Monsoon diaries - matheran

Monsoon diaries - Matheran.....a heaven abode... I have heard a lot about Matheran and it's serene beauty. It always made me wonder ..was it over hyped or it deserved more recognition and appreciation???....True to its name....matheran ...the mother of forest embraces you with so much love ...you don't feel like leaving this place which is filled with so much of beauty...it had been one of the best family trip so far ... We started from Pune on 7 July 18 in our Maruti Breeza. I was bit casual since it was just 100kms away from Pune and it would take hardly 3hrs to reach the place. But I didn't anticipate the palki procession and we got stuck in Pune for nearly 2hrs. We hit the express highway by 1230pm(left home @1000hrs).  Driving in the express highway in a monsoon is altogether a different experience. We crossed Lonavala and then took an exit from the highways , drove down to kapoli-neral-matheran. The roads were good and one could constantly maintain a speed ...