Tea for Two

Our hosts, Mya and Radeesh prepared breakfast this morning which consisted of eggs and toast along with tea or coffee. Joining us was Sue and Paul who are here from Alaska for a yoga retreat.

We took a local bus down to Munnar and walked through the market. We stopped to purchase some locally grown cashews and home made chocolate. This town is much more laid back than others we have visited. The vendors don't call out or hassle you in any way. Although we did see a demonstration march....i really have no idea what they were protesting or promoting. Their flags looked different than the communist party that we saw chanting yesterday.



We made our way to the Kerala Tourist Office and booked a tour to a wildlife sanctuary for tomorrow.

We stopped for lunch at a local restaurant and enjoyed a typical Kerala meal called Thalis. It is basically rice served on a stainless steel tray which is surrounded by small stainless steel cups with various ingredients and sauces.

We made a stop at the local tea museum and saw how tea is made. Various machines on a conveyor type system process the tea leaves. It was explained to us that they only use the top two leaves to make green tea and the very expensive white tea is derived from the sprout on the top of the plant.

After returning to our neighbourhood we went for a hike into the tea plantation behind the house we are staying in. We were having such a nice walk until the clouds opened up leaving us totally soaked.



Nanna.....I am happy to hear that you are out of the hospital and will be going to have your eyes fixed. Take care and get better quickly.....we love you.