High Up the Mountains

We had a rest for about half an hour before we left for the Mountains. We had an uncle who helped us in clearing the thick vegetation to make a route to the Mountain Tops. The path was scary; the grass was very long and thick, and we had to step on them as we go. If there is any Venomous Snake below, we will never know if it will bite us. Well, as we walked along the cleared path, we passed by a number of fallen trees. After that, the path was extre,ely steep. It was about 45 degrees up and we had to climb that with no proper path. We found it rather hard to walk with our slippers, so we left them on a specific part of the path. The journey up there from then was barefooted. Once we saw some light, we would think we had reached but then you will realize that there is still another steep slope to go. Well the journey continued for about half an hour longer...

Until we finally reached the top. Here are some pictures that I took:

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There were a number of Mountains at that area itself. After checking out the first one, our parents stayed where they were enjoying the cold breeze. Our Uncle and and we set off to the next mountain.

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My photographs are all positioned very randomly. Sorry for that, all I want to do is show you the photos. Well we soon climber up a number of mountains, while my parents walked around the first one itself. There were many forested mountains around, but we didn't go there as there could be many dangerous Wild Animals like Elephants and Tigers. Even the mountains we were on have been visited by Elephants, Wild Boars and Deers. But we didn't see any, which may be good as you would not want an elephant to be chasing you on the mountain!

Anyway, here are a number more of photographs...

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In the end we managed to cover 4 mountains. The elevation up there was 1100 metres above sea level hence and was very cold. On the top of the forth mountain, we were very thirsty and tried to have some salt that we took along, incase we were bitten by leeches. We managed to find our way to a tiny pond on the verge of the forth mountain. The water was so cold and refreshing... I drank about 2 litres from it, although there could be some impurities in the water. Well I must learn some survival skills! As we made our way down the last mountain, we passed by a cleared circle netween the tall grass. Our uncle says that it was made by wild boars to stay during the night. A few more minutes, and we reached the first mountain we were on.

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We finally made our way back down the mountain, into our slippers and over the fallen tree trunks, and into the backyard and into the house. Phew! An awesome experience, a wonderful day, and am I exhausted!