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Gopalpur at sea

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Gopalpur on sea " There's no such thing as bad weather, only unsuitable clothing. Alfred Wainwright, A Coast to Coast Walk Prelude: "As you can see,the sea level has raised,the coconut trees are swaying dangerously. We are getting reports( verified or unverified,only God knows) from various sources( who are the sources????) that the road connection to Gopalpur is snapped. Huge areas are deluded by the landfall due to Titli"-- barked the ABP Ananda reporter . I switched off the TV . 3days still left for our road trip to Gopalpur....and Titli is creating a havoc to our plans. The journey "Durga Durga"....my wife made a small prayer,before we started our journey to Gopalpur on sea . The last 3days had been full of hectic phone calls to friends,relatives and hotels in Odisa to know about the ground realities. Bengali news channels are notoriously famous for over dramatization of events,so their reporting should be taken with a pinch of salt. After a brief snack