Our Trip to Mahabaleshwar via Junnar - Alephata

First of all thanks to all of my school friends who are very enthusiastic to come back with full cheer and enjoying the day with us.

The day yesterday was very much event decided in our Last meet at 26th December, 2010 and we all friends confirmed that we will go and enjoy Amol Korade's pahunchar. Well we got nearly 15 confirmations to push the event ahead and we ultimately come to know on 29th January,2011 evening that our Host and Dost - Amol bhai is out of coverage area and this was merely shared with Vivek Deshpande. He said do not share with anyone else keep the momento on.

In the morning of 30th January, 2011 when we was collecting the buddies this thing was went on the board via Shantanu Thete to Sachin Sangamnerkar that last two days we were not able to communicate Amol bhai.

We said met first and then think about it. In between out of 15 confirmations 9 people left in the row who said yes our schedules are the same what we committed to you and two surprise friends we got from our friends i.e. Anil Bazare and Rupesh Takke as we confirmed them on the last day i.e. 29th January and Anil confirmed by Sandip Bondarde and Rupesh by me.

Well now our team came upto Bank of Maharashtra branch next to Sancheti Hospital, and our thought was started where to go, one thought was that lets go to Alephata and check the conditions and other was lets go to Mahabaleshwar.

We take over to Mahabaleshwar collecting our friends via Parihar Chowk, Aundh and while going to Mahabaleshwar - Sandip Bondarde said this was his Pune Darshan in early morning cause he started from Vadagaon - first collected me from Damodar Nagar then Anil Bazare from Alankar Police chowky then we collected Rupesh Takke from Modern Cafe and reached to Sancheti Hospital.

Same story happened to be with Sachin Sangamnerkar - he first collected Chandrashekhar Gokhale, then to Atul Dixit with Amit Kulkarni and Vivek Deshpande, Hemant Sathe from Parihar Chowk.

While moving to Mahabaleshwar our great friend Shantanu Thete was on phone - in 50-50 mode. He finally confirmed at Khed Shivapur Toll Naka and joined at car. We started with the team of 11 at last.

We first thought to take break at Kailas Bhel, but the crowd was heavy so we headed to Hotel Natraj. It was really great time with cold breakfast with all guys took - Mix wada sambar exept Amit with his Idli sambar. Our dearest friend Hemant took some mithai for Amol bhai, so we said lets open it here and enjoy like school days over here only.

Then with chit chat and masti like school days we headed to Mahabaleshwar.

It was nearly 2 years I was not visited to Mahabaleshwar and even so many friends like Anil Bazare after 10 years visit.

We moved to Hotel Girivihar for the Lunch which was again quite late by 2 pm to get the food.

Our second adda was there before lunch and after lunch was awsome. I would say that this the energy what we got from the day i.e. yesterday will give us strength to work more in our life eventually.

Cracking Jokes from Sandip, Shantanu, Sachin and all of one was great. Well earlier Chandrashekhar was very shy type of student in the school but last 2 decades and his travel made him quite bold and good human being. Now he is cheerful person, i really like that. Even everyone's change of last 20 years made quite different people what we was at school days.

Typically then we visited Bombay Point - Sunset Point before lot of time of Sunset, chandu said we have seen point which was suppose to be, lets move on.

Well Sachin's vehicle moved to Mapro Garden and our vehicle moved to Mahabaleshwar bazar as the demand of our car was. Shantanu, me bought some gifts to family and we moved to Mapro garden for further shopping.

Energy was great to every one because I have not seen anyone was saying - chala baas zala and yes that give us lots of ideas to keep these meetings and trips on.

Well Atul gave me idea to call the next meeting like - "Amol ni Bolavale ahe Matheran la Jayachey". Lets see our friend Amol bhau how take it.

Then we headed to Panchagani's Harrison valley or folli - "Chu.bhu.de.ghe." Our standing tivalya bavalya was on. Our small photo session had what I have posted the photos.

Way back to home we took last stop at Hotel Aaram - Photo with Shri.Nilu Phule - Motha Manus and Motha Ghoda before. Our day's last tea session had there and we moved to our home with the energy and exchanging phones and emails.

You might feel I made report, but guys this something to give the ideas of our one day with our friends who was there with us in school when our family incomes, our caste, our other activities was not bothered. We are friends above all without any background and that is the main concern of mine to meet again and again, as we were purely friends when our targets and achievements and our life was about to begin.

Life gave this pure friendship above all, so lets enjoy it with full vigour and enthusiasm.

Will wait for next meeting with same enthu............