My destination of the day is the famous JUHU beach. Another unplanned venture taken up by Vikas, Agniz and me! We decide to head out by 4 in the evening on a sunday.
At kanjurmarg station..ten minutes for the next train to Dadar, Vikas is late, so here goes another 15 minute wait at the station for the next train!
The trains are less crowded on weekends, but this is not any other sunday! Last night India won the 2011 cricket worldcup!
Guess we were not the only ones on an unplanned trip to the beach.
Out routemap covers Kanjurmarg, Dadar, then a shift of trains to Villeparle station.
As you exit the station, the first thing that catches your eye is the sandwhich stall! I din believe bread could get so huge till this day, and each sandwich's cost is as bamboozling as its size! :P..Rs 80, and you are filled for the rest of the day. Just next to this extravagant sandwhich shop is another down to earth place, also for sandwhiches! :P..grab one and get into an auto, then head for the beach! A 20 minute ride takes us to its shoreline entrance, which is hidden among the various buildings, one of which happens to be the bachchan's residence. You cant miss this spot. It has a throng of ardent jobless fans outside the gate 24/7!
Once we reach the beach perimeter, the smell of food is immense, when you overcome the urge to eat, the not-so-clear waters of the juhu come into sight!..This might not be the ideal place to take our typical hygenic neat freaks! But for a day of fun with just friends, its a great place!
Unlike my experience at the Marina beach in Chennai, the crowd here mind their own business! That implies no one is going to look after your bags and slippers while you are in the water. We had to take turns to jump and waddle through the water!
Apart from the dirty water there is another factor that might be disturbing! If you trip and fall in the water, you'll land face first on a couple o shoreline rocks!:P..even if you dont end up falling there is no way to escape getting your feet scrapped by the submerged rocks and stepping into uncomfortably squishy slimy stuff on the sea floor :P...
But the overall experience of beach with buddies is enthralling enough for me to overcome the pain of a few scrapes and squishies!(Note: we still missed two of our good friends at the beach!)
The mind boggling sunset at Juhu is worth the travel in itself! After getting drenched through the sunset, we walk out carrying the load of sand on our feet and clothes to the kulfi shop by the shore, Rose golas seem more appealing today, and we settle for a rose gola each, giving ourselves a natural devilish-pink lipshade.:P..The air around the beach is cold by this time, so we find a cozy warm car bonet to park ourselves while eating the golas! :D...Then head off to the Villeparle station and back to kanjurmarg.
Another fun day spent away with friends! I'll remember this day as the after match celebration!
