The "Adventure Club" at work organized a weekend trip to Shimla in the state of Himanchal Pradesh. It was once the summer capital of the British Raj - there are a lot of hill stations both in North and South India which become hotspots during the warm summer months. Shimla is commonly referred to as the "Queen of the Hills" because of its historical importance with the British.
Our trip was pegged to be six-hours each way in a bus, and was going to include trekking, rocking climbing, river crossing, etc. As with everything in India, plans changed quite quickly. Instead of leaving right after work on Friday, we decided as a group to leave Friday night around 9:30pm so that we could sleep en route. We didn't end up taking a bus because there weren't enough people, so we packed into our Toyota Innovas (similar to minivans) and tried to get some shut eye for the trip that actually took 12 hours - a driver kept getting lost, we took frequent breaks, it was foggy and raining, etc.
Eventually we made it and it was pouring cats and dogs. Our camp site, however, was beautiful. The rain finally stopped and we did get the chance to go on a decent hike, come back for dinner, and have a nice bon fire. The next morning, we did a "valley crossing", made our way into the town of Shimla, before setting off once again on a 12-hour journey back to Delhi.
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