Day 5 Experience(21-12-2023) at Thekkady Boating Periyar River and from Thekkady to Alleppey by Manas

 My experience on Day 5(21-12-2023) at Thekkady Boating Periyar River and from Thekkady to Alleppey:

On 21-12-2023 all of us that is Myself, Karthik, Drishaan, Sridhar, Mahendra, Promit, Pranav and Renish had got up in the morning at 7:15 a.m. and then freshened up and brushed our teeth to get ready to leave for Periyar River boating at Thekkady at around 8:00 a.m. I was helping in taking the luggages from the rope which was put from down to up carrying the luggages and keeping the luggages in the gate entrance of Spice Cottage Homestay and Karthik told all of us whether everyone of us had taken our belongings and nothing has been left and told all of us to check all the belongings which had been taken as we cannot go back to the homestay again and told all the belongings I checked nothing was left out and Renish was feeling a little bit uneasy so what he did was he drank warm black tea to feel better and then we left from Spice Cottage Homestay at 8:00 a.m. and Renish felt better in TT while we were leaving from Spice Cottage Homestay to Periyar River Thekkady Lake Boating which was nature boating seeing wild animals around Periyar River and also birds. We then left to some hotel for breakfast and breakfast we took was idli vada coffee tea and Mahendra told Karthik no it’s enough for him breakfast and Karthik was telling Mahendra very good to him and this is how he spoke softly and also he took feedback and understood himself how he should talk becoming aware of himself and should be present and not look somewhere else. Mahendran then became alright and was fine and Karthik requested him to be in the group with all of us. We left from Spice Cottage Homestay at 8:00 a.m. to hotel for breakfast and reached hotel at 8:25 a.m. and had a quick breakfast idli vada tea coffee from 8:25 a.m. to 8:45 a.m. and went in the TT from hotel to the point Thekkady Elephant Camp from 8:45 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.  and then took another bus for boating boat ride to Periyar River Thekkady at 9:00 a.m. and reached the Periyar River at 9:15 a.m. and Karthik told all of us to hurry up quickly as lot of crowd was there during the boating at Periyar River Thekkady and then boating started from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. We went in the motor boat at Periyar River Thekkady from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. seeing the full view nature, scenery of the lake, greenery, animal deer, bird peacock, swan, wildlife nature we saw at Periyar River and Karthik was talking to Drishaan he should present himself during Action For Autism event presentation the way he should talk participate in different forum so that he’ll become a speaker for India Inclusion Summit IIS and also he should showcase his presentation to his manager the way he should present himself in FFA group and also his speaking skills so many talks/discussions/conversations were going on in the motor boat the person of the motor boat Thekkady Periyar River explaining about the nature, wild animals, lake and river and was a great experience in the motor boat at Periyar River Lake Thekkady from 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. and at 11:00 a.m. each one of us went to the restroom that is Sridhar and Mahendra took a very long time so I had waited with Karthik, Drishaan, Promit, Pranav and Renish for Sridhar and Mahendra to come back as there was a huge crowd at Periyar River sanctuary and no tigers in Periyar River Thekkady and left by bus from Periyar River Thekkady at 11:00 a.m. and reached the main point Periyar Tiger Reserve at 11:30 a.m. and then at Periyar Tiger Reserve Karthik, Myself and Mahendran took palada payasam to drink at 11:30 a.m. and Karthik bought some banana chips from Periyar Tiger Reserve and we were having conversation with lady who was giving palada payasam and chips at stall and Karthik was talking to lady that is lady’s son is non-verbal artist so I gave suggestion to her saying that is she should request the artist to communicate clearly being open enough to do drawing artworks like Karthik shared that he is driving the Art For Inclusion India Inclusion Foundation various artists are autistic non-verbal like they have some difficulties in communicating/talking and were giving ideas and suggestions like Karthik was explaining to the lady about Sridhar is an autistic artist he has sold many paintings during his exhibition lots of his artworks he has done and exhibited during Art For Inclusion and India Inclusion Summit and lots of talks/discussions/conversations going on from 11:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m. We then left from Thekkady to Alleppey by TT from 11:50 a.m. and reached Alleppey at 18:25 p.m. In the TT while going from Thekkady  in Mundaperiyar Road the road was blocked because the protest was going on of Communist Party of India Maoist CPI(M) happening on the road police were there on the road one person got beaten up in the road and it took around 1 hour to get the road cleared from 12:30 p.m. to 13:30 p.m. and we had talks/conversations/discussions from 12:00 p.m. to 13:30 p.m. that is Karthik was sitting with me as an accountant was maintaining expenses each one of us spent from 17th December to 20th December and was 17009 total expenses divided by no of people were 8 divided by no of days 4 which was 530 per day 4 days for 8 people 2126 which was total expenses 17009 Karthik was sharing to all of us and that was really great of our expenses 530 per head per day and not bad and should keep at least 3000 to 4000 to spend for at least 4 more days from 21st to 25th December and was a great talk on me maintaining expenses accounts for 4 days from 17th to 20th December and during the drive from Thekkady to Full Alleppey Road we were chit-chatting, having talks/discussions/conversations from 13:30 p.m. till 14:30 p.m.sharing my experience of my travel and told my travel experience was very good and great and really was very good and excellent is what I shared to Karthik when there were lots of talks/discussions/conversations going on from 13:30 p.m. to 14:30 p.m. We then broke for lunch from 14:30 p.m. till 15:00 p.m. at some restaurant and lunch Me, Karthik and Pranav took veg meals and others took chapati paneer butter masala jeera rice and something and drank something don’t know what we drank exactly but drank something. After lunch at 15:00 p.m. we then went by TT to Alleppey from some hotel and saw lots of sceneries, greeneries, nature and coconut trees on the road and Karthik was sharing to me that we should keep doing our Friends For Autism Trips such trips me taking the lead/initiative and also we have our Half Marathon Auroville on 18th February 2024 and Karthik left knee should become alright Karthik Anna requested me to pray for his left knee to become alright and he should be able to run Half Marathon Auroville 21.1 kms. Also told me we should do International trips abroad in 2024 like Q1 January 2024 we should go to some place January we cannot do so February I told we are going to Auroville for Auroville Half Marathon 21.1 kms 18th February 2024 and March we can go somewhere like he explaining about Sankaracharya Mutt we should visit 4 mutts of Sankaracharya one is Sringeri, Puri, Dwaraka and Kedarnath and Kedarnath I told him we can visit during Summer April/May but he said that we should visit Kedarnath February as weather will be very cold snowing as we want to enjoy the snow cold weather Kedarnath mutt of Sankaracharya and we’ll see and Karthik told in the TT from Thekkady to everyone including Drishaan we’re going to Venice Of South India Alleppey and Karthik asked me whether I have been to Venice and I told him that I have been to Venice with my grandmother in 2009 in SOTC tour and SOTC is State Of The Collection tour went in SOTC tour Europe in 2009 and Karthik was suggesting our Friends For Autism we should do SOTC tour 2024 which will be better and Karthik told me that my stomach was very sluggy fattish otherwise he won’t take me for travel like this as my stomach was very bulging fattish and told me to reduce it my hands becoming tight strengthened and then told him no for the trips but Karthik told me to work on my body making it tight otherwise then no trips told him yes he said should not say yes but follow it and told him no for trips but I told him yes for trips I would like to come as my body should be reduced fully and also lots of talks/discussions going on really productive time spent in TT from 15:00 p.m. to 18:25 p.m. and also stopped for tea break at some shop at 16:30 p.m. till 16:50 p.m. and took some tea to hydrate ourselves and then left from tea shop at 16:55 p.m. and reached  Elara Beach Guest House at 18:25 p.m. and while going to Elara Beach Guest House we were playing some games points based on games of places icecreams vegetables food etc and was a great game played and really productive playing fun games teasing our brain mind training our brain mind and enjoyed from 17:15 p.m. to 18:15 p.m. and saw Vembanad Lake Alleppey full Alleppey backwaters drive to Elara Beach Guest House and then reached Elara Beach Guest House at 18:25 p.m. After reaching the Guest House we kept our luggages in the room and freshened up and was relaxing and rejuvenating ourselves outside the verandah of Elara Beach Guest House and was having some talks/conversations/chit-chat amongst ourselves from 18:45 p.m. till 19:30 p.m. and then went to the beach and sat down in the sand beach looked at the waters of the beach and saw the water flowing in the beach and then while sitting in the sand Karthik was telling all of us since so much of traveling was done roaming around different places nature Munnar, Kalady, Athirapally WaterFalls and Thekkady he told let us all get into a deep state of meditation observing our breath closing our eyes and doing nothing looking at the sky and did some deep breathing meditation observed our breath and then opened our eyes looking at the sky in front and felt better after mindfulness practice at the beach experiencing after such a long travel 5 days 17th to 21st roaming around and being with nature from 20:00 p.m. till 20:30 p.m. and then had dinner at Catamaran Restaurant which was veg sandwich passion fruit smoothies some sandwiches veg non veg Renish and Promit took and milkshakes others took opposite Elara Beach Guest House from 20:30 p.m. till 21:00 p.m. and went to the room sat in the outside verandah nature of Elara Beach Guest House seeing the nature beach outside and enjoying the view having talks/conversations/discussions with Renky the owner of Elara Beach Guest House and each of us gave an introduction and told about me being Gold Medalist Economics All India First Class X NIOS Economics 97% again Gold Medalist Economics All India First  XII NIOS Economics 87% and BCOM 61% through correspondence MBA Finance from Periyar University my studies schooling education and also working as a Software Test Engineer at SAP Labs and my passion/interest is running walking long distance and use strava app for running and walking moving around and everyday Karthik told for the year I had done 1657 kms in 2023 and total was 7308 kms in last 3 years I crossed from 2021 to 2023 and Renky appreciated saying very good i really do a lot of running and walking and singing also which was appreciated from 21:25 p.m. till 22:45 p.m. Drishaan was sharing his Marvel movie characters as he’s a fan of Marvel and was sharing Disney Marvel characters from 22:15 p.m. to 22:45 p.m. and then told Karthik was feeling a bit sleepy between at 22:30 p.m. to 22:45 p.m. and then Karthik told me to sleep off at 22:45 p.m. and told me good night and I also told Karthik good night and slept off at 22:45 p.m.