Mangalooru

It was 8pm when we reached Mangalooru. The search for the guest-house or the Corporation Bank Officer's Organization (CBOO Centre) proved to be a bit tricky, and Shivashankar did confuse the driver by providing him with a list of landmarks which mostly were restaurants, that the driver hardly knew, and he had to smile in the end. We finally did reach the place, and contrary to most of our expectations, the accommodation was splendid. The dormitory was clean, with 13 beds, a television, lockers and 2 individual rooms with attached bathrooms. Bharath had hurt himself during the soccer practice at Bekal Fort Beach, and was writhing with agony. The rest of them immediately drifted towards the top floor, to grab new clothes from the shopping area. After gifting themselves with shirts, dress materials, handkerchiefs and inner-wears, everyone set out to have dinner - not a traditional dinner, but ice-cream dinner at Pabbas. Sumanth decided to have the Pabbas Special (the costliest ice-cream according to the menu) and I decided to try out a new flavor called 'Bee Hive', only to realize that 'Gadbad ice-cream' had already been ordered for everyone. Mangalooru ice creams are always delicious and this was no exception. That night, there was another special item - Churmuri, thanks to Arsikere's delicious Puri; everyone joined in with the mixing of onions and other ingredients. Perhaps the ice cream wasn't enough for our stomachs; everyone ate Churmuri to their heart's content. As all peacefully slept that night, Bharath and Suhas shook hands, celebrating the end of the second successful day of the trip.