I have never been as much enchanted by the sea as I have been by the mountains. Hence, I never looked at Goa as a place that could gratify my wanderlust. But Goa as a vacation spot with friends is, no doubt, a very thrilling idea. Blame it on a few Bollywood movies we’ve been watching while growing up, which for once were entertaining and had good content too! They’ve kind of imbibed the idea within every person who’s grown up watching them that Goa is the ultimate hip destination, and hence so perfect for a vacation with friends. So as with everyone else who belongs to our generation, we’ve been victims of this trend too and hence my group of friends had been planning a vacation to Goa, apparently since four-five years; that is since the time I wasn’t even a part of this group. And when I did happen to become friends with them, eventually they asked me if I would join too and obviously I said yes, because well, it’s a sin to say No to vacations, travelling, adventures or anything alike. The trip was planned and we were set to leave when our final, very last exams of the graduation course had ended. It was as though we wanted to complete our graduation not for the sake of a degree but because we knew that once it was over, there lied a marvellous time ahead- a time of beaches, of drives along a road that overlooked the sea; but most importantly a time of being with friends only and a time of making memories that would last a lifetime. Be it just for a short span of Five days, but we were looking forward to the time we could be carefree before we returned and began with a much more responsible life by virtue of being a graduate.
The trip was planned, our tickets and stay were booked, our bags packed, and us waiting with our luggage at the railway station an hour prior to the train arrival. The train arrived; we looked for our seats and had made ourselves comfortable by the time the train left. And yes we also posted on Facebook that we were leaving for Goa- because, mandatory! Formality completed! To add to it the Indian Railways made sure we had a good beginning to our trip by upgrading our bookings from three tier AC to two tier. The next morning we woke up to an expected news- that the train was late by about an hour; but it didn’t bother us; why would it- we had ample amount of craziness within us that would help kill time and we did not realize when we decided to disturb the rest of the passengers by singing songs- a typical part of every journey without which the journey is incomplete. We continued our indulgence in such time-killing activities and it yielded success because in no time we realized that our destination was just about 15-20 minutes away and we were all geared up to greet Goa at long last. We set our foot at the platform of Thivim station, where a rainy, misty climate welcomed us. We were in Goa in the first week of June- a time when monsoon had already made its presence felt and I couldn’t wait more for a gripping experience of Goa during off-season.
The trip was planned, our tickets and stay were booked, our bags packed, and us waiting with our luggage at the railway station an hour prior to the train arrival. The train arrived; we looked for our seats and had made ourselves comfortable by the time the train left. And yes we also posted on Facebook that we were leaving for Goa- because, mandatory! Formality completed! To add to it the Indian Railways made sure we had a good beginning to our trip by upgrading our bookings from three tier AC to two tier. The next morning we woke up to an expected news- that the train was late by about an hour; but it didn’t bother us; why would it- we had ample amount of craziness within us that would help kill time and we did not realize when we decided to disturb the rest of the passengers by singing songs- a typical part of every journey without which the journey is incomplete. We continued our indulgence in such time-killing activities and it yielded success because in no time we realized that our destination was just about 15-20 minutes away and we were all geared up to greet Goa at long last. We set our foot at the platform of Thivim station, where a rainy, misty climate welcomed us. We were in Goa in the first week of June- a time when monsoon had already made its presence felt and I couldn’t wait more for a gripping experience of Goa during off-season.
