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The trip initiated by the youngsters, responsibilities handled by the youngsters, and the leadership of the youngsters needed to be appreciated. Yet, there was a lot of potential for improvement. The opinions became very important. Most of them were extremely happy that they were a part of this programme. Shivashankar and Sumitra felt that more prominence needed to be placed on playing Kannada music in the vehicle, especially folk, classical and Janapada songs. Prakasha felt that more details about every place needs to be collected, and that much smaller trips, including a Bengalooru sightseeing trip could be arranged. Starting of a trip fund was an innovative idea proposed by Rekha although its practicalities are yet to be considered. ATK felt that the youngsters should continue showing the leadership qualities even during the trip, and should not leave all responsibilities to the elders. The kids couldn't stop talking about how much fun they had, Neha did not forget to complain that parents' still keep on pestering the kids even during trips, Sumanth was happy that we prevented pollution by missing out on bursting crackers this season; Manu wanted everyone to show more enthusiasm, even when visiting temples. Gayathri felt that the quantity of snacks brought was enormous, and ended up being wasted, and that only one family must be in charge of bringing snacks. Harisha wasn't happy about Chaitra not singing any songs. Bharath and Suhas reflected on past memories of how they started from scratch, hardly believing that a trip would ever happen, and how a plan turned into reality. Suhas especially was happy to have had an amazing birthday with his best friends in the form of his cousins, and reflected on how he could get rid of all inhibitions and talk freely with everyone, sharing his secrets, and having so much of fun on all the days. After the bouquets, came the bad news - accounts!! Bharath read out the expenditures, and how much each had to pay. It indeed worked out cheaper than what we had estimated. Music was what kept us occupied during the long journey. Special occasions included the anniversary gift presented to ATK and Sumitra by Shivashankar and Gayathri; Suhas presented a gift to Sudhanva reminding everyone about his birthday on 25th of October. The Charmudi Ghats with its splendid beauty captured our minds. All those who had 'Onion Dosa' for breakfast had to experience a bad feeling in the stomach; Sudhanva and Sumanth even threw up a bit. Neha slept for almost the entire journey. Harisha and Ravi's one-liners kept everyone amused for quite sometime. It was almost 3-45pm when we reached Arsikere.