhatsApp chats I came across an unread message from the trip organizer which read -

The trip was postponed due to the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases all over Maharashtra.

That's it 😂😂

Seems like I was overreacting right, being sad

I know you all are judging me for being too emotional and acting like a 6-year-old.

But no

This trip was supposed to be different

This trip was supposed to be special

With all the things that happened to me in the gap of 22 months

It was meant to be the trip was meant to

Make me feel alive

Make me feel free

So that was the reason I was quite sad about missing out on an important trip on the day of l was supposed to leave.

And it wasn’t just me who felt this trip was important

My fate by my side seeing the importance was about to a twist in the story as it felt that this trip was not going to be worth it if it was going to be that important.

I am mentioning again

It’s never that easy

To live a life like me

So what was for me ahead

Did I go to Malvan in the last week as per the dates or did I never go to Konkan?

What happened?

You reading this with hopes of knowing the experience of me joining people and having fun just ends here.

So you better keep that curiosity alive to know what happened and just scroll down quickly to unravel the story as the real tale starts here.

CHAPTER - 1

A month had passed and I was still waiting for the covid restrictions to be eased, but you know my mind never settles always going places and the wait was killing me as I just wanted to go out.

Then, this thought struck my mind - " Covid restrictions tar group sathi aahet, not if you travel alone". Trust me my mind is devil 😂. It was 9 February and I made up my mind to take leave on Friday and Monday to disappear for 4 days.

But, Where?

Another last minute plan, no fixed iternity in place, just trusting my intuition.

I made my mind to travel Ratnagiri and Guhagar. So I booked tickets for night the next day, all hyped up and excited af.

10 February 2022

The day arrives.

All packed and set to depart, As there was no one or nothing to stop me this time I boarded the bus at night just like I was heading home.

Trust me

At this given point of time when I was in bus, My stay wasn't booked, I didn't even had a plan on how I would be exploring places. All I knew was "jo hoga dekha jaayega".

Absolute madness right, you are almost reaching the destination in few hours and your stay isn't fixed, new place, full of strangers not even sure what I was going to do.

11 February 2022

And, i got down at Ratnagiri, Headed straight for a cup of tea and then planned to search for a few hotels to book.

Luckily finding one just near the city center. Though it took me couple of hours of check in. I was settled up at around 9 am.

Now that I have reached Ratnagiri, what next?

So as I knew Ganpatipule was like 30 kms far, I planned to visit as it was on my cards for long time with stopping by one of the beach for sunset and returning back.

Ata kay, this was looking to be a straightforward destination for a day and I thought I would just catch the local bus and reach in an hour or two.

So, I decided to skip breakfast and jumping for brunch directly.

I walked straight to the bus stand to catch the bus.

Just to realise that the there's a strike by government bus organization and it's been a month already.

Here's where the fun starts -

I came out of bus stand laughing as I knew, It's my life's roller coaster ride and I am stubborn who's never ready to give up at any cost.

At this moment, many of you would be thinking " Sanju you could have booked a cab easily and travelled"

Come on whatever happens I ain't going to book a cab just for me and I would always prefer being out of my comfort zones and enjoy the moment.

09 October 2024

Wait, why did I pull you all back in present?

It's literally been 5 months I started writing this.

Seriously !!

Ok

So within the gap of five months, A lot has changed.

I started writing this back in Pune at my PG in Karve nagar, now I am in Santa Clara California 14000 kms far.

Even I didn't knew this was going to happen. I did had a lot of time back in Pune to complete this, but my procrastination won and I am here trying to complete this in midst of a busiest week. Wow !!

Initially I was going to write everything in a single page, now as I am enjoying this I am gonna pull this into various chapters.

So yeah, sit back read it and wait for the next chapter if you like it........