The alarm had woken us up at 4 o'clock, sharp. We went through the chores and were ready by 6. Dhanya had booked for us an Ola cab last night which was promptly at the gate and its chauffeur, Manu stowed our luggage in the car. We left for the airport without much ado after bidding farewell to Mohan, Asha and her mom.
There were two ghastly accidents enroute to the airport. The first was where a car had hit a lorry from behind, its bonnet clearly under the tailboard of the heavier vehicle and the chances of survival of those that sat in the front looked bleak - the police had, meanwhile, cleared the area by then. The next was a tipper that had knocked down an electric pole had traversed the entire width of the highway and crashed on to other side. In this case, too, the survival of the driver seemed difficult as the mashed condition of the cabin suggested. Luckily, since it was early morning, the traffic was sparse and therefore, the delay wasn't much though the traffic was restricted to a single lane trickle as the clearing process was on.
We went through the airport procedures without much ado and had a breakfast of veg sandwiches, washing it down with a cup of coffee. The flight had taken off on the dot but I wasn't comfortable at all because one of the three young ladies sitting behind us coughed away all through the journey and she didn't bother to use her handkerchief to cover her mouth! Certain things are inevitable, ain't they and one can feel the approaching disaster on a helpless note?
We reached Kochi by 10 and after a quick appraisal of the ground realities, had hired a cab and proceeded to Guruvayur and Pathrose, the chauffeur did a neat job of it. We're at 'The Quarterdeck' by lunchtime and had a scrumptious meal, rustled up by the maid. The Chevy had sufficient diesel for tomorrow's journey, the tyre pressure was okay and hence, I'd called off my visit to the petrol bunk.
After a good siesta, the evening walk was a necessary catalyst for pepping up the body which was devoid of exercises for the past few days. Meanwhile, the soiled clothes of our Bangalore trip were washed and the suitcase put on stow, the packing for tomorrow's journey was taken on and completed.
Tailpiece.
Tomorrow is gonna be a long day as we drive off to my parents' place. Meanwhile, I've asked Vishnu, from the JSS, Kollam to fetch up by teatime, there, for finishing up the remaining paper work so that the completed papers could be couriered to New Delhi by the day's end.
There were two ghastly accidents enroute to the airport. The first was where a car had hit a lorry from behind, its bonnet clearly under the tailboard of the heavier vehicle and the chances of survival of those that sat in the front looked bleak - the police had, meanwhile, cleared the area by then. The next was a tipper that had knocked down an electric pole had traversed the entire width of the highway and crashed on to other side. In this case, too, the survival of the driver seemed difficult as the mashed condition of the cabin suggested. Luckily, since it was early morning, the traffic was sparse and therefore, the delay wasn't much though the traffic was restricted to a single lane trickle as the clearing process was on.
We went through the airport procedures without much ado and had a breakfast of veg sandwiches, washing it down with a cup of coffee. The flight had taken off on the dot but I wasn't comfortable at all because one of the three young ladies sitting behind us coughed away all through the journey and she didn't bother to use her handkerchief to cover her mouth! Certain things are inevitable, ain't they and one can feel the approaching disaster on a helpless note?
We reached Kochi by 10 and after a quick appraisal of the ground realities, had hired a cab and proceeded to Guruvayur and Pathrose, the chauffeur did a neat job of it. We're at 'The Quarterdeck' by lunchtime and had a scrumptious meal, rustled up by the maid. The Chevy had sufficient diesel for tomorrow's journey, the tyre pressure was okay and hence, I'd called off my visit to the petrol bunk.
After a good siesta, the evening walk was a necessary catalyst for pepping up the body which was devoid of exercises for the past few days. Meanwhile, the soiled clothes of our Bangalore trip were washed and the suitcase put on stow, the packing for tomorrow's journey was taken on and completed.
Tailpiece.
Tomorrow is gonna be a long day as we drive off to my parents' place. Meanwhile, I've asked Vishnu, from the JSS, Kollam to fetch up by teatime, there, for finishing up the remaining paper work so that the completed papers could be couriered to New Delhi by the day's end.
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