The Wandering Cloud I See

Venturing from the lush green canopies of Sikkim To the land of Thunder Dragon The enchanted path led to the sleepy hollow... The gateway to the "land of Thunder Dragon!!!!" The trek down in Sikkim was a sort of running for time kind of affair. It was raining and the getting dark pretty fast! I still had 4-5 hours of journey remaining and 2-3 hours of light to cover it in. With approx. 3 feet wide slippery path ending in a cliff on one side, the trek was definitely going to be fun. Kept running almost the whole way with yes me slipping thrice... luckily I slipped in exactly right direction. LOL!!! Reached back to the town of Bagdogra... Next thing was to catch a train to Jalpaiguri so that I could get to the port of entry for Bhutan. Luckily I had a friend in Jalpaiguri with whom I could bunk for the night before leaving for Bhutan.  I am on the station, ready to catch the train. As I was getting the general compartment ticket the guy at the ticketing window said I sho

Continuation of the journey undertaken by a birder.  The bitter-sweet journey that brought him closer to himself.  The journey that will be his forever! I was finally able to make it to the hospital in time. The doctor was not amused to see me play with a feral dog outside the hospital barely minutes after he had given me shots for dog bite.  but.... you cannot blame the dog. I am sure I would have done something unknowingly irritating to the dog, who bit me. It was time for me to move on with. Next stop was Sikkim. It is a tiny Indian state between Nepal and Bhutan. I flew into Bagdogra in an attempt to save time. In Bagdogra figuring out the means of reaching Sikkim was soon turning out to be a nightmare as everyone was giving conflicting information. I was told that I would be able to reach Jorthang but could not go further as the season was over and there was no transportation. Finally after hours of haggling with various shared jeep drivers ( Shared Jeeps: Defined as a