Ch : 5 - The Trekking

On the scheduled day, Min Jun picked her up and reached his office on time. It was about 9 am. Yeona, however, informed her sister that she was going on an excursion with her friend, but, kept the name of her friend secret. She wished her good luck.

Totally 32 people were in the group and out of them 12 were women. They left by a deluxe mini bus and it took them nearly 4 hours to reach the spot. They stopped at about 2 places and had snacks, coffee or drinks, hence, they finally reached at about 11am.

It is a high hill and the location is totally isolated there.There are only local people residing there. They found their cottages scattered over a wide area over the foot of the hill.

They liked the place for its serenity and peacefulness, one more thing which attracted the most was that the place was totally unpolluted. The scenery around the hill was captivating. All around there were large stone boulders, green leafy trees and colorful flowers turning the area into a ..HEAVEN.

Yeona had a feeling of repentance that she would have missed this heavenly scenario if she had not come, so, she thanked Min Jun for bringing her.

They set up 6 large tent houses, enough for 4 people to fit in. After a long journey every body was very tired. After they all got freshed up, they were served refreshments and snacks.

Women were allowed to stay any where, either with their sponsorer or separately. Yeona chose to stay with Min Jun, as she didn't know anybody there and she had come with him, hence, they occupied two beds side by side. As every body was tired, after break fast they started relaxing, and didn't make any plan to venture out.

There was a cottage which the authorities were using as dinning room, so every body was called there for lunch at 1: 30pm.

As every was present there, some body made the announcement that the programme was for 4 days. They have a trekking programme for two days i.e that day and the next day and the remaining two days will be spent in visiting the adjacent areas of the hill and enjoying the enchanting scenery, particularly the valley of flowers.

The tourists were requested to assemble at the foot of the hill at 4:30pm sharp to start for trekking. So they had food and came to their respective cottage for rest.

As per the programme, every body assembled at the designated place and then they started climbing up the hill.

It seemed that Yeona and some ladies would not be able to climb up the hill and do the trekking. So, they were helped by their male companions and others and finally they were able to climb up This made every body very happy.

However, the women found that the climbing was not so difficult as they thought early ,so, they were confident that trekking also would not be a problem for them.

Actually, it was very comfortable, because the authorities have constructed smooth roads , and there were enough places to sit and take rest while climbing up.

Finally, they started trekking. Every body came in trekking suit and shoes, hence, it became comfortable for them to walk.That thay walked for 2 hours. It was a new experience for every body including Min Jun and Yeona.

That day they returned to the base before it was dark. Women thanked men for their encouragement, other wise they would not have such a wonderful experience of trekking and the viewing of the enchanting site.