Impasse Broken

The impasse on the club excursion has been broken. Today, in an unpreceden-ted show of unity and drive, the ladies suggested we dump the Lonavala idea and make a trip to Mahabaleshwar instead. Surprised at the near consen-sus among members, Hari Singh Shekhawat agreed instantly.
The groundwork for the trip had actually been done by Kishor Babani earlier. Seeing that Shekhawat was unable to make any headway in organising the Lonavala trip, he started checking out other options on the Net. He zeroed in on this quaint hill station 220 km from Mumbai and worked out the logistics. As he informed us this morning (pic above), all we need to do is jointly book our hotel accommodation and reserve our seats in a public (Volvo) bus in advance.
“This would save us the hassle of hiring transport to-and-fro and ensuring that we get a certain minimum number of members on board,” he explained. “All those interested are welcome to join. And based on the cash collected, the bookings will be made online. For local travel, we can always hire a mini bus at Mahabaleshwar…”
This made sense to all. So as of now, the trip is scheduled for the October 14-16 weekend with October 5 set as the cut-off date for confirming bookings. Meanwhile, Kishor will be checking on the bus fare while Bhaswati Bose will explore the possibility of reserving 15 rooms in the MTDC guesthouse at Mahabaleshwar.
Renu Babani:
Let's hope our plans do materialise. Once the dates are fixed and collection done, there should be no further hassles of others who decide to join last-minute. There has to be a deadline fixed whereas all those interested pay the required amount so the tickets for the journey are booked at one go. Also, once the MTDC lodging is confirmed, it will be a simple procedure of booking the required number of rooms. So, hopefully this way it will not be a burden on one person to call members and constantly ask them whether they are interested and if so, to kindly pay up soon.