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We started the climb sharp at 11.01 am according to Pranay’s watch…Initially, we began climbing the stairs we saw..but as we reached some height, we realized that it was the way to Bhaje caves, and not the fort. So we asked a local villager there the way to the fort, and he suggested a route through the dense greenery. We trekked along it for about half an hour, and then again realized that we wee lost. However, during this little detour, we were joined by a dog from the area, and she kept following us everywhere till the end. However, our task was to get on the right trail and reach the top asap. We managed to find a route, and began trotting towards the fort. The scenery was magnificent, and we were having a great time. We kept going on for about 45 mins, when we came upon some civilization… A hotel ‘Baba’… It was really some sight… We stopped at that spot and clicked some photos of the golf course-like, picturesque land. After that, it was another half an hr. walk to the base of...

The Team.... Well... the wait turned out to be no more than 1 day.... On Monday, Pranay called up again and told me that 6 ppl were ready to go to Lohgad on Tuesday...So it was decided taht we hire a car for the trip...I said I would make the necessary arrangements...and so as decided, we booked a Qualis...FInally, it was decided that we'll leave at 7 from my place... The gang consisted of... Me, Pranay, Kalpita, Mousami, Tejas Sawant, Rutam, n Tejas Gohokar..... Get...Set...Go.... Now, as agreed, every1 gathered up at my place at 7...n we started d trip at 7.15 am... As we had started early, the travelling was smooth..No traffic hassles...and we made it to Lonavla by 9.45... There, we had a heavy breakfast...Most of the guys had kanda pohe, but were really disappointed, as they were not satisfied by d preparation... the Sabudana wada n Thaleepeeth were good, n the coffee was mediocre. For some reason, the waiter in d snack place was refraining us from clicking snaps .. (...

Well...now lets get to serious blogging.... I'll begin by describing the best 1 day trip i hv ever had... The Lohgad Trek with my school friends.... It all started actually when my cousins, Vishal n Amod started planning about the Trek. Aakash had everything chalked out, and we were supposed to go for the trek on Sat., 23 June, 07. The people involved were gonna be, Me, Aakash n Amod from Mumbai, Minal n Vishal fm Pune, and Nilesh, who was to go to Pune n join Minal n Vishal. Everything was set, and I was supposed to go to the Lonkars' on Friday. I was all packed up n ready to go, when Aakash called up and said d plans were cancelled, coz he had a campus interview at Honeywell on Sunday. So the trek was called off....(Aakash got selected for Honeywell....) That left me with nothing to do on Saturday...so I was sitting at home, watching Friends, when Pranay called me and asked whether I wanted to come for lunch wid Tejas Sawant m Kalpita... I agreed to give them company...N w...