How one landslide brought me to an unexpected destination – Manali

Tripoto
8th Dec 2015

Well this might sound a little bit filmy too but yeah it was unexpected and one of my best experience so my story starts with one landslide issue.. I was in Kasol exploring everything alone..when my journey had ended & I had my bus in the evening, I got a call from driver so he told me "Aapki aaj ki bus cancel ho gayi hai kyunki landslide hua hai". I was like what should I do because if this landslide is not cleared tomorrow then I will miss my flight from Chandigarh to Mumbai.
Luckily my driver gave me Red bus' employee number & he told me he will try to do some arrangements but there is no other route. So I decided that I will go to Bhunter morning only from where I was supposed to take my bus from the evening. I thought if I will go in the morning I will come to know whether buses will go or not...otherwise I will do any jugaad but I have to reach Chandigarh.
Next morning as I had decided I reached Bhuntar by 9am. So I got a call from red bus employee & he told me buses will go today so I was like now what should I do in Bhuntar so red bus employee told me like why don't you come to Manali as it's just 2 hours and your bus will start from Manali only...
So then I took a Rs 60 bus ticket for Manali & reached Manali. I called red bus employee (Vikas Sharma) – a 25 year old guy, who was from Army school & was a solo traveler too. I met Vikas & then we both went on his bike to see the whole Manali... Never thought a stranger will become such a good friend & conversation with him will become life time memories. His love for traveling will inspire me throughout my life... Thank you Vikas, it was a risk which I had taken but my journey with this stranger became a memorable one!

Photo of Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India by Priti Raman Vishwakarma
Photo of Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India by Priti Raman Vishwakarma
Photo of Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India by Priti Raman Vishwakarma
Photo of Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India by Priti Raman Vishwakarma
Photo of Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India by Priti Raman Vishwakarma
Photo of Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India by Priti Raman Vishwakarma
Photo of Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India by Priti Raman Vishwakarma
Photo of Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India by Priti Raman Vishwakarma
Photo of Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India by Priti Raman Vishwakarma
Photo of Manali, Himachal Pradesh, India by Priti Raman Vishwakarma