Runnymede Guest House
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Registry office frustration
... me pass:"Miss, miss, what happened?". I explained that I couldn't find the church and that I wanted to check their records. He agreed and then gave me his number insisting that if there was anything else I needed help with to give him a call. Onwards to the registry office and a different man, luckily. At least I thought so...he told me to fill out an application, I asked him how, he said white paper, outside. I went outside, no white paper, I asked again, he didnt ...
Kotagiri to Coonoor
... we played some table tennis, then I decided we should move on and get a taste of Coonoor, another hill station, before descending to the jungle. Rather than brave another bus I booked a taxi, which did seem like an indulgence in Indian terms (our bus journey from Ooty to Kotagiri had been only 15 rupees for all of us), though in English money was only a tenner. It was a smooth comfy drive and took us right to the doors of our intended new home, the ...
Stranded... almost (Part II)
... s rock, and take in dolphin's nose on the 7km walk back to Coonoor. Unfortunately, as we got off the bus at lamb's rock, we realised we'd got them the wrong way round, and dolphin's nose was actually further away from Coonoor! Putting that to the backs of our minds, we set off in search of lamb's nose. We'd been dropped off at the side of the road next to a sign that pointed us down another dusty road. Turning the corner we were met by the sight of a shop selling loose leaf ...
Back to where it all began... kinda
... the mountains and plains toward the border with the neighbouring state of Karnataka. Although there was a haze of dust in the air, the views were magnificent. We fought with many Indian tourists for the best spots to take photos; we were the only westerners there and it felt like we were taking a holiday like the Indians do! On our return to the taxi, the driver drew our attention to a group of ladies dancing to some Hindi music being played from a coach. ...
Another day rambling around Avalanche
... species are found south of the Himalayas, only in the Nilgiris and high altitudes of the Western Ghats.
Looking back from the road at the mountain - clear now.
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