We are getting used to the good life - getting up to a sunny morning, going for a nice walk and coming back to a nice breakfast without an iota of effort in preparing this good meal. We will have to get ourselves back into the groove when we get back home.
Today, we have a car and driver coming to pick us up to take us to a few places where we will spend our morning. The first is a walk to Dolphin's Nose a rock formation some distance away from town. Lloyd will not be walking as Bala has nixed the walk for him, however he will drive to the start point with us and hang out there while the three of us do the walk. When we got to the start, one look at it caused Danielle to opt out as well. It was a scattering of large rock quite dangerous for someone needing repairs to her knee. The path descended rapidly as we jumped from rock to rock for the first ten minutes until the rocks were replaced with a tangle of roots that snaked across the path forcing us to step carefully to avoid tripping ourselves. The path continued downward for about a half hour until we finally arrived at the rock called Dolphin's Nose. Our driver and guide John strode confidently to the tip of the nose which cantilevered over a 7000 foot drop (or so it appeared). Lynanne, holding John's hand, went almost to the end of the nose. For those of you who know her, that was quite a feat as she's quite afraid of heights. Bernie contented himself with staying behind and taking a picture of the 2 of them on the edge of oblivion. On our way up the hill, Bernie took a picture of some young folks sitting and dangling their feet on the nose. Of course, he got an email address to send to them. The way up was arduous to say the least and utterly inconsistent with the easy rating Bala had assigned this walk. Of course, we were at 7000 ft. and that probably had a bit to do with our huffing and puffing. Meanwhile, Lloyd and Danielle took a 1 hour stroll down the road where they met several young Israeli people, some of them were decompressing after their military service. We saw an Israeli/Italian/Indian cafe there, as well. The rest of the afternoon was spent doing errands in town and waiting impatiently for our British dinner on our westward gourmet trek.
Contrary to all expectations, our British dinner was spectacular, starting with pumpkin soup with an Indian flare, roast chicken in a delicious brown sauce, fresh carrots and peas from the garden, and British mashed potatoes. To top it all off we had trifle in the living room in front of the fire. Unfortunately the cheesecake from last night never reappeared. Our evening together was the perfect end to another satisfying day in Kodaikanal. See you tomorrow.
Today, we have a car and driver coming to pick us up to take us to a few places where we will spend our morning. The first is a walk to Dolphin's Nose a rock formation some distance away from town. Lloyd will not be walking as Bala has nixed the walk for him, however he will drive to the start point with us and hang out there while the three of us do the walk. When we got to the start, one look at it caused Danielle to opt out as well. It was a scattering of large rock quite dangerous for someone needing repairs to her knee. The path descended rapidly as we jumped from rock to rock for the first ten minutes until the rocks were replaced with a tangle of roots that snaked across the path forcing us to step carefully to avoid tripping ourselves. The path continued downward for about a half hour until we finally arrived at the rock called Dolphin's Nose. Our driver and guide John strode confidently to the tip of the nose which cantilevered over a 7000 foot drop (or so it appeared). Lynanne, holding John's hand, went almost to the end of the nose. For those of you who know her, that was quite a feat as she's quite afraid of heights. Bernie contented himself with staying behind and taking a picture of the 2 of them on the edge of oblivion. On our way up the hill, Bernie took a picture of some young folks sitting and dangling their feet on the nose. Of course, he got an email address to send to them. The way up was arduous to say the least and utterly inconsistent with the easy rating Bala had assigned this walk. Of course, we were at 7000 ft. and that probably had a bit to do with our huffing and puffing. Meanwhile, Lloyd and Danielle took a 1 hour stroll down the road where they met several young Israeli people, some of them were decompressing after their military service. We saw an Israeli/Italian/Indian cafe there, as well. The rest of the afternoon was spent doing errands in town and waiting impatiently for our British dinner on our westward gourmet trek.
Contrary to all expectations, our British dinner was spectacular, starting with pumpkin soup with an Indian flare, roast chicken in a delicious brown sauce, fresh carrots and peas from the garden, and British mashed potatoes. To top it all off we had trifle in the living room in front of the fire. Unfortunately the cheesecake from last night never reappeared. Our evening together was the perfect end to another satisfying day in Kodaikanal. See you tomorrow.
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