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Eventually I landed at a seemingly suitable beach which was In that drenched condition I started the bike for return
just near a small village, and not crowded. I sat for some time journey to the hotel. This time I could hardly observe the
and then decided to lie down. I put my cap on my face to save abundance of Goa. It was a mechanical journey just to return
burn. I Put the bullet keys and mobile on my chest for safety. I the bike and reach the hotel. All the way I was just wondering
had chosen a place from where the persistent waves were at how a wave could reach me when the distance I conjured was
a safe distance from me. safe enough from shore line. I could not share the story with
my fellow participants in fear of drawing flak and merriment
The atmosphere was so serene that I unknowingly went into from them.
deep sleep although I had no intention to. I guess a person in
sleep barely knows he is sleeping. It was a discovery of a But today when I think about the event it does not embarrass
lifetime when, all of a sudden, a wave passed over me and me. Episodes like this have their charm and thrill when one
drenched me completely. In the process it took away my cap, reminisces about them at a later date. I lost the mobile to the
mobile phone and the ignition keys of the bullet motorcycle sea but gained a lot in seeing and observing the bounty of
which I had placed on my chest for safety! I tried hard to run nature in Goan countryside which I still like to visit any day.
behind the wave to retrieve the belongings. I could get the
keys from underneath the wet sand as its tip was just about AK SAHU
visible, and caught the cap from a return wave. But the aksahu@sail-bhilaisteel.com
mobile phone was nowhere to be seen. I searched through BLHP, GOA
the wet sand with my hands and feet, but the effort seemed
futile. I stood there for a while looking hopefully but
helplessly every time a wave came, but after a few minutes
lost all hope.
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