Longings of a heart

The homemaker has the ultimate career. All other careers exist for one purpose only - and that is to support the ultimate career. ”-  C.S. Lewis. Ever since our daughter was born, Alice does not have a single day of uninterrupted sleep which practically means being on call every night for one year six months. In that continuous caring of our child, Alice forgets an equally important need. And that is taking care of her own self.  As a husband who delivers sleeping gases to patients and who gets partially anaesthetized in the process, I have little help to offer her in the domestic predicament of ours. So, I decide to take my wife on a road trip. The resort is situated in an idyllic setting. The private beach is free from loitering and huge crowds. Next to the beach are green lawns with coco trees and a beach facing restaurant that serves meals. A gaggle of tamed geese run helter-skelter as we walk through the paths to our cottage. our room is few meters from the beach ...

It is a cloudy summer morning in Vellore. The enigma of the weather is a good start to our road trip. We make arrangements months ahead. After the rigmarole of MD entrance and final exams draw to a close, Alice and I decide to hit the road again. With my in Laws willing to take care of our daughter we are allowed to take the more adventurous route to the beach city of Ma habalipuram . Two years ago we made this journey through Chennai. A thorough net search reveals that the travel via the ancient cities of Kanchipuram and Chengalp at tu cuts down the travel by a couple of hours. As we trudge along the bus station, it is not difficult to spot buses to Kanchipuram. A time saving service takes us to the temple city within 80 minutes. We board a bus with very few passengers. It being a Sunday and holiday season, the meagre number is a possibility.  The clouds eclipse the sun and it makes the heat conducive for an annual getaway. We soon mount NH 4 and reach Ranipet ...