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Get us out of here!
Well it was really difficult to leave Wynberg, but we were excited about moving on and seeing more of India if Wayanad was anything to go by. We had been 'reliably' informed that the bus bound for Ooty left Sulthan Batheri at 10.30 or 11.30 or maybe 12 only to discover once we were at the bus station that the bus actually left at 1.30 or 2 or maybe as late as 3. So we loaded up with cups of hot chai and unidentified deep fried crispy snacks ...
OOOOOOOoooooooty!
... bottoms but Bernie rediscovered her childhood talents instantly, receiving much praise from the guide. Christie is a true pro, mastering the canter on her first ever horse ride, despite the rebellious nature of her horse, Rocky. Its amazing how much "RO-CKY!" sounds like "RY-AN!" when being told off by Christie! The way home was aboard the picturesque miniature steam train which winds its way precariously along the mountainside, ...
Ooty 6
... them a ten rupee note - which is about 22 US cents. The guy's disappointment was visible. But my thinking is that a person should never complain about free money - no matter how little it is. They seem to have a serious case of "the world owes me a living for maintaining my tribal identity". If he would have helped me achieve my goal of finding Jeff's email address, I would have gladly parted with as much as a dollar. Anyway, I tried, Jeffrey! Should you ever ...
Ooty 2
... had eaten before. I decided to join them for lunch there.
The restaurant was very clean - but the portions were very small and frankly, all of the various dishes looked and tasted pretty much the same to me - like watery vegetable soups in three or four very small dishes. And since the Jains are vegetarians (as one might expect from a religion with such a girly name), there were no meat dishes to sink my teeth into. The result was ...
Greetings from Ooty
... at that - I've found all this very uncomfortable at times and.. well.. dis-empowering. I like that in my home country I have the freedom to be as open and friendly as I like. To be myself without fear of being sexualised. As I said earlier, I have days where I cope with it better than others and I hope that I may build on my inner strength throughout this journey so that I may better cope with it all. But as I said, yesterday it got the better of me.
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