went to shankarpur over the weekend n to say i had a blast is an understatement! wat a place it is...wow! it took me some time to believe that a place in india (n specially bengal!!) cud b this clean :P
the weather was awesome as well, n tho it rained for one whole day, i cant really complain. if u have been lucky enuf to take a dip in the sea wen its raining n is chilling cold, u'll know wat i'm talking abt! man! wat an amazing experience it was :)
hit the beach in the afternoon once again n was extremely kicked to see the clouds going away! raced on the beach...actually raced after ages n came 1st! yey! a million photos were clicked n we cudnt help but notice the kids around who had the same look on their faces that we did everytime we went on vacations with parents n saw friends having a blast! it was like..."why do i have to hold my dad's hand n take every step, while they get to do watever they want?"! some sadistic pleasure that was i swear! :D
drove down to digha that evening n felt like i was back in bengal!! the dirt, the cheap crowd, the lewd remarks....we got it all. n of course how cud it have been bengal if we didnt get to see some 'bawal'?!? saw some poor guy getting bashed up by the locals for god knows wat!
the night was spent chatting n laughing. my dear friends decided catch the sunrise. it was decided that we'd leave at 5 am. so no one wud sleep at night. well, no 1 did sleep that night...they all just fell asleep at 4 am! so much for the sunrise :P
wen finally they woke up, it was almost 9 n even past breakfast time! so we headed to the beach n were rather pleasently greeted by a clear sky n sunlight. bought a plastic ball n played football on the beach. it was one of those things i always wanted to do (pooja...maybe i'll put it on my list now!!), but never did. n then we played beach volleyball...i was pretty convinced all these years that i cudn't play the game n i just proved myself correct! :D it probably is one of those things that look good only in dil chahata hai!
i was the only person in the whole group who didnt know how to swim, so was feeling a bit daft! n mind u...we had champion swimmers n swimming instructors n all wit us. sheesh!! anyway, the sea made up for it, n only after i started shivering badly did i realise that it probably had been 2 hrs we were in the water!
a quick lunch n several photo sessions later, it was time for us to head back home. the trip was over so fast. wanted the weekend to b longer so badly!
so if u havnt been there yet, go to shankarpur. the place ROCKS!
