We have made it to Munnar and it is hard to believe that we are only 150 km from Fort Kochi. We are now over 6000 feet above sea level. (that's why it took 5 hours to get here) The road up here was fairly narrow consisting of many back to back hairpin turns. Our taxi driver felt the need to pass anything that was in front of us...much of the time overtaking vehicles blindly while blasting his horn. Considering we did make it alive, the $65.00 including tax seemed very reasonable.
We are in the Eastern Ghats mountain range. The temperature here is a much more reasonable 25 degrees without the humidity. We are surrounded by tea plantations, trees, and mountains.
We are staying at another "home stay". It is the equivalent of what we would call a bed and breakfast. It is a very large beautiful house! If I was to guess, I would estimate that it is 10,000 sq. ft. All of the floors and stairs are granite. There is an abundance of windows and a smart looking garden. Our 2nd floor room is very large with two balconies.
After getting settled, we went for a walk through the small village and had some great interaction with the locals. School had just finished and the children were very keen to talk with us, trying their best with the limited English that they know. It was great fun!
The very first clouds that we have seen since being in India brought a heavy rain storm. We walked about 1 km to the nearest place for some dinner arriving soaked. Sue enjoyed her spinach and cheese dish, while I was less than thrilled with my rice dish.....whatever... as Mike would say, "I'm going to eat again tomorrow".
We are looking forward to what tomorrow has in store.
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