We drove down to the border town of Tanot. The drive was breath taking through some of the biggest sand dunes in Thar Desert. There is an interesting back story to this sleepy village. During the 1971 Indo Pak war – None of the shells from the enemy camp exploded near the temple. All those shells are still there…prominently displayed for all the visitors.
On the way back we took a detour and came through Longewala. This was the village where the entire 1971 war started and is the backdrop for the movie ‘Border’. Infact this scarcely populated village still has a Pakistani tank and crane that had made it to the Indian side and was eventually captured by our army.
In trying to make Christmas eve special – We hit upon a jackpot of an idea…Imagine Christmas eve sans turkey, sans plum cake and even sans Christmas carols. Yet it has to rank as one of my most memorable evenings.
We drove down to an area with secluded sand dunes and carried a local cook cum guide with us. We lit a bonfire and a just sat back while the temporary ‘man Friday’ prepared an amazing 3 course Rajasthani meal…fresh in the desert. It almost seemed like time stood still and the stars were shining only for us. Wow! What an amazing evening. Christmas can’t possibly get merrier than this…its sure going to take some doing to beat this
Distance so far – 1304
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