Like every other trip, there was (WAS) a plan and agenda. Plan was simple - KAZA and agenda was only one - SNOW. But then travel plans on hills are like landslides, can fall anytime and anywhere.
Some of the Sub Agenda prepared by Nandini, my daughter:
1. Make a huge Snowman
2. Cover mom with snow
3. make a huge snow balls and have a snow fight
4. Make soap bubbles in snow
Don't ask me the logic of those sub agenda, you just can not expect a logic of plans by kids.
So instead of talking about the plan, let me write down the actual. Though plan for day one was to reach as close to Kalpa as possible and then make a second day drive to Kaza. I was in touch with few friends who was travelling few days ahead of me and had similar plans.
A day before the start, I got the bad news about a huge landslide which was looking really ugly and idiot. On regular calls with guys ahead of me, it was clear that this was one big land slide, not going away for next few days. That means there was no need to rush and we had to re-plan.
So this was the revised plan:
Day 1 - 28 Mar : Gurgaon to Rampur, night stay at HPTDC, Busher Regency
Day 2 - 29 Mar : Rampur to Rakcham, night stay at Hotel Rupin River view
Day 3 - 30 Mar : Rakcham - Chitkul - Rakcham, night stay at Hotel Rupin River view
Day 4 - 31 Mar : Rakcham - Kalpa, night stay at HPTDC Kinner Kailash
Day 5 - 1 Apr : Kalpa - Narkanda, night stay at Hotel Mahamaya Palace
Day 6 - 2 Apr : Narkanda - Gurgaon
Day 1 was just a long drive from home. after getting the information that Kaza will not be possible, we decided to end the day at Narkanda. It was a boring and event-less drive, with very few breaks in between. We reached narkanda around 3 Pm, checked for rooms at Hotel Hatu, AND like last three times, there was no room available. They directed me to Mahamaya Palace, but as we still had some day light left, we decided to move further to Rampur. Busher Regency was a wonderful stay for the night.
Very few pics from Day 1
Shimla, messy stack of cards
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Hotel Hatu - Narkanda
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Nandini making faces, fortunately she was not much tired after 9 hours of drive
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There was good amount of snow on the side of the road at Narkanda
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