We had reached Ahmedabad via an overnight train in the morning and after a shower and breakfast started for Dhrangadhra by road. It was noon by the time we reached there and after a short nap headed for the salt dessert. Neither the driver of our jeep was acquainted to the place nor there were any directions marked so it took us a while to find our way. Besides Little Rann of Kutch not being as famous as its counterpart The Great Rann of Kutch, nobody could really understand why we were making a big fuss in a small place like Dhrangadhra. I still remember the way our driver was asking directions in his strong Tamilian accent : Rann ma jana hai :-)
Finally after crossing a small village we reached our destination. And imagine my surprise when instead of an expanse of white salt I saw cracked mud as far as I could see. Well this is what you get in the month of September :-)
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| Cracked land as far as eye can see |
Fortunately we were just on time to catch such views followed by a lovely sunset. We could also spot some Indian wild ass, this place being famous for its sanctuary. However once the sun was set, it immediately grew pitch dark and there being no other light, we soon got lost. After some vague driving around (based on our best direction sense) and some panic moments (we didn't even have any network on our mobiles) we saw a far away light. Well about time, I had started wondering what we'l do if we don't find our way soon enough. Trying to get near this light we finally reached that village.
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| Sunset at the Rann |
A brief glimpse of social gatherings in the village and we were back after a day well spent :-)
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