Exploring God's own country

The four day road trip exploring God's own country, was nothing less than an amazing experience. When i sit down smiling with all the little memories from the trip, i wonder, why was this trip so very special after all? I didn't have a girlfriend accompanying me, there was not even a booze party for God's sake. Was it the lovely time i spent in a car after ages that made the trip so special or was it the fact that it was a significant addition to the ultra-small list of trips i have had so far? Was it the excitement of exploring new places or the heavenly experience of standing amidst the tea plantations looking down on the soft cushion of clouds? Was it the tiny home stay with the huge bathroom at Thekkedy or the huge troop of  Russian girls we shared the restaurant with? Was it the early morning bread omelette by the waterfall or the wooden toy car I got from that shop at the Echo point?.... It certainly was not the boat ride, and definitely not the hotel room at Munnar without a lock to its bathroom door. I guess I know the answer perfectly well. They were my Friends, who were with me always, through out the trip, manufacturing all those li'l magical moments that now bring me a smile. That tea at the road side, 1700m above mean sea level, the awesome masala Dosa, the perfect bread omelette, even the chicken at KFC would not have been all that great without them sharing the table. It would never have been so easy financially had UNCOOL not volunteered to manage the pool. We would never have captured the incredible moments without BABU and RG's cams. The journey would definitely have been far less action packed without the nauseatic DAISY and the slow JEW. The altitude of 1957m above msl would never have been that interesting without BABY 's GPS and binoculars. Thanks friends for such an amazing time. God's own country would have been so less Godlike without you guys.