Went to manali, but could not go to ice point as there was no transport and we reached late at manali around 1 pm as my developer had some health problem and does not get up early. He is engaged and so now is engaged with the phone and keeps talking very late in the night.

We went to a nature park built as usual built around a river and there we could only see honeymooners and well I dont have to say what they would be doing. Seemed a bit amusing to me as these are the people going to fight like hell in the days to come. Half of them were just in embraces and of course the chivalrous menfolk guiding their consorts with all graciousness while negotiating the river bed, rocks and what not and whether they are slippery or not. Needless to say we were a pretty odd sight there. And from there we proceeded to Hidamba temple by auto and simply walked back to the bus stand which was more interesting in fact. We could not go to rautang pass ( maybe this is the ice point) as there was no time. I will regret not making this trip for a long time I guess.

Today we went to another project site, deep in the bowels of the mountain. The trip was perilious and fraught with danger as the roads are very narrow and road slips here and there with just a foot or two from the edge of the abysmal valley, breathtaking in sight and as usual the lights played a fantastic game with the mountains bathing them in all hues. As the mountains are literally packed so clse that one of them recieves the sun and the other dark and livid and the shapes of the rocks and trees is a feast for the eyes. Nature's awesome might is manifest at every bend and curve and corner. We returned after it was dark and saver our jeep's headlights there is not a speck of light but for the shimmering stars and some lights in the yonder. It was an eerie experience and to top it some guys were trudging back home and for the devil I can't fathom how they find their way in total darkness. I dont have to mention about the chill wind.

More on this later