Igloo Munnar

... and some corrugated sheet shops selling fried foods. The rain was drenching. Even my waterproofs started dripping through (not surprised after the good tumble-dry they got back in Bristol, I spent half of the journey gluing it back together) and it was just getting worse... We paid the 15 rupees each to take the steps down to the viewpoint, where the view was marginally worse than the previous one, because here we couldn't even see the first bushes, and we puffed back up the ...

... the heat of Cochin. It gave us the chance to do a couple of treks, the first a two hour walk through the local forest and plantations. The second was on Liz’s birthday and comprised of a six hour hike up to the top of one of Kerala’s highest peaks. It was steep from the moment we set off through tall elephant grass and unfortunately Ady had got bad sinuses and so our guide arranged for him to go back to the lodge – by motorbike. This was probably one of ...

... to meet him when I visit again for the full Sesshin.<br> <br>My travel diary <br><br>I am reproducing extracts from the notes I made in my travel diary.<br> <br>01 October 2009, Thursday, 6:30 PM <br><br>After a 45 minutes delay, my flight landed at Coimbatore at 10:10 AM instead of 09:25 AM. The driver from Kannan tours was waiting with my name on a placard. It is a little more that a four hours drive to Bodhi Zendo. You drive south on the highway NH 209 which ...

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... been nicer and were baffled as to how we snuck past them..... From there we hitched a ride in the back of a dump truck to town.....I bent their tail lights getting in! Sorry! The next day we hired a tuk-tuk to take us to the tallest point of Munnar.... this was an all day excursion that was actually pretty lame. We saw more tea fields and other ...

Hi guys, we are in Cochin and back where we have ready broadband internet access. But we would love to share some stories about Munnar before we tell you about our first day in Cochin. I know I've already mentioned how much like the Blue Mts Munnar is and that we stayed at Olive Brook. Really have to tell you that we have met the nicest possible staff and guests on our stay here. The Manager, Manoj is like a ...

... derived from the Malayalam words Muunu (three) and aaru (river), referring to the town's strategic location at the confluence of the Muthirappuzha, Chanduvarai and Kundali rivers. Located in the southern Western Ghats the area is surrounded by vast jungles and remains wet and cold during ...

... Further on in more open areas the guide thought we were on to some bison but they had gone bythe time we came. We came very close to some deer but they have hearing like bats and a big call/howl and you caould hear loads of them scattering. The only other thing we saw was tiger scratchs on a tree that were 3 years old! (thats how elusive they are!). It was a pity we didnt get to see more...but this is the jungle and animals dont want to be seen (and be eaten ...

... their tops off to do body building poses while we all sat on the park swings watching them. At the end of the park we drank fresh coconut juice and watched life go by. Our last day we spent of a long walk with Patrick, Hannah and Maiya. We set off along a different road than before after first ...

On an earlier post I mentioned that travelling through India was actually like travelling through a number of different countries, so diverse were its different states. I may have to modify this, as even within Kerala it is possible eat freshly-caught fish in a tropical climate one day, and then relax with a cup of tea at a cool hill station the next. Munnar is Kerala's major hill station, and its definitely all about tea in these parts. The town itself is a bit shabby, but just ...