We spent the weekend away in Ooty-- a town in the Hill Stations (Nilgiris mountains of south India). It was a six hour drive full of some of the tightest turns I have ever seen (and Indian driving laws (or total lack there of) still apply). Our final destination was about 7,000 feet up. Dr. Relton drove us starting at 4am Saturday morning and we arrived back home later on Sunday night. When we arrived at our lodge (similar to camping-style building with many cots) we were amazed to see that the place was swarming with monkeys. (Our lodge was located in a wildlife reserve and pretty far off from anything commercial.) When I was grabbing my bag from the trunk a monkey hopped in the trunk- reached in a grocery bag and stole a loaf of bread. He was gone with it before I could even figure out what was happening. Dr. Relton simply shook his head and said "Well, that was breakfast." He got away with breakfast but not with my camera (which is pretty common) and I managed to snap a picture of the little guy chowin' down.
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| Yes, that is bread in his cheeks |
We spent the rest of saturday riding around the park hoping to spot some wild life. We saw elephants, peacocks, Indian buffalo, giant squirrel (actual name- and appropriately named), and all sorts of forest creatures. After our safari ride- we watched the elephants feed at a feeding station near camp. It was a jam-packed and eventful day full of Indian delights!
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| Dr. Relton outside our lodge by his monkeycovered car |
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| Wild Elephants spotted on our safari |
Sunday, we were total Americans. We went to the Pigeon Forge of India (see the pics below if you don't believe me.) It was complete with a boat ride, shopping, chocolate eating, picture taking, and singing to Taylor Swift on the way home. We even had american meals all day!
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| You could ride horses... |
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| And eat corn in a cup... |
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| Emily was a bit cold on our boat ride |
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| Fast food lunch-- very american (minus the hamburgers) |
We are exhausted from such a packed weekend but we had a ton of fun and it was so nice to get away for the weekend.
I hope you all had a wonderful relaxing weekend as well- and Happy Father's Day!! Especially to you, Dad. You are the best dad a girl could ask for- I'm sorry that I'm thousands of miles away today but I cant wait to celebrate you when I return! Thanks for being a faithful blog follower- and thanks for sending me to India :]
ps- yes we were TOTAL tourists on Sunday and we still had Indian tourists take pictures of us (and with us)
Ahhh too funny! The scenery and wildlife sound amazing. So glad you get some time to explore all that. Miss you pretty girl. Can you believe only ~2 weeks are left??
ReplyDeleteWhen you sing Taylor Swift, I hope you think of me.
ReplyDeleteThat was a spin off her song "Tim McGraw", which I assumed you knew when I typed the above lyric, however now I'm second guessing myself. Anyhoo, so jealous you saw elephants!!!