REACHING WAYANAD
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P.S> We after flora the driver charged us double for Fri nighttime stating that whole nighttime driving invites double charge. For us it was commencement fourth dimension inwards our umpteenth journeying inwards South Bharat , but the commencement alongside this travels. Be careful is what the owls say.
Sumber http://travelpi2.blogspot.com/Wayanad is a beautiful house amidst the hills of northern Kerala. We were a grouping of six guys who booked a Chevrolet Tavera in addition to started for Wayanad from Bangalore 1 fine Fri night. The weather condition was wonderful on the Bangalore -Mysore highway in addition to nosotros were quite fortunate to acquire a wink of slumber earlier reaching Mysore. We had a small-scale incident on the route when the vehicle won't start because in that location was insufficient gear oil.
On reaching Wayanad the adjacent morn nosotros flora ourselves inwards the mist of things. We somehow managed to mass a hotel in addition to brand it because it was chill outside. But Arun Guest House , the 1 inwards which nosotros took Deluxe rooms had hardly whatever deluxe facilities apart from running hot water. The pillows were similar mats in addition to the blankets were as shabby. Anyways it was sky for us after a nighttime long ride.
We woke upward a yoke of hours after to start exploring Wayanad , but unfortunately nosotros flora that our vehicle has a employment in addition to nosotros sent the driver to the nearest garage to repair the problem. So nosotros laid out on pes in addition to shortly flora a corking eating theater to receive got breakfast. It was Masala Dosa in addition to Tea past times unanimous choice. But after getting the Dosa nosotros realized nosotros made a big mistake. Dosa or whatever fried materials inwards Kerala is made of kokosnoot oil. Somehow the fossil oil is real pungent in addition to gives a distinct flavor.
Anyway nosotros shortly figured a wonderful bakery store close to the omnibus stand upward itself where
nosotros had fine juice in addition to cakes.Lookout for the exceptional Walnut cakes here.
By this fourth dimension it was already 10 o clock in addition to nosotros flora that our Driver hasn't yet managed to repair the employment inwards the auto in addition to has called a mechanic. He checked a lot of things in addition to finally what I understood was that the auto has to live taken to the garage. We were a flake disappointed because nosotros had planned to start the twenty-four hours alongside a smasher past times visiting some of the nearby sightseeing places. Nevertheless nosotros accepted fate in addition to started loitering within Kalpetta. Kalpetta is a real small-scale town nosotros flora in addition to it shortly ended alongside the highway cutting through the optic of the city. Myself in addition to Bhim booked an auto in addition to he took us to some nearby pinnacle where in that location was some mining activities going on. Basically it seemed they were precisely creating novel roads . It was hot in addition to in that location was hardly anything to encounter in that location thus nosotros shortly started walking dorsum in addition to taking an occasional photograph on the supply journey.
Back to the hotel nosotros did non know what to produce .We called our driver in addition to came to know that a guy has gone to calicut the nearest big town to acquire some spare share of the car. He said it was non available in that location inwards Kalpetta. Calicut is precisely seventy kms away in addition to he as expected to live in that location inwards a yoke of hours . So nosotros estimated that since it was most 12 o clock nosotros may as good receive got our dejeuner since the breakfast had been pretty weak.
There is a wonderful hotel called Woodlands - a classic hotel. It was indeed a classic hotel alongside wonderful nutrient in addition to service. They served some pretty decent mutton biriani in addition to whole meals. On a whole it was prissy , except that the mutton could've been to a greater extent than tender. But the fish items were real good. Moreover goose egg was cooked inwards kokosnoot fossil oil thus nosotros happily gulped a lot of stuff.
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On reaching Wayanad the adjacent morn nosotros flora ourselves inwards the mist of things. We somehow managed to mass a hotel in addition to brand it because it was chill outside. But Arun Guest House , the 1 inwards which nosotros took Deluxe rooms had hardly whatever deluxe facilities apart from running hot water. The pillows were similar mats in addition to the blankets were as shabby. Anyways it was sky for us after a nighttime long ride.
We woke upward a yoke of hours after to start exploring Wayanad , but unfortunately nosotros flora that our vehicle has a employment in addition to nosotros sent the driver to the nearest garage to repair the problem. So nosotros laid out on pes in addition to shortly flora a corking eating theater to receive got breakfast. It was Masala Dosa in addition to Tea past times unanimous choice. But after getting the Dosa nosotros realized nosotros made a big mistake. Dosa or whatever fried materials inwards Kerala is made of kokosnoot oil. Somehow the fossil oil is real pungent in addition to gives a distinct flavor.
Anyway nosotros shortly figured a wonderful bakery store close to the omnibus stand upward itself where
nosotros had fine juice in addition to cakes.Lookout for the exceptional Walnut cakes here.By this fourth dimension it was already 10 o clock in addition to nosotros flora that our Driver hasn't yet managed to repair the employment inwards the auto in addition to has called a mechanic. He checked a lot of things in addition to finally what I understood was that the auto has to live taken to the garage. We were a flake disappointed because nosotros had planned to start the twenty-four hours alongside a smasher past times visiting some of the nearby sightseeing places. Nevertheless nosotros accepted fate in addition to started loitering within Kalpetta. Kalpetta is a real small-scale town nosotros flora in addition to it shortly ended alongside the highway cutting through the optic of the city. Myself in addition to Bhim booked an auto in addition to he took us to some nearby pinnacle where in that location was some mining activities going on. Basically it seemed they were precisely creating novel roads . It was hot in addition to in that location was hardly anything to encounter in that location thus nosotros shortly started walking dorsum in addition to taking an occasional photograph on the supply journey.
Back to the hotel nosotros did non know what to produce .We called our driver in addition to came to know that a guy has gone to calicut the nearest big town to acquire some spare share of the car. He said it was non available in that location inwards Kalpetta. Calicut is precisely seventy kms away in addition to he as expected to live in that location inwards a yoke of hours . So nosotros estimated that since it was most 12 o clock nosotros may as good receive got our dejeuner since the breakfast had been pretty weak.
There is a wonderful hotel called Woodlands - a classic hotel. It was indeed a classic hotel alongside wonderful nutrient in addition to service. They served some pretty decent mutton biriani in addition to whole meals. On a whole it was prissy , except that the mutton could've been to a greater extent than tender. But the fish items were real good. Moreover goose egg was cooked inwards kokosnoot fossil oil thus nosotros happily gulped a lot of stuff.
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ROW WITH TUNGA TRAVELS
Returning to the hotel nosotros flora the auto was all the same non available. But our worries started when nosotros flora the driver is also non available. We tried to telephone weep upward him in addition to it was but ringing out. Soon afterwards he switched off his mobile. This was besides much for us. We actually got pissed off. It was real rude on his part. First the auto should've been properly serviced earlier such a long journeying , which he did non assist to do. And right away nosotros are waiting for to a greater extent than than 4/5 hours for the auto to acquire repaired in addition to no sign of Driver. Finally after trying for one-half in addition to hr nosotros called their share inwards Bangalore . i.e TUNGA Travels . After a lot of heated discussions nosotros finally gave the possessor an ultimatum that either your driver turns upward chop-chop or nosotros produce non pay ( It was a hollow threat anyway because nosotros had already paid him a practiced amount past times which he tin flaming happily become dorsum also ) . Thus a lesson was learnt that , NEVER trust the TRAVELS (Esp Travels similar TUNGA TRAVELS) or their drivers. They are basically inwards the line organisation of making money. e kept assuring us that he had talked alongside the driver in addition to he volition come upward inwards one-half an hour. This one-half hr stretched to 1 hr , in addition to thus to 1 in addition to a one-half hours . And nosotros were all confused that if his telephone is switched off in addition to thus how come upward the possessor called the driver. We shortly came to know that. Some guy went to calicut , did his shopping happily without whatever hurry in addition to came dorsum to a greater extent than or less 3-4 o clock in addition to till in addition to thus the driver happily went to slumber oblivious of his passengers inwards the garage somewhere.
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SUNSET
We are gentlemen thus nosotros decided non to chase the effect further, that volition run out a bitter gustation to the whole tour ( after nosotros realized how incorrect nosotros were) .
Finally nosotros were able to become to Soochipara Falls inwards brusk while.
The walk to Soochipara falls was a prissy one. It was covered past times greenery in addition to the route was concrete in addition to a prissy one. Although the expanse was non at all clean. People happily throwing away plastics , fifty-fifty though its clear its a no plastic zone. We sat awhile inwards front end of the Falls . It was a small-scale one, but had slight fury inwards the waters . Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 immature daughter stood precisely on the stone where it was crashing into in addition to was enjoying the stealth cool fury of the water.
Soon nosotros started our ascension dorsum . There was a prissy stance betoken in addition to a house to sit down in addition to relax nether the setting Sun .
Next nosotros went to Phooket Lake. Unfortunately the gates were already unopen for the day. We precisely roamed in addition to lazed to a greater extent than or less earlier returning hotel after a loving cup of Kerala tea .( tea inwards Kerala is a flake coarse in addition to has a dissimilar odor ) Its hugely dissimilar from the flavour of Darjeeling tea.
After a hefty dinner 1 time again at Woodlands nosotros called it a day. We had to sign out at morn vii am the adjacent day.
My deluxe room I shortly flora was non much deluxe alongside the blanket non sufficient in addition to mosquitoes hovering to a greater extent than or less everywhere. I hardly managed to acquire a wink when it was fourth dimension to acquire upward .
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We are gentlemen thus nosotros decided non to chase the effect further, that volition run out a bitter gustation to the whole tour ( after nosotros realized how incorrect nosotros were) .
Finally nosotros were able to become to Soochipara Falls inwards brusk while.
The walk to Soochipara falls was a prissy one. It was covered past times greenery in addition to the route was concrete in addition to a prissy one. Although the expanse was non at all clean. People happily throwing away plastics , fifty-fifty though its clear its a no plastic zone. We sat awhile inwards front end of the Falls . It was a small-scale one, but had slight fury inwards the waters . Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 immature daughter stood precisely on the stone where it was crashing into in addition to was enjoying the stealth cool fury of the water.
Soon nosotros started our ascension dorsum . There was a prissy stance betoken in addition to a house to sit down in addition to relax nether the setting Sun .
Next nosotros went to Phooket Lake. Unfortunately the gates were already unopen for the day. We precisely roamed in addition to lazed to a greater extent than or less earlier returning hotel after a loving cup of Kerala tea .( tea inwards Kerala is a flake coarse in addition to has a dissimilar odor ) Its hugely dissimilar from the flavour of Darjeeling tea.
After a hefty dinner 1 time again at Woodlands nosotros called it a day. We had to sign out at morn vii am the adjacent day.
My deluxe room I shortly flora was non much deluxe alongside the blanket non sufficient in addition to mosquitoes hovering to a greater extent than or less everywhere. I hardly managed to acquire a wink when it was fourth dimension to acquire upward .
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WONDERFUL SUNDAY
After signing out from the Hotel nosotros had a buffet breakfast at Woodlands which was 1 time again a real pleasant one. Then nosotros started off towards Kanthapara Falls.
Kanthapara Falls was a cool place. Devoid of the human attending it was construct clean in addition to wild. We spent a long fourth dimension in that location musing the charm of the falls
Next nosotros got off to what seemed similar a agency to Meenmurti Falls. It showed a agency 4 kms aft within the woodies. We started walking quest the locals en route. Soon within the woods nosotros lost our way. Some of us decided to cheque out an choice agency . Meanwhile a localite turned up. clad inwards a lungi alongside a sickle inwards manus , he was trying to explicate something . We understood that he was referring to some jungle vehicle that takes 250 Rs to convey us to the falls . We decided to plough dorsum in addition to figure it out. in addition to thus no 1 was interested inwards the falls whatever to a greater extent than , because the woods itself was glorious in addition to it was precisely prissy to sit down in that location in addition to bask the sun.
Next on the route nosotros went to Phantom Rock. It was a wild house , but it was prissy to acquire a stance of a mount carved past times nature's forces.
After a few snaps in that location nosotros started towards Eddakal caves, the finally betoken on the sightseeing. After reaching a sure enough betoken nosotros had to become the residue of the agency past times jeep . We bought tickets separately in addition to shortly were jumping on the mount route inwards a medieval version of a jeep . Reaching the caves nosotros had to purchase tickets again. What a terms nosotros idea precisely to encounter some natural stuff. The caves were quite spectacular . Except the fact that nosotros were non able to figure out if the writings drawings on the walls were of primitive homo or our recent guests .
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Anyways after a wonderful journeying to the caves nosotros started off towards Mysore. Catching the finally glimpse of the Wayanad in addition to Kerala.
Kanthapara Falls was a cool place. Devoid of the human attending it was construct clean in addition to wild. We spent a long fourth dimension in that location musing the charm of the falls
Next nosotros got off to what seemed similar a agency to Meenmurti Falls. It showed a agency 4 kms aft within the woodies. We started walking quest the locals en route. Soon within the woods nosotros lost our way. Some of us decided to cheque out an choice agency . Meanwhile a localite turned up. clad inwards a lungi alongside a sickle inwards manus , he was trying to explicate something . We understood that he was referring to some jungle vehicle that takes 250 Rs to convey us to the falls . We decided to plough dorsum in addition to figure it out. in addition to thus no 1 was interested inwards the falls whatever to a greater extent than , because the woods itself was glorious in addition to it was precisely prissy to sit down in that location in addition to bask the sun.
Next on the route nosotros went to Phantom Rock. It was a wild house , but it was prissy to acquire a stance of a mount carved past times nature's forces.
After a few snaps in that location nosotros started towards Eddakal caves, the finally betoken on the sightseeing. After reaching a sure enough betoken nosotros had to become the residue of the agency past times jeep . We bought tickets separately in addition to shortly were jumping on the mount route inwards a medieval version of a jeep . Reaching the caves nosotros had to purchase tickets again. What a terms nosotros idea precisely to encounter some natural stuff. The caves were quite spectacular . Except the fact that nosotros were non able to figure out if the writings drawings on the walls were of primitive homo or our recent guests .
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Anyways after a wonderful journeying to the caves nosotros started off towards Mysore. Catching the finally glimpse of the Wayanad in addition to Kerala.
See Kodalgallery for all photos.
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P.S> We after flora the driver charged us double for Fri nighttime stating that whole nighttime driving invites double charge. For us it was commencement fourth dimension inwards our umpteenth journeying inwards South Bharat , but the commencement alongside this travels. Be careful is what the owls say.