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Spice Plantation and Wildlife Park
... August, their rainy months, so that is when they give back to the land with fertilizing and mulching. Normal rainfall is 2500 mm per year, around 100 inches. This year they received 1600 mm, a whopping 35.5 inches less than normal! He said the impact will be felt next year...sounds painfully familiar. We are somewhere around 4,500 feet elevation so it is much colder than we are accustomed to at this point in the trip. We've traveled scenic roads through ...
In the Western Ghats
... br>
The next day we were actually planning to move on but spontaneously decided to stay. With such lovely company of the three British girls, a nice place to stay and lots of great food, we just couldn't make ourselves leave. Instead we joined Katie and Sarah and went on a hike to the top of Chembra Peak at 2100 meters. The scenery was again very beautiful and the path lead steeply up the hill - yeah, for once some nice workout even in India ;-)!
For dinner we went four ...
Rain rain rain!
... t be together and Justin had to have a male masseur. We were then stripped naked and given what can only be described as a paper nappy to wear, covered in oil that smelt like tiger balm and given a 45 minute rub down, boobs and all!
Our final day in Wayanad was spent in Muthanga Wildlife Reserve. We decided to take Sabu with us for day again as he was our new best friend and he had promised us that he never left Muthanga without seeing a ...
Swapna's Hindu Wedding
... which normally means, you will continue to wait and wait and wait. We were offered help as to where to sit before seeing the conductor. We only had to move a few times, and Indian trains are always packed. The windows have bars on but this still doesn't stop one from buying a tea or some treats through the bars. The 12 hours flew by with chat, treats and tea. ...
Day 2: The Backwaters
... where we had some more some stew and also multiple Dosais. The food was nice even though the service left a lot to be desired. After lunch, Ashish, I and Alok took turns to drive.
We kept searching surprises, and they came in small doses. Once in our quest to reach the beach, we turned left towards it. After about 5 minutes of searching for the end of the land, we realised that we were going around in circles and probably the GPS was right, we were driving on an ...
Amenities
- Restaurant