The rain and wind Gods are in playful conspiracy to make us nervous early morning about the showers! After crossing the jetty for the umpteenth time, the untimely drizzle finally landed Sumana, Charu and I in the Sports Authority School for shelter. Not so much luck for tea in their canteen, but it did give me time to put my intrigue at rest about the place.
Another thing that creates sufficient ambivalence in my head is the countless number of House Boats – monstrous and inappropriate in space for only twos and threes. I would love to indulge too but them creating such traffic in the Punnamada Lake has kept me at bay. So luxury & livelihood pitched against dirt and distortion of topography has resulted in deficiency of enthusiasm to get into one of these…
While nuances of light, composition and more get firmed in the participants’ heads, it’s time to stock up for the long day tomorrow –couple of beers & Biryani and we are set!