Rain Rain Come Again...!!

The moments I felt most refreshing with my body turning alive and my soul feeling awesome have been whenever I got drenched in the rains. The droplets turning into heavy pours dousing me with fresh cold waters has always been the Alive is Awesome experience. No waterfall or oceans or lakes or dives have given me so much of excitement and refreshment that the rains have.

For  a motorcycle lover like me, getting wet to the last thread on your body while on a ride is an experience which can never be put into words. People who have experienced it would definitely second that. The rain splashing on to your face, wiping the visors for better visibility, plunging into those mud pools, trying to lick those rain drops off your nose tip and shivering as the rain gets harsher are such exciting experiences which would always remain memorable. (The last time this happened to me was on my ride from Baga beach to Anjuna beach in Goa, a month back).

On a cloudy day I wait for the clouds to open up so as to walk down the alleys and make the walk a refreshing one. With blooming flowers and the green environment for companionship, getting a natural bath under the dark cloudy sky is one way to get close to nature. It makes your body, soul and everything related to you without doubt, lively. Is there a better way to make your bath an Alive is Awesome experience than get wet in the rains?

This is a part of the adventure bathing campaign by Cinthol- Alive Is Awesome.

Underwater Sea Walk...!!

I am yet to experience the adventures of snorkeling and scuba diving. However, what I did enjoy a lot and which made me feel that being Alive is Awesome was the under sea walk in Mauritius. To plunge into the blue waters of the Indian Ocean with a glass mask and to walk on the sea bed with beautiful colourful fishes for companionship was an awesome experience. To have your body tickled by the fishes and to touch the sea bed and walk on it is an adventure that excites people of all ages. The under sea walk gives an insight into the life below the waters. It helps you understand how alive and awesome the water world is. I found the under water world to be more captivating than the one above it and once I came up I definitely felt it was an Alive Is Awesome experience!

This is a part of the adventure bathing campaign by Cinthol- Alive Is Awesome.

A Dip in the Waters...!!

My first memory of water bodies is that of the green ponds in the villages of Kerala. Children come running and then jump, splashing the water in all directions. That makes you Alive and Is an Awesome experience. From those ponds I have ventured into lakes, rivers, seas and oceans and experienced some memorable moments. I have plunged into the waters of Cauvery at Hoganekkal, splashed myself in the Arabian sea at Kovalam, Varkala, Malpe, Gokarna, Goa and Mumbai,  got drenched in the Bay of Bengal at Pondicherry and Kanyakumari, swam in the Indian ocean at Mauritius and plunged into the Andaman sea in Langkawi.

There are a couple of more things that I am eager to experience. The first would be cliff jumping into the cold waters of a lake or a river. Next would be a hot spring bath. The third one would be a midnight swim staring at the twinkling stars. Lastly I would love to stay afloat on the Dead Sea. This is such a small list and am sure there are loads of exciting adventurous bathing option in the world to keep me Alive and Awesome!!

This is a part of the adventurous bathing campaign by Cinthol- Alive Is Awesome.

In the Indian ocean at Mauritius

Under the Falls...!!

Does anyone have a count of the number of waterfalls in the world? It is a tough one. How about the number in your country? Still tough? How about in your state? I know these are tough questions and even keen travellers find it tough to keep a count of them. India has a long list of waterfalls which are big, wide and high. The most well known ones are Jog falls, Chitrakoot falls, Athirapilly falls, Courtallam falls, Shivanasamudram falls, Ethipothala falls, Dudhsagar falls, Dhuandhar falls, Meenmutty falls, Hoganekkal falls, Amboli falls and  Nokhalikai falls.

 Rather than just watching the water fall from great heights, it is best experienced under it.  Most waterfalls have a small trek over a couple of boulders or a small coracle ride to the base of the falls. The experience is truly thunderous and therapeutic.  Standing under the falls and having the white water thrash on to your body is absolutely refreshing. Add to that a dip in that cold waters at the base and you come out fully charged. It is definitely an adventurous bathing experience to have a shower under those mighty waterfalls.

This is a part of the adventurous bathing campaign by Cinthol- Alive Is Awesome.

Athirapilly falls

Agaya Gangai falls

Abbey falls

Hoganekkal falls

Jog falls

Me at Shivanasamudram falls