Saturday, June 16, 2018

Guruvayur to Thiruvananthapuram.

The alarm had gone off at 4 AM on both our cellphones simultaneously and we were up without any hesitation, whatsoever. Went about our chores and did everything that I'd put down on my slop chit prior to kicking off for Thiruvananthapuram. I'd asked God last night, before turning off to sleep, to keep the traffic manageable and to bring about a temporary lull in the rains as I drove down.

We could set off only by a half past 6 and had a nice breakfast of 'poories and masala' at the Anand Bhavan at Chalakkudy.

I never knew that He would react promptly to my request but today, we experienced sunny weather all through till we neared Kottarakkara where it was raining and the traffic was comparatively sparse all the way. We would have made it by 1, in the normal course, (And that was good time, mind you!) but for a massive accident involving a road transport corporation's long distance bus and a pick up truck loaded with stone chips, short of Inchakkad. One look at the battered bus told me that its driver wouldn't even have had the time to pray before he met his gory end.

As the affected vehicles were moved away from the middle of the road, it took an enormous amount of time and long queues of vehicles had formed up on either sides. Over and above that, the smarties(You always have such idiots) overtook us and placed themselves in two lines, causing an upset in the order of exit. In the end, it took us 45' to retrieve ourselves from the scene of the accident!

Lunch, at Letha's, was scrumptious and I made it a short affair. Her maid, Thankamani, is getting admitted at the Medical College Hospital on Tuesday for a hernia surgery and removal of a kidney stone and she seemed to be quite worried about it. Her confidence was pepped up before I left for Thiruvananthapuram, by bus, as our programme had to be suddenly altered. Lekha stayed put at Letha's and the Chevy was parked on the driveway.

I was at the Foundation by a half past 5 and quickly got into the frequency of preparing for the 'Vaayana Dinam'. Ammayi wasn't keeping well and therefore, kept our interaction to the barest minimum.


Tailpiece.

We'd done a distance of 250 km and within a reasonably good time! It was a trouble free and enjoyable drive!       

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