Well while the city of Hyderabad was in complete confusion, the 9th and 10th graders escaped to the beautiful city of Rishikesh and Haridwar via Delhi.
We started off at the Rajeev Gandhi International airport on the 1st of October . The entire day went by in travelling, but we were releived to finally reach Camp Panther and Tusker, both of which are part of the Snow leopard Adventures, that was founded by Mr. Ajeet Bajaj in 1990..
Terribly exhausted, we reached the camp site and crashed in our assigned tents. The following day we woke up by 7 am for breakfast, followed by a half day trek which included stream crossing, that soaked us to our hips. It was extremely enjoyable and refreshing---infact we did it Twice. After the rigorous and straining hike, we reached the camp for food and beverages. After a few hours to freshen up, we proceeded to the beach camp.This was actually a film’s set in the movie Aisha. It was beautiful and serene. We played all kinds of team sports, like tug-of-war, beach volleyball, Kabadhi and Kho-kho. The following day we trekked to a lovely waterfall with our packed lunch, and stopped for a half an hour to take some photos.
After 3 nights at Camp Panther and Tusker, the two grades swapped territories. At Camp Tusker we first visited a nearby orphanage to meet the resident students. This place was very well developed with spacious and sanitary classrooms and dormitories. The orphanage had well dressed and educated students with proper etiquette and behavior. Camp tusker began in full throttle with a bonfire in the night, accompanied by skits and plays to enlighten the moment. The following day, we went for a bike ride around the area, and after falling and skidding around, we finally reached the camp for our last and final day. We then visited the Ram and Lakshman Julah, which are both very religious places in the city of Rishikesh.
On the last day we cleaned our tents, packed our suitcases and checked the area so that we don’t leave anything behind. Though we all left the camp with gloomy faces, we left feeling proud that we completed all those demanding and tough tasks and to bring back memories that we could share with our friends and families in Hyderabad.
-Anushree Shukla
Grade10
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