We started early from Bangalore by car. By noon, we were already driving through the hilly section on the lush, serpentine roads. The weather waspleasent, though it tended to get very humid during the evening.Learned from the coffee estate owners there that the rains have eluded Coorg so far and most of them have had to rely on the brooks/streams/ponds in their estate to water their plantations.
A view ofcoffee plantations for the first time and learned to distinguish between the Arabica and the Robusta varieties. Saw a water fall (Abbey falls) and walked till the microbes living on my skin thought that they were inhabiting one.
Westayed at Chikbalepet in Kushalnagar. The accomodation was wonderful. It was a nice bungalow with 2 bedrooms and one big hall + kitchen, fully furnished. We freshened up and started off to Talacauvery, the place where the river Cauvery, First off, we reached Baghamandala.This place also has some temples; we visited two temples, ate some breakfast in one of the nearby places. We then went ahead to TalaCauvery. There's a water reserve there, which is symbolic of the birthplace of the river. This was a scenic place, we got good shots of foggy mountains and the Sun behind the fog.
We moved on and went to Irpu falls inside the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sancutary and walked over to the place near the waterfalls. Soon afterwards, we started to make preparations for the return journey. On the way back, we stopped at Nisargadhama, a place that's a zoo and a picnic spot. We went boating, rode on an elephant, ate junk food and icecreams.
Also we stopped by at a Buddhist temple (monastery?). This is also known as the Golden Temple. It's a beautiful place, very clean and quiet. We reached our destination at around 8 in the night. Was a wonderful trip and a memorable experience. One of the most beautiful places I've visited, I'd recommend anyone visiting this part of the world to visit Coorg.
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