Living beside a Beach - Trivandrum Memories

This was during my internship period, I had to spend a month in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. The story of how we got the room where we stayed was quiet interesting. Once we reached Trivandrum, we got into an auto and asked him to take us to the nearby restaurant since we were hungry. After that, we walked quiet a few miles and started looking for pgs in google and split into 3 groups and went in different directions to find a good place to stay.

As far as my group is concerned, we sat in a bus stop for nearly two hours without looking for anything. The only thing going through my mind was no one should question us while waiting. So after nearly two and half hours later, the boys were tired and we decided to drink some lemon soda. That's when the same autowala who dropped us in a hotel morning saw us on road and asked us what's the issue. When we told him our situation, he immediately said there's rooms available, come with me.

He called his another friend and they took us to a air bnb, opposite to the Domestic terminal of Trivandrum airport. So near this air bnb, located Shangumukham beach, just 5 minutes walkable distance. We got to spend 3 weeks near that beach and it was one of the relaxing thing one can imagine. 

Those kinda Evening..

Enjoy the view, don't mind my shoes.

Every evening after our intern, we board into a bus and get down at the beach's stop. Then we spend the next few hours watching the waves, playing, photographing, eating snack. It was so relaxing and for someone like me who wasn't so exposed to sea, it was really enjoyable. I think there's only four sea shores I've been to before going to Kerala. Kanyakumari, Thiruchenoor, Rameshwaram and Marina.

Unreal Moments

It was simply wow when I saw this in person.

The three weeks was unreal. There was a small dhaba below our rooms and the owner and his wife treated us well. The food was fine, and they helped us in few occasions. 

This was my first time seeing crabs on loose and I saw its nest for the very first time. And one night, I saw the sea water engulfing the very place where I sat in the picture. That was kinda scary for me as a first timer to live close to sea. That was my second time looking at overflowing water, first being vaigai beach's overflowing water a long time ago.

The Bliss

The first sunset I've ever witnessed, also the bird to the left was a good poser.

There used to be time when I think of getting into the sea and play with the waves. But I guess it was not allowed there as I've never seen anyone do it. But one afternoon when our intern got over soon, we played in the beach. That was a good time. For the time being, I kept skipping the moment. Maybe it's the sea's effect I guess but who knows.

The very first time I saw a sunset, there were airplanes flying around, I could see fishermen's boats returning shore, a ship afar. The view was surreal. It was exotic. Just like I said before, I skipped the moment when I witnessed it. One moment I was sitting and watching the sun, and the next thing I could remember was my friends calling me to go back and that's when I realize time's passed.

Share in the comments your favorite beach memory. See you guys in the next post.

Peace