Here we are waking up to another beautiful sunny day and looking forward to our delicious South Indian breakfast. I am always awake and reading outside by the time the sun rises. It is enchanting to be sitting on our outdoor deck in the morning listening to all the different birds serenading me. Every one else comes out before 8 a.m. to partake in the varied menu that is our breakfast.
Today, we have arranged to have a car and driver here to take us all the way to Top Station. It is on the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is called Top Station because it is a high point from which a rope way was used to transport tea and other goods from Munnar to the valleys below in Tamil Nadu. The drive was extremely picturesque and our driver made sure to point out the interesting sites. Our first stop was at the Rose Garden but frankly there were many more flowers to be admired and not that many roses. All of us recognized many of our flowers from home and agreed that our botanical gardens are much nicer. Of course, here in India, the dust from the roads tends to cover everything. At the garden, we had our first calamity and may it please be the last. Lloyd twisted his knee coming down a step and can now barely walk. We are quite the senior citizen foursome. Lynanne started off with a cold and plugged ears (she is now better), followed by an eye infection needing antibiotic drops for Bernie and then Lloyd got hurt and of course, I have my bad knee to protect at all times. Is there anyone reading this that would love traveling with us on our next adventure? Should any one want to join us on our next trip, the pre-requisite is two good knees. The evening conversation has been entitled "the organ recital". With an injured Lloyd, we got back in the car and after a few kilometers, our driver stopped and told us to go see the honey tree. To our absolute delight, there was this tall tree and on the branches, there were these huge hives (like large sacs) covered with, I am sure, thousands of honey bees hovering and covering the big sac-shaped hives. It was just an incredible sight. From there, we continued our drive passing at least 3 dams. We also stopped at a beautiful lake and took a walk there with poor Lloyd hobbling along like a trooper. I hope he feels better tomorrow.
That evening, we had the privilege to meet a young couple, Maria from Columbia and Jorg from Germany. We had dinner together and spent the rest of the evening enjoying their company. They are on a one year round the world trip. They live in Brussels where Maria just finished her PhD in Biomedical Engineering and, after their trip, they have to decide where in the world they want to live. Maria reminds us so much of Mireille. Her smile, her laugh, the way her mouth moves when she talks. It is uncanny. They will probably visit Lynanne and Lloyd in Berkeley and plan to come to Ottawa next summer.
That's about it for today. Let's see what tomorrow brings. We definitely are enjoying ourselves so far. Come back to visit, because in time we will post some pictures.
Today, we have arranged to have a car and driver here to take us all the way to Top Station. It is on the border of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It is called Top Station because it is a high point from which a rope way was used to transport tea and other goods from Munnar to the valleys below in Tamil Nadu. The drive was extremely picturesque and our driver made sure to point out the interesting sites. Our first stop was at the Rose Garden but frankly there were many more flowers to be admired and not that many roses. All of us recognized many of our flowers from home and agreed that our botanical gardens are much nicer. Of course, here in India, the dust from the roads tends to cover everything. At the garden, we had our first calamity and may it please be the last. Lloyd twisted his knee coming down a step and can now barely walk. We are quite the senior citizen foursome. Lynanne started off with a cold and plugged ears (she is now better), followed by an eye infection needing antibiotic drops for Bernie and then Lloyd got hurt and of course, I have my bad knee to protect at all times. Is there anyone reading this that would love traveling with us on our next adventure? Should any one want to join us on our next trip, the pre-requisite is two good knees. The evening conversation has been entitled "the organ recital". With an injured Lloyd, we got back in the car and after a few kilometers, our driver stopped and told us to go see the honey tree. To our absolute delight, there was this tall tree and on the branches, there were these huge hives (like large sacs) covered with, I am sure, thousands of honey bees hovering and covering the big sac-shaped hives. It was just an incredible sight. From there, we continued our drive passing at least 3 dams. We also stopped at a beautiful lake and took a walk there with poor Lloyd hobbling along like a trooper. I hope he feels better tomorrow.
That evening, we had the privilege to meet a young couple, Maria from Columbia and Jorg from Germany. We had dinner together and spent the rest of the evening enjoying their company. They are on a one year round the world trip. They live in Brussels where Maria just finished her PhD in Biomedical Engineering and, after their trip, they have to decide where in the world they want to live. Maria reminds us so much of Mireille. Her smile, her laugh, the way her mouth moves when she talks. It is uncanny. They will probably visit Lynanne and Lloyd in Berkeley and plan to come to Ottawa next summer.
That's about it for today. Let's see what tomorrow brings. We definitely are enjoying ourselves so far. Come back to visit, because in time we will post some pictures.
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