Dhaka, Sunday February 25, 2007


Part-2
Biking to Kewkradong

January 3
We got out of the tent a bit late in the morning. We prepared oatmeal and poached eggs for breakfast. Few minutes later, we were on our way to Derjilingpara. We had to cross three streams by forming a line and passing the bicycles from one to another. We climbed up a slope and almost immediately had to go down. We reached Derjilingpara when the sun was exactly above us. We ended our day at Karbari's place. By the time we finished repairing our battered bikes, the sun was descending on the horizon.

We wanted to reach the top of Kewkradong that very night. So after a quick dinner we hit the trail again. It was pretty cold outside. The silent moon shone on the peak from a distance. And after 35 minutes of light trekking and biking we were just a few meters away from the final destination. It was bone-chilling over there. We were all exhausted when we finally reached there. The breeze was so unbearably cold that we pitched our tents and went to sleep with a heart full of joy.

January 4
It was a gorgeous morning on the Kewkradongpeak. We crawled out of the tents and started packing. We had a bus to catch from Bandarbans the next day. We waved goodbye to Kewkradong and rode down to Derjilingpara


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Photo & Story: Saad Bin Hossain
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