Retreating to the hills
Vagamon was not one of those trips I was sure would happen but it did, and it left me with a sense of achievement. This was my first long drive as the sole driver and I am proud to say I completed it with not so much as a scratch on my Asta. The days spend at the Kurisumala Ashram would make the trip more than worthwhile. We left Kottayam by about 11 a.m. Asta had 3 passengers on board – me, my friend and her daughter. The drive was pretty straightforward with few complications on the road. The roads were pretty good for Indian standards except in a few places and there were ample signboards indicating we were on the right track. We drove via Ettumanoor to Pala and from there took a turning towards Eratupetta. At Erattupetta I must warn drivers to be careful because the roads are bad, but more than that the drivers I came across were rather reckless. We took a slight deviation at ----- accidentally but saved a kilometre in driving an...
