1. Look and be awed.. the scenery’s absolutely breathtaking.
2. Watch as the clouds come down right on to the road… and this isn’t even Nainital.
3. Look out for the transient waterfalls rushing down the hills.
4. Count all the different kinds of clouds in the evening sky… (remembered only cirrus and cumulus.. you can try more), then count off the colours.. scarlet, salmon, orange, amber, amethyst, black, silver.
5. Fight about who has the window with the better display. Then fight to sit at the others’ window. Finally try to unseat the poor mother sitting in the middle because “you always get to see the best through the dashboard”.
6. While at the window.. race the raindrops with your fingertips as they trickle down the panes on other side.
7. Argue noisily about whether we’ll crash into or safely cross the car in the front till the rattled driver shushes you as he tries to drive through the pouring rain.
8. Go wheeee……… as the car does those turns on the ghats.
9. Watch out for that single patch of sunshine on the hills, like a spotlight, as the sun struggles to show up from between the clouds (seriously amazing!).
10. Count how many times you drive in and out of rainy patches… here it’s raining, here it’s not.
Can’t end without this one even though it upsets my predilection for round numbers..
Stop for a hot ‘cutting’ chai and a fiery vada pao.
