Alibag calling

On Saturday, 3rd May, I went to alibag to spend the night at Dilip Kamtikar' Bungalow based on his invitation to me and a few other Aarey Runners. The place is well-furnished with a lot of plantations around the bungalow and its right on a secluded stretch of beach. I drove down in my car with Bryan (yes, ku-ku boy wanted to be with me:-) and Pankaj Sharma. We arrived at 6:45pm and went off straight to the beach. We played a little bit of football with encouragement from Bryan, who was keen on kicking the ball around and tempted us all.

The table was set for a "tipple" and Dilip was kind enough to offer us "Black Label"! We truly enjoyed the liquor (though the snacks arrangement could have been better) and got into intense arguments on happiness, money and even death (though many indicated by their reluctance to be drawn in, that such morbid discussions are inappropriate). By the time we ate dinner, it was 12 midnight and we were truly famished.

The next morning, Bryan and I woke up at 5am! We went for a walk on the beach and enjoyed the cool day break and dipped our feet in the ice cold sea water. Bryan was keen on getting the rest of us to play a game of fooball on the beach but I guess the guys were feeling the effects of "the night before" and were more comfortable lounging around and chatting about how Dilip made his fortune in life:-). At 11:30am, Bryan, Pankaj and I bade goodbye to the rest and left for home. On the way we stopped for a bite at Macdonalds and wolfed down some burgers, which Bryan enjoys a lot. We reached home at 2:30pm after which I had a beer and snoozed. All in all, it was a nice weekend.