Lekha's nephew, his wife, her brother and his had set off in the morning from their home at Kottarakkara. They'd fixed up the programme almost a week ago, saying that they'd reach 'The Quarterdeck' to be in time for breakfast.
The youngsters have been logging long hours travelling, meeting people and getting things done, in fact, trying to satisfy most of their relations within the short duration that they're gonna be here. The couple flies off to Bahrein on 01 Mar, the younger brother goes off to Dubai on 02 Mar to take up his new job and the brother-in-law is gonna go off to Badgam in J&K during the second week of Mar to rejoin his unit. Since their itinerary has been loosely formulated to accommodate as many events as possible, the hosts had to make adjustments!
After a tiring trip to Rajapalayam and Thiruvananthapuram yesterday, their waking time had gone for a toss and consequently, they'd set off from their home much after 6 AM. The traffic regulations at Alappuzha, thanks to the CPM state meeting and the morning school/office traffic at Ernakulam, enroute, made sure that they fetched up at lunchtime!
True to their promise, they'd subsisted on a light snack, during the journey, to do justice to the breakfast made by their 'maasi'. And no we did not delay our's, waiting for them, as it would not have been practical.
It was tactfully converted to a 'brunch' and while they're going through their meal, the ma'asi at Tirur, had rung up inquiring as to when they'd be arriving for lunch, there. For us it was definitely a hilarious situation but the group didn't find it worrying. Instead, they seemed to accept the inordinate delay because, by then they'd attained that 'take it as it comes' attitude!
Tailpiece.
They make their long trip back after a couple of days' stay at Tirur!
The youngsters have been logging long hours travelling, meeting people and getting things done, in fact, trying to satisfy most of their relations within the short duration that they're gonna be here. The couple flies off to Bahrein on 01 Mar, the younger brother goes off to Dubai on 02 Mar to take up his new job and the brother-in-law is gonna go off to Badgam in J&K during the second week of Mar to rejoin his unit. Since their itinerary has been loosely formulated to accommodate as many events as possible, the hosts had to make adjustments!
After a tiring trip to Rajapalayam and Thiruvananthapuram yesterday, their waking time had gone for a toss and consequently, they'd set off from their home much after 6 AM. The traffic regulations at Alappuzha, thanks to the CPM state meeting and the morning school/office traffic at Ernakulam, enroute, made sure that they fetched up at lunchtime!
True to their promise, they'd subsisted on a light snack, during the journey, to do justice to the breakfast made by their 'maasi'. And no we did not delay our's, waiting for them, as it would not have been practical.
It was tactfully converted to a 'brunch' and while they're going through their meal, the ma'asi at Tirur, had rung up inquiring as to when they'd be arriving for lunch, there. For us it was definitely a hilarious situation but the group didn't find it worrying. Instead, they seemed to accept the inordinate delay because, by then they'd attained that 'take it as it comes' attitude!
Tailpiece.
They make their long trip back after a couple of days' stay at Tirur!
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