Its been more a monthly exercise than blog documenting our happenings here, for the last six months or so. Deepu has also not written much, probably because of her exams that concluded last month. The last month has definetely been different from all the others that we spent here in Udupi. With heightened naxal activity in the fringes of the district... i've most of the time had to keep touring on operations and did not really get time take Deepu out anywhere. The worst part is that, this being perhaps the best time to be exploring the district. We kept waiting all year, for the monsoons for the waterfalls to spring back and rivers to run full. Now i'm hardly finding the time to explore. Anyway before itz too late we have planed to make it to the river rafting on Sita Nadi at Hebri about 40 kms from here. Its a wonderful experience... i managed to do it last year but Deepu had missed it out. The are also a couple of beautiful trek routes among the western ghats with gigantic waterfalls, which are also on agenda. The beaches offcourse are always there, but not the best places now during the monsoons, coz you hardly get to see any clear blue sky or any glimpse or that majestic sunset. Moreover the beaches can hardly be kept clean during the rains, with the tides bringing in lot of weeds to the shores. The Kodachadri peak near Kollur is another place we have'nt been and we'll plan to get you pictures of that misty peak in a couple of days. All this offcourse if things permit. As it is , it seems a little tough, the way things are moving.
That apart, i've been shuttling between office and jungle operations and it seems things are going to be like this for some time to come. Offcourse i forgot to mention the most special event of this month. Not that it was my birthday... which i hardly ever celebrate, but the fact that Deepu made it so special.
