I was overjoyed. The sound and sight of water made me feel good. I was about to take my first gulp of water, when a thought occurred to me. There was a big wooden log across the stream at a height, such that the water could flow freely under it. Beyond the wooden log i could see upstream. I thought why not cross the Log and drink 'fresher' water from up stream. I made my way thought the pebbles and rocks and went under the log. I touched the water, it was very cool. I then drank plenty of water, and i filled my bottle. Just then a colleague of mine reached the stream and asked for water. I handed him the bottle and he gulped down its contents. I then went again to fill my bottle. This time another colleague came along. We were under the log, when all of a sudden i saw something moving near my foot. My colleague had just lifted his foot and that thing made a sudden dash towards my colleague's legs, The triangle headed snake just missed his legs. I warned him and we immediately came out of there. Later on I found out that the snake that just missed my colleague's leg was a Malabar Pit Viper.
We didn't know the exact species of the snake, but i triangle head made it seem like a venomous viper. Only later did I know that it was malabar pit viper, venomous snake, but a bite wouldn't kill. I thanked my blessings and we moved on. Going downhill was fun. After drinking a lot of water, I needed to empty my bladder. Another first for me was taking a leak in the forest.
We then reached the end of our journey and headed back to the base camp. We had tea and started for Mysore. The driver had lost his way somewhere in Madekeri and then he got back onto the correct route. We didn't loose much time though. I reached Mysore late in the night and then I went home tired and happy.
This was my first trek and I enjoyed it a lot .
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