Return to the Homeland!

I did a bit of travelling when I came back to India, after I was almost 'Cast away' in the southern most island of Maldives with constant fears of being attacked by the American base thats right next to the place. But I survived the first round and I realized I had to travel.

The first trip was a week after I reached Chennai. It was spontaneous. Three of us set out with sleeping bags and rucksacks. We did not book tickets neither did we have a destination in mind but we thought it should be somewhere near the Himalayas. And I really needed to see some peaks covered with snow after a tropical 'holiday'. But one call on the way changed everything and we ended up in Goa a train and a bus later. A couple of days and a lot of interesting people later I realized how tourists have seen more of India than I have. But Goa was pretty expensive and we couldn't make it to the Himalayas.
Ironical how we have time when we don't have the money and how I might have the money when I wont be able to do such things later in life!

Highway star!

The next was a road trip to Pondicherry which is a hundred and fifty kilometres from Chennai. It wasn't much of a ride. I did that one to see if my bike could take it, after everything that its been through. 

Dhanushkodi, Tamil Nadu. 

The next trip was a 10 day long trip around Tamil Nadu which I shall write about in the next post.

 So long.

The Maldives thats not Malé

The only movie theatre in Addu, Maldives.

Almost always overcast.

Nothing special about this picture.

Very clear waters for Snorkeling.

A view of Addu from top.

Gan Airport.

I don't know what that is called!

War Memorial.

Storm clouds and empty boats. Almost everything is empty all the time!

A web's been spun!

Who, what and why.

Why do I do whatever I do? Is it because I think its good or is it because people think so? Am I pretending to be good or am i being good? This is what i get stuck at when i finally decide between right and wrong. And then i'm lost in contemplation. And now I dont know if its right to get lost in deep contemplation like this instead of just going on with whatever I know. it was all good when we were kids when everything was much simpler. We grow up, think we're all grown up and we get to thinking absurd things. Who am I? Am I really what I think I am because of the way I do things? Or do i do things according to the way I am?

Amber (pun intended)

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Magical!

Yesterday was the day I missed having a camera the most. Ever. It was a lovely day. Especially for flying. There were no big, scary clouds. The big clouds that cause thunder showers are a pilot's biggest problem during flight. And its always filled with many in this country as I am surrounded by sea.

So I was on a flight to one of the neighbouring islands. Its a beautiful sight especially to be able to see the sea around the corals. On my way back, I was cruising at around 3000 feet above the small clouds and then I saw an amazing sight. The shadow of my aircraft was on one of the clouds below me and there was a circular rainbow around it. It looked beautiful. I was awed by the sight. Figured it happened because there was moisture around the aircraft and that this phenomenon is called 'Glory'!

This image is from the internet. But what I saw was much clearer and that image will be stuck in my head for a long time.

Reflection.