When Travelling the world gave a new direction to life! #SayYesToTheWorld

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Remember those posters we see outside the Gym? Get in at 95 and get out at 65, lol? No they are not talking of age but of your weight. And as many of us happily sign up for it but although this program may require 950 hrs of commitment, we quit after 9.5 hours of training. So, welcome to the real life , the reel life is what we desire and real life is what we living day after day .

Rishikesh is one of the favourite weekend destination from Delhi. While few visit for spiritual calmness on the Ghats of river Ganga, few plan to trek along the mountains and the forests. But the most popular activity here is River Rafting in Ganga. Over the years, I had been reading, watching and listening about the adventure and fun people had while exploring river rafting. But it was stimulating to me only on the Social Media, since then I had Water Phobia.

The world is a book and those who do not travel, read only one page – Saint Augustine

Even after surviving 3 colleges, 5 jobs and multiple heartbreaks, I was sure that I cannot survive even for 10 seconds inside the water. Though, it lured me for many adventure sports, I was sill happy in my comfy zone. Close to 6 years back, I was convinced for an idea to stay in a camp on the banks of River Ganga. The whole plan was quite exciting as Camp fire dance and dinner was also arranged on the 1st night. The moonlit night with campfire on the sands across Ganga, was a beautiful experience. The river was calm and so was the environment, calming me up for the upcoming challenges.

It was a challenge, which I had to take this time, to help me break the odds of life, to become more open minded and enjoy the natural explorations. We had planned for a “Tier 4 rafting”, with close to 13-14kms stretch, with tides ranging from level 2- 5 in the whole passage. It took an hour for us to drive to the spot “Sangam” where our co-rafters hanged around. Post getting coached for the rafting, with all preparation to avoid any untoward any incident, I finally prepared myself for Rafting.“ 

Rafting seemed a metaphor of life for me! It is indeed just like life and has  its own up’s and down’s after a smooth start. It too has numerous blind spots, turns and twists and best part is complete unpredictability, which asks an explorer to be cautious!  

My feelings on that stretch of 14 kms and 3.5 hours trip can’t be expressed in words here, but just felt!

Initial 5-6 kms were simple sailing & more of a preparatory sessions for the forthcoming “Tier 3-4” Rapids. But within next 15 minutes, we encountered our first rapid, 2 huge tides roaring & moving hastily towards us, with all our strength, we rowed in synchronization & got through, but soon realized that it got us completely wet. It aroused a sense of exhilaration & more preparedness for the upcoming biggest “Seven sisters rapid”.
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The raft ahead us was approaching the rapid & in the very next moment it vanished. It left us with our hearts thumping hard, but soon we saw the edges of raft getting pushed out of the tide which gave us a sigh of relief and a new energy to dare our lives into it.

Hard rowing begun moving against the huge seven sisters (7 tides together)! This was splendid, simply superb  as the tide threw us harshly inside the river, then pushing us on the top, then again deep inside & finally we emerged out of the tide. Those seconds really took my breath away. But that was not the end, as we saw the very next rapid (3 Blind mice) moving in agony towards us. With all our might to counter the mighty tide, we somehow managed to prevent overturning of our raft (as the earlier raft had over turned). Nothing could have been more magnificent than this. Gosh! Our hearts pounding loud enough, we screamed, yelled, tears rolled down the eyes with a smile on the face as I thanked “Maa Ganga” for giving me such a scintillating memories of in my lives.

Rafting is so much like real life . The Instructors are like Mentor / Parents / Boss / Teacher’s who try to train us with real life experiences, still it can’t be foolproof, unless we experience them ourselves. The Rapids are like difficulties we face everyday wherein we need to formulate new substances to fix them up. Sometimes we sail fast, very fast, whereas at times, we even sail backwards.  Life gives us ample moments, wherein we allow the current to take us along its path. When tides overturn’s us into the water, we need to swim for while and get back on raft. We don’t have the time to weep for our bruises, as what we see the raft above the tide waiting for us. Sometimes we are competing with fellow rafters, and at times, with self, to overcome our fears and take calculated risks. And at the end of it, sometimes we win and sometimes lose as well, but by then the expedition has already taught us the motive. What matters is our fight with full strength to achieve the target. This is the beauty of travel.

Next day , may be the circuit will be same but the tides may not. Every dawn brings across a new challenge. No one can tell you how to sail in all the tides, but they can train you mentally and physically how to judge and decide the best options to survive and succeed. 

“Exploration is the essence of Human Soul!”

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I was thankful, that I got the chance to get closer to Mother Nature and learned the tricks from creators of this world.

No more “water phobia” and actually, it has turned into “mania” as I post that, I have explored all water activities be it Snorkelling, Diving, Submarine. Every small journey got me to explore something new in me. The beauty of mother earth, the warm hearts of people, beautiful traditions and cultures have given me incredible memories to cherish for ever. Every exploration enhanced my thirst and provoked me to leave behind my comfort zone and test out my real strength.

I must say that saying yes to the world has given me a different perspective of life and that is the reason, I love the world and wish to explore the treasures of the world every day!

Hugs from a world traveller,

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Quest to live the life surrounded with the charming little bundle's of joy. When they speak, I sing, When they smile, I rejoice , When they hug, I hold them never to lose, Such is my passion for these Gifts of God.This love urged me to navigate separately from my Travel Blog & establish an "All-In-One" Blog for budding mothers. Mum's have multi-tasked this world ,with all her professional commitments , she still makes an extra effort to be a loving, caring and be an intellectual mommy! Cheers, for me too come from the same fraternity, post having a superb academics & close to 8 years of professional experience and blessed with a little one "who has indeed changed my life from Autumn to Spring";)

This Post Has 22 Comments

  1. London Mumma

    I am all about saying yes and seeing the whole world this year. In the next few months, I have my eyes set on Greece and Marrakech.

  2. Rachel

    Getting in touch with nature and having trips that are challenging really puts things in perspective. For me, it gives me motivation and confidence in conquering other obstacles in my life!

  3. simplysensationalfood

    I was in Rishikesh last Feb and we saw those amazing white water rafting campsites as we drove up the mountain to the Neelkanth temple. The camps looked awesome and the rafting exciting but scary.It sounds like you had a fab experience.

  4. Snigdha

    For me travelling and exploring new places ,brings confidence in me . I feel relax and collect energies for surroundings to move forward and to achieve something.. great post.

  5. Prerna Sinha

    Nothing can be more natural than Nature. It soothens you down. Helps you grow. Gives you an amazing experience and I can see that in your post 🙂

  6. Rhian westbury

    I think sometimes you just need to do things which scare you a little as they help you grow as a person x

  7. Getting in touch with with nature is best for the soul, I love getting lost in this world away from the hustle bustle of the city, and always wanted to try rafting

  8. Sangeeta G

    Travel is definitely the best travel and it teaches us so much we didn’t know about ourselves.

  9. jhilmildsaha

    I love going to different places, stay close to the roots sbd culture to know the place better. Loved reading your article

  10. Reetuparna Saha

    Travelling has some immense impact on life and perspective of viewing the same. Your post was an amazing read. There’s no better an experience than travelling!

  11. Mrinal Kiran

    Real life needs commitment and I lack that! Always wanted to visit Rishikesh, could never go! Loved the post! 🙂

  12. Blogsikka.com

    Truly my life has taken a turn after i finished my lifez all wholr experience and u wont believe im all set to do my skydiving

  13. freemindtree

    RIshikesh is my go to place for rafting. I am a water baby and rafting gives me a hint of adventure in doing so.

  14. preety85

    Traveling is a big fun for those who do it in a right way, it brings one close to the nature and helps to de-stress.

  15. saakshi

    What a great write up. For me travelling is an obession and it fills my soul

  16. iyalouisa

    If I had the money I’d be exploring everywhere! Ahha I hope you get to have more brilliant adventures like this one

  17. Nidhi KM

    I love the caption- Say Yes to the world! Your thoughts echo mine

  18. Kartika Nair

    I do think the same travel does give you a different perspective of living your life in a way you never imagined . I love to travel for newer experiences.

  19. Deepika Verma

    So beautiful !! Traveling is the best gift you can give yourself… nothing better than seeing the world

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