राजमाची

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राजमाची.. fort twins and a todo waterfall

This was another recording of 852 meters in elevation gain (could be a miscalculation, as the route is relatively mild when compared to other trekking adventures) but error-free reading of covering 25 kms by feet which was then the longest distance for a single day activity.. and all this was aided with less than 2 litres of water 😌..

19 October 2019

Starting the day early enough to get maximum out of morning energy (as always) paid off its best.. it was still dark when we parked our car near Upper deck resort and kicked-off the marching.. where is this? yes, we chose to start slightly different than popularly opted Della adventure - reason will follow ☺️.. 

Not losing the momentum, we had our breakfast stop at the river crossover, under a small hut.. a wooden spoon 🥄 carved from a stick served the purpose of spreading jam 🧁 over the bread 🍞.. another group of 5, who had rented SUV, could not manage to drive beyond this and devoid of options, parked, alighted and hiked the rest.. 

Soon (at 09:00 a.m.) we were at उधेवाडी, searching for lunch options.. an old man directed to his hut where a beautiful old lady gracefully agreed to prepare noon meal for 3 of us.. आज्जीला 👵 "१२ पर्यंत येतो" सांगून we were off to explore the forts..

By this time, we have had views of श्रीवर्धन fort from almost all the sides.. such is the beauty of long distance treks 🙂.. no Sun ☁️ showing up for the party; breeze contributed the most to build up the environment to best of its altitude.. After resting a while on the top of श्रीवर्धन fort, we went to its east end for the breathtaking view of horse shoe 🐎 👞 waterfall.. Not living to its expectations, a little more outflow of water at this कातळधार would have made it a complete package, but this remains an open topic till the next time..

मनरंजन fort was a quick bite as Nilendra spotted a big snake at a distance.. next-in-line was झुणका भाकर and cherry-on-the-cake 🍰 ठेचा 🌶️, ending the first half at peak never before..

Almost non-stop return journey never felt tiring compared to anticipated matters, thanks to the on-and-off drizzle and the Sun, still shy..

Reason to start from this side was to seize the opportunity of enjoying some leisure time pedicuring.. Quarter 🕒 (of an hour) and high tea well spent at Tungarli lake post finishing line was: what else can be put above cherry (on the cake)?