This travelogue was written in Jan, 2006. I am just posting it today on my blog...
A buzzing phone… Who is calling at this hour of the morning? I picked up the phone, “Hello, Who is that!”
A voice came from the other side – “Hi, this is [me], Wanna go to beach as planned”.
Oh yes, it reminded me that we have planned to go to beach today morning to have a glimpse of the nature. I am still feeling very sleepy but somehow I said “Yes”. I got out from my bed. Let me brush my teeth first. I turned ON the TV as usual (my first morning task after waking up. Luckily, it was channel [V] showing the 60’s old song - “Baar Baar Dekho, Hazaar Baar Dekho”. Not a bad start for a Sunday morning. Let’s see what is in store for me ahead this morning.
My friend picked me up on his two-wheeler. Riding on the pillion seat, we started moving towards the Panambur beach. Its 6:10 in the morning and it still slightly dark. Street lights are still ON and I can see milk vans, newspaper men and other early morning risers doing their daily work. We are now cruising at 60 km/hr on NH-17. The air here is quite cooler at this time of morning and I felt a tinge of cold after a long time. I folded my arms to get some warmth. But Hey, This is not for I have come out in the morning. I can get the warmth under the sheet on my bed also. I have come to face the nature and enjoy it. So riding on the pillion seat, I stretched my arms. I can feel the air rushing through my palms. I can feel it’s coolness in my arms and in my whole body. It was such a wonderful experience.
We have reached the beach now. I was thinking that it would be deserted at this time of morning. But Hey, I am wrong. I can see people running here and there on the beach. I can see people getting drenched in the cold water of Arabian Sea. I took a full view of the whole beach from left to right. I looked at the vast ocean ahead of me. I felt as if it is stretching his arms and calling me to come and enjoy this beautiful morning. I can feel the cool sea breeze on my face. We started having a stroll on the beach. It feels nice to take a morning walk on the cool sand besides the sea, an experience I had never before inspite of being in a coastal town for last 2 years. I can see the small birds walking in front of me near the sea waves. As waves gets closer to them, they start running away from them and as the water recedes they go back towards the sea water. At this moment, it looked like now the bird is trying to catch the waves. I watched this game of catching each other for a long time. It was a great experience watching these birds playing with the water.
Now we have reached near the left end of the beach. We were stopped by the man-made rocky structure of Mangalore port stretching about half to one kilometer into the sea. I wanted to see what lies on the other side of this. So I climbed it and found calm sea water on the other side too. Then we planned to go to the far end of this rocky structure which stretches far into the territory of ocean. The rocks were quite rough and it was hard to walk on them. We have to take each step carefully. But still we were moving ahead undaunted by the difficulties just to know what lies ahead at the far end. At last we reached the end point of this rocky embankment. I searched for a suitable rock to give some rest to my body after this long but enjoyable walk on this rocky path.
Now in front of me lies the vastness of sea. On my left and right I can see the water too. But behind me lies the land and oh yes…… the rising sun. It was just a coincidence that I looked towards this side, just when sun has started coming out from behind. It is just rising from his sleep, looking like a dark red ball of fire ready to drench me with his warm and lively rays. It said to me – “Here I come again for my daily work. Who are you? Have we met before? Yeah I remember, you are the same small boy who used to say hello to me early morning long time back. Well, I am seeing you after a long time in the morning. Where were you?” I asked the same question to myself - “When was the last time, I had seen a sunrise?” Oops, I can’t remember. I felt sorry for myself and the busy life we had got. Forgetting about all these, I returned back and watched him coming out of the hazy sky. It started increasing its intensity. Its warm rays touched my whole body and I felt the same sense of belonging and love towards him which I used to feel during my childhood days. It reminded me that it is the same old sun which used to wake me up in the cool summer mornings when I used to sleep on my house’s roof. I felt sorry and sad for missing him from a long time. But better late than never, I am back to enjoy him; to see him rising in the sky; to see him turning into a bright shiny yellow ball from a dark red dull ball. I can see the sunlight reflecting from the sea behind me. It looked as if the sun has placed a yellow carpet for me and is calling me to come and meet him. I kept staring at the yellow carpet and sun for a long time. Then I said good bye to him and turned towards the sea.
The sea was looking very calm from this place like it too is fresh after a whole night sleep. Its colour is deep blue at this time, my favourite colour. A very cool breeze is blowing all over the place. I can see a fisherman moving towards the sea in his small dinghy for his daily catch. I felt at this time that this guy is luckier that me because he can enjoy this beauty of nature daily while I cannot. He is closer to nature, to the mother earth, to the ocean, to the sun, moon and all stars than I am. I watched him venturing deep into the sea.
Suddenly I heard chirping of words. I looked in the sky and saw a flock of birds flying above the sea in a ‘V’ formation. It was nice to see them going here and there. Then they started moving away from me. I kept watching them till they went out of sight. The sea waves are striking the rock below the rock I am sitting on. The waves are hitting the rock and then cracking and breaking into millions of water droplets. The waves appeared to me as a lover who is trying to take his beloved with him. But the beloved, the rock, is still not ready to go with him. So he will keep kissing her feet and kept on breaking into millions of pieces till eternity.
The sun is shining more brightly now and ocean ahead of me has turned more deep blue. Ahead of me lies the vastness of sea challenging me to come and conquer him. I sat on the rock for some more time and kept enjoying the music of nature. The music which is so soothing and so fresh that it rejuvenates your whole body. Somehow I am feeling very safe and secure in this vastness.
Its 7:30 in my watch now. So I planned to return back. I started walking on the rocky path again and reached the shore. As I reached the shore, I found that the sea is more rough and wild near the shore than in the middle. The sea appeared to me like a lover who becomes more eager and desperate as he gets closer to his beloved (the shore).
Just then the alarm in my cell phone rang. Am I dreaming or is it real? No, it is not a dream, it is real. I have not experienced all these things in dream but in my real life.
Many people say that dreams are more beautiful than real life. But sometimes real life is more beautiful than the dreams. You just have to learn to explore and live it…
A voice came from the other side – “Hi, this is [me], Wanna go to beach as planned”.
Oh yes, it reminded me that we have planned to go to beach today morning to have a glimpse of the nature. I am still feeling very sleepy but somehow I said “Yes”. I got out from my bed. Let me brush my teeth first. I turned ON the TV as usual (my first morning task after waking up. Luckily, it was channel [V] showing the 60’s old song - “Baar Baar Dekho, Hazaar Baar Dekho”. Not a bad start for a Sunday morning. Let’s see what is in store for me ahead this morning.
My friend picked me up on his two-wheeler. Riding on the pillion seat, we started moving towards the Panambur beach. Its 6:10 in the morning and it still slightly dark. Street lights are still ON and I can see milk vans, newspaper men and other early morning risers doing their daily work. We are now cruising at 60 km/hr on NH-17. The air here is quite cooler at this time of morning and I felt a tinge of cold after a long time. I folded my arms to get some warmth. But Hey, This is not for I have come out in the morning. I can get the warmth under the sheet on my bed also. I have come to face the nature and enjoy it. So riding on the pillion seat, I stretched my arms. I can feel the air rushing through my palms. I can feel it’s coolness in my arms and in my whole body. It was such a wonderful experience.
We have reached the beach now. I was thinking that it would be deserted at this time of morning. But Hey, I am wrong. I can see people running here and there on the beach. I can see people getting drenched in the cold water of Arabian Sea. I took a full view of the whole beach from left to right. I looked at the vast ocean ahead of me. I felt as if it is stretching his arms and calling me to come and enjoy this beautiful morning. I can feel the cool sea breeze on my face. We started having a stroll on the beach. It feels nice to take a morning walk on the cool sand besides the sea, an experience I had never before inspite of being in a coastal town for last 2 years. I can see the small birds walking in front of me near the sea waves. As waves gets closer to them, they start running away from them and as the water recedes they go back towards the sea water. At this moment, it looked like now the bird is trying to catch the waves. I watched this game of catching each other for a long time. It was a great experience watching these birds playing with the water.
Now we have reached near the left end of the beach. We were stopped by the man-made rocky structure of Mangalore port stretching about half to one kilometer into the sea. I wanted to see what lies on the other side of this. So I climbed it and found calm sea water on the other side too. Then we planned to go to the far end of this rocky structure which stretches far into the territory of ocean. The rocks were quite rough and it was hard to walk on them. We have to take each step carefully. But still we were moving ahead undaunted by the difficulties just to know what lies ahead at the far end. At last we reached the end point of this rocky embankment. I searched for a suitable rock to give some rest to my body after this long but enjoyable walk on this rocky path.
Now in front of me lies the vastness of sea. On my left and right I can see the water too. But behind me lies the land and oh yes…… the rising sun. It was just a coincidence that I looked towards this side, just when sun has started coming out from behind. It is just rising from his sleep, looking like a dark red ball of fire ready to drench me with his warm and lively rays. It said to me – “Here I come again for my daily work. Who are you? Have we met before? Yeah I remember, you are the same small boy who used to say hello to me early morning long time back. Well, I am seeing you after a long time in the morning. Where were you?” I asked the same question to myself - “When was the last time, I had seen a sunrise?” Oops, I can’t remember. I felt sorry for myself and the busy life we had got. Forgetting about all these, I returned back and watched him coming out of the hazy sky. It started increasing its intensity. Its warm rays touched my whole body and I felt the same sense of belonging and love towards him which I used to feel during my childhood days. It reminded me that it is the same old sun which used to wake me up in the cool summer mornings when I used to sleep on my house’s roof. I felt sorry and sad for missing him from a long time. But better late than never, I am back to enjoy him; to see him rising in the sky; to see him turning into a bright shiny yellow ball from a dark red dull ball. I can see the sunlight reflecting from the sea behind me. It looked as if the sun has placed a yellow carpet for me and is calling me to come and meet him. I kept staring at the yellow carpet and sun for a long time. Then I said good bye to him and turned towards the sea.
The sea was looking very calm from this place like it too is fresh after a whole night sleep. Its colour is deep blue at this time, my favourite colour. A very cool breeze is blowing all over the place. I can see a fisherman moving towards the sea in his small dinghy for his daily catch. I felt at this time that this guy is luckier that me because he can enjoy this beauty of nature daily while I cannot. He is closer to nature, to the mother earth, to the ocean, to the sun, moon and all stars than I am. I watched him venturing deep into the sea.
Suddenly I heard chirping of words. I looked in the sky and saw a flock of birds flying above the sea in a ‘V’ formation. It was nice to see them going here and there. Then they started moving away from me. I kept watching them till they went out of sight. The sea waves are striking the rock below the rock I am sitting on. The waves are hitting the rock and then cracking and breaking into millions of water droplets. The waves appeared to me as a lover who is trying to take his beloved with him. But the beloved, the rock, is still not ready to go with him. So he will keep kissing her feet and kept on breaking into millions of pieces till eternity.
The sun is shining more brightly now and ocean ahead of me has turned more deep blue. Ahead of me lies the vastness of sea challenging me to come and conquer him. I sat on the rock for some more time and kept enjoying the music of nature. The music which is so soothing and so fresh that it rejuvenates your whole body. Somehow I am feeling very safe and secure in this vastness.
Its 7:30 in my watch now. So I planned to return back. I started walking on the rocky path again and reached the shore. As I reached the shore, I found that the sea is more rough and wild near the shore than in the middle. The sea appeared to me like a lover who becomes more eager and desperate as he gets closer to his beloved (the shore).
Just then the alarm in my cell phone rang. Am I dreaming or is it real? No, it is not a dream, it is real. I have not experienced all these things in dream but in my real life.
Many people say that dreams are more beautiful than real life. But sometimes real life is more beautiful than the dreams. You just have to learn to explore and live it…
~Mayank
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Hi mayank ,
you have become a poet. my dear friend i am very happy to see your postings and your blog too.keep writing i love reading your postings............bye
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