Life is an adventure in forgiveness. The esteemed Bharathi Scout and Guide Group organized an energetic and enthusiastic cycle hike to Thandalam. To start with the assistant scout master Mr. Srikanth, Rovers - Venkatesh, Dinesh, Vijay and 8 other members followed their motto. On 23.09.2016 at 5.00 am, the energetic team started their hike from llyods road, at 5.15 am. Quickly they reached Anna Square and took as many photos as possible. At 6.00 am, their team covered more than 15kms and made a halt there. Since their body needed some break, they held up for tea and coffee at Redhills Bus Stand. To keep up the time, they reached toll gate at 6.30 am, and few photos were clicked as they enjoyed it a lot. At 7.30 am, they reached Puzhal, they took a break there to have some amount of food & water. Their bicycles started to peddle to Periyapalayam and they reached there at 9am. Since their group needed some rest as they were exhausted due to peddling, there was another halt for some time. The hikers were very much happy and overwhelmed to describe the place as it was Lavish green in color which indicates prosperity with many Calm trees, coconut trees and lakes tec. They were totally immersed with the wonderful scenery of Periyapaalayam. At Thumbakkam, they stopped for a while and had Lemon juice, Mangoes and Watermelon. Soon after a break, they started from there and reached Thandalam approximately at 10.00 am. By then they had 7km to reach their destination. They relaxed there for sometime by talking with each other and had Lemon Rice & Curd Rice with pickles for lunch and also had a deep sleep. Soon after that they got refreshed around 3pm. They prepared Tea, with the available things they purchased on the way from Periyapaalayam. After 10mins they started to notice so many innocent faces whose smiles enlightened their hearts. They spoke to them and explained about scout movement and about education. Their team played volleyball enthusiastically in the lake water and took many selfies and photos. Then they returned to the farm house. The Next day Morning they woke up at 4.30 am and got ready to travel back to Chennai. They started peddling around 5.30 am after a silent prayer for a minute to start the day in nice way. Outside Thandalam, they had hot tea, coffee and milk as the morning refreshment. After the break, they started cycling, and enjoyed the scenic beauty. At 8am they had breakfast in a nearby hotel and then started again. After a short break there, since they were fully charged they started at 9 am again. They decided to go their group Leader Mr. Balasubramani sir’s house which is located at Madhavaram, bank colony. There they had a good rest and drank juices and had fruits. Approximately, they left from there at 11.30am. After reaching Chennai, the observed that the climate here was not as breezy as Periyapalayam. The sun was totally showing its hotness there. They came to MKB Nagar and had lunch heavy meals from Lakshmi hotel and fulfilled their hunger. They reached Central at 2pm and got relaxed, also they took many pictures. They started to peddle to reach The Hindu Higher Secondary School which is located at Triplicane. Finally all of them reached Triplicane around 3 pm. They covered 130kms on the whole in just 2 days. “Those 2days gave so much of memories to cherish, so much happy days to look far, so much experience to gain. HatsOff to all hikers, our hands are becoming stronger and waiting to hunt many more things in future” – says one of the hiker, Mr.Dinesh. The hikers thanked Bharathi Scout & Guide Group for giving them this wonderful opportunity. All the participants felt very proud about being a part of this group.