tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219650722011-12-14T09:28:53.769+05:30Unnynoreply@blogger.comBlogger11100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21965072.post-1139079452021508782006-02-05T00:25:00.000+05:302006-02-08T22:02:08.940+05:30On Day 2, we left the tribal village of Zadoli at about 8. Reached the base, where a boat was waiting for us at about 9. The 3.5 hour boat journey to the base of Vasota peak started at about 9.30. The lake, the mountains and forests stretched endlessly around us. We reached Vasota around 1 pm. The camp was a short walk from the place we alighted the boat. After setting-up the camp, rest of the day was spent in water and strolling around.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><em>(Click on photos for a larger view)</em></span><br /><em><span style="font-size:78%;"></span></em><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/morning%20fromvillage.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/morning%20fromvillage.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Early morning. A view from the village. Wind farms can be seen at the distant crest of the mountain. Asia's largest wind farms in Satara district</span><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/startfromvillage.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/startfromvillage.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Packing bags</span><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br />Traversing the fields near the village<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/trvrsingfields.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/trvrsingfields.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/trvrsingflds2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/trvrsingflds2.jpg" border="0" /></a>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/reachingthelake.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/reachingthelake.jpg" border="0" /></a>Reaching the lake<br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/the3hrjrnybegins.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/the3hrjrnybegins.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">The boat is waiting for an exciting cruise</span><br />----------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/snacksonboat.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/snacksonboat.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Settling down in the boat</span></p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/boatdrivergoogle.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/boatdrivergoogle.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">The boat man is having a look at the Google Sattelite image</span><br />------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/groupboat.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/groupboat.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Boatman tests his photographic skills. And passes with flying colours.</span><br />---------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Scenes from the 3.5 hr long boat journey<br /></p></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/boatride.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/boatride.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/boatride4.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/boatride4.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/manjit.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/manjit.jpg" border="0" /></a> <em><span style="font-size:78%;">(Photo Courtesy: Manjit)</span></em><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/manjit2.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/manjit2.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><em> (Photo Courtesy: Manjit)<br /></em></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/manjit3.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/manjit3.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:78%;"><em>(Photo Courtesy: Manjit)<br /></em></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/wind%20farms.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/wind%20farms.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/boatride5.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/boatride5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/boatride6.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/boatride6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/boatride7.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/boatride7.jpg" border="0" /></a> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/aremotevillage.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/aremotevillage.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">A remote village</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(All villages here are indeed remote)</span><br />-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/thevasotapeak.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/thevasotapeak.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Sighting the Vasota peak</span> </p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------- </p><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/machan.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/machan.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">A machan near Vasota</span> </p><p>-----------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/landing%20in%20vasota.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/landing%20in%20vasota.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Landing at Vasota</span><br />--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /><br /><p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/vasotacamp.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/vasotacamp.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Base camp at Vasota </span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/lunch%20near%20the%20lake.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/lunch%20near%20the%20lake.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Lunch<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/swimming%20lessons.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/swimming%20lessons.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"> Swimming Lessons</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</span><br /></p><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/in%20water.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/in%20water.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/vipinandgirls.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/vipinandgirls.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/ciookingdinner.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/ciookingdinner.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:85%;">Cooking in progress </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<br /></span><a href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/1600/washinginthe%20stream.jpg"><img style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3490/1177/400/washinginthe%20stream.jpg" border="0" /></a> <p><span style="font-size:85%;">Washing vessels as well as collecting drinking water from a nearby stream. A few of us kept a vigil with torchlights, looking around for any wild animals.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Day 2 ended with a lavish dinner - result of a collective effort, followed by a cautious walk to the stream in pitch darkness. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:85%;color:#336666;"><strong><a href="http://koynad3.blogspot.com">>>Day 3>></a></strong></span></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/21965072-113907945202150878?l=koynad2.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Unnynoreply@blogger.com4