Kondeshwar :)

Reason to Smile: The last Saturday that we took a plunge on the experiment of finding that "secret waterfall" materialized this time.

So we went with Pug Marks Group who arranges Volunteer Training Programs to conduct outdoor camps and adventure activities. While they train some youth to take charge of such camps, they also organize treks and travel programs for the travel enthusiasts :)

The bus droppped us near the Kondeshwar temple which was about 1 km away from where a small trek starts to the waterfall. But before that, it was time to have some fun and get some volunteers on the job. Vismay, Rahul, Tanmay, Madhurima, were some of the volunteers who got the participants all engaged with some fun filled games !

The monsoons have soaked in completely to the weather by now so the entire place selected for these games was all green grass and the wet mud to get us totally BROWN if we played Catterpillar, Ram Raavan Run OR the Mud Rush :P

The gang of 27 thoroughly enjoyed these games, a short trek and the exuberant waterfall that hardly the locals know about. This "secret waterfall" is pretty much inside the deep and dense jungles of Badlapur behind Kondeshwar Temple. There is a very famous Doctor waterfall that most people get this one confused with :P  Ever since Madhurima had informed me about this, I just wanted to see it with my naked eye :P We finally get there and How ! :) The waterfall area also has a small pond / pool side just a few steps away where one can literally jump to feel the chills ;)

To really understand the "how" of this blog, some FB pictures would be a best way to get you going :) All pics are uploaded :)

Till my next holiday, that's coming up already, Keep Wandering, Keep Smiling :)








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