Trek to Rajmachi
The day before the trek, I planned to get a good night's sleep. The night was going to be long and the day longer still as the Rajmachi trek was to begin at 3 AM! The usual excitement made me restless and I kept checking my bag to see if I had everything I needed for the trek. We were going to depart from Vile Parle at 11PM by bus to reach Lonavala which was our starting point. Mumbai was cast with heavy black clouds and the rain had been pounding the city the entire day. The temperature had dropped considerably and I wondered if I should carry a sweater with me to keep me warm. I recalled my Kalsubai trek and I remembered by chattering teeth and cold hands. But I decided against carrying it, there was no point is increasing the load in my bag. We waited near the domestic airport to board our bus which was coming from Borivali. We chatted excitedly about the trek and debated if there would be enough rain or not. Heavy rainfall was going to make our trek even more difficul