Trip to Oscoda

Subsequent to our (Pratibha and myself) visit to Grayling and canoeing and my blog on it, we have been spreading the flavor of it within our ‘activity oriented’ friends. The ‘gang’ decided to go for Oscoda, about 3 ½ hour drive from Troy, MI.

Well! The first and foremost one to respond was Sourin and he was very enthusiastic about it. Unfortunately, it did not work out for him and he had to succumb to his family pressures. However, we managed to work-around our presuures and took a plunge into this trip…Thanks to the ‘Gargs’ and the statement from Vinod that Life Is Too Short!!!

Planning started at Rahul-Seema’s backyard with the usual discussions/arguments between Nita and Pratibha and we were all on-board on the morning of August 20, 2005. We had all our arms and ammunitions in the form of marinated chicken, kachoris, aaloo ke paranthe, bagels, eggs, wines, scotch and so on. Somehow, I felt as if we were leaving for a week but alas! Rahul woke me up and assured me that ALL THIS STUFF was only for 24 hours of vacation.

So, the Poddars, Gargs, Malhotras and Kumars drove and chatted and switched seats and ate and finally reached Oscoda. Somehow, the weather was not very pleased on our trip and started pouring cats and dogs. While checking-in into our cottage, all of us kept dilly-dallying our decision to canoe or not to canoe…but, our Mr. ‘Weather Channel’ Karan very correctly and wisely predicted a sunny weather from the time we reached there. And Hurrah! There comes out the sun in its full glory.

All of us immediately rushed to the canoeing place and started our journey for a couple of hours. It was a beautiful trip specially with all of our friends having fun (obviously with our eatables and beer). I feel the most serious and focussed and sincere were Karan and Nandini – Great Job! Karan, you sailed her across the shore all by yourself.

Returned at our cottage and we had Lake Huron right opposite our abode – the kids started enjoying while swimming and building castles – we started our drinks and barbequed chicken – plenty of pictures were taken – Vinod gave volleyball lessons to Pratibha and Karan along with the two lovely teenagers.

I personally felt that the evening session was the best when all of us were sitting on the beach of Lake Huron, sipping our wines and bathing in the moon-lit night. Vinod being a wonderful host and bar-tender (as usual) was an added attraction for the entire crowd! Kudos to him and his persona. This trip was really ecstatic and will definitely leave indelible marks on my mind and many others too!!!

Offering the finest in peace and serenity in Northern Michigan, Oscoda has more than 20-miles of pristine, sandy beaches along the beautiful Lake Huron. Wonderful beaches can also be found on the famous AuSable River, Cedar Lake or Van Ettan Lake. Check out other details about this place over here.