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A Hilarious Start to 2014
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A Hilarious Start to 2014

*Originally written: January 30, 2014* Describes arriving at a trekking expedition base camp in Goa. After arriving at Madgaon railway station at 6 AM, taking three buses to reach the YHAI base camp.

Mayur Srivatsav
Mayur SrivatsavVisual Storyteller & Filmmaker
June 1, 2020·1 min read
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*Originally written: January 30, 2014* Describes arriving at a trekking expedition base camp in Goa. After arriving at Madgaon railway station at 6 AM, taking three buses to reach the YHAI base camp.

*Originally written: January 30, 2014* Describes arriving at a trekking expedition base camp in Goa. After arriving at Madgaon railway station at 6 AM, taking three buses to reach the YHAI base camp. Camp leader Mithun Das informed us the base camp had relocated 80 kilometers away and suggested riding with a vegetable truck arriving that afternoon. Fellow trekker Vinod jokingly suggested we could ask the driver for vegetables. The staff lady burst into laughter, revealing it was an elaborate prank: "There's no vegetable truck. Those guys have been playing with you all along." It was January 1, 2014.
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Mayur Srivatsav is a filmmaker and cinematographer based in Bangalore, drawn to stories told in demanding places. From Himalayan trekking expeditions to films for brands like New Relic, Dell, and Shell, he works to capture honest, cinematic moments wherever the work takes him.

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