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    February 25, 2020
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    What no pants

    February 27, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌙 23 °C

    Andrew found out he didn't pack his undies......off shopping for some tonight.....

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    Off to the seagull......

    February 29, 2020 in India ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C

    Lovely fresh grilled fish........interesting electrics at restaurant. Quiz 10/20. Found 2 pairs of undies for 40 rupee each.....nude colour (.Brown we are in India after all )

    Tonic water refuel again.....Linda says she needs to keep her quinine levels up to protect her against Malaria.Read more

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    Munnar.....time for tea

    March 2, 2020 in India ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

    Arrived yesterday internet a bit dodgy hence delay, 5hr zig zag drive, stopped off for a pleasant coffee for 20rupee, all regretted not having the local lunch served on a banana leaf. Mike a little green in the gills saved by one of Andrews mints.....he's eating more than me! Last few miles stunning views. Hotel great built into the hillside, next to the Tamil workers housing slum....that's India. Room on minus 3.....a bit confusing as it's all upside down.Read more

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    Tea plantation walk

    March 2, 2020 in India ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C

    After a short drive we reached the local tea plantation and met our guide ' Monie'......we then started our 4 hour trek up the steep mountain tracks. He pointed out birds,trees etc. Along the way. Due to the altitude we were all puffing quite a bit. Few pleasant stops ate some passion fruit, green satsoma and the ubiquitous banana.

    Wild elephant on the roam only sign of it was some old poo.....thankfully. All felt the 1000cost per person great value esp as hotel charging 3000!

    Local lunch at the Ali Baba, Mutton ( really goat ) curry, dahl, CTM .

    Chill out this pm. TEA factory tomorrow. Looks like they only use 'waste' tea in tea bags.....let's wait and see

    Tonic water refuel thanks to Saleel ( our driver )    Read more

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    Gin and quiz

    March 2, 2020 in India ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C

    Not too good the quiz scores and number of gins are equalising, which could be a good thing or a bad thing depending how you look at it.....

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    Tea factory

    March 3, 2020 in India ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

    Interesting tour ( 400 rupee ) around working tea factory, guide a little difficult to understand but we eventually worked out the process; white tea the uber best, then green ,then a series of grades of brown then the twig fibrous remains ( aka the rubbish ) are used in tea bags.

    50% chance of seeing elephant today.... not us :(
    A bit frustrating as according to the guide a family of elephants visited the petrol station last week.    Read more

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    Gin and quiz.......

    March 3, 2020 in India ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C

    Quiz score 13........ helped with generous marking by Linda. Mike pulled it out of the bag with the best answer about the reserve teams in the boat race.

    Raining +++

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    Munnar to Kofiland resort in Thekkady

    March 4, 2020 in India ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Very interesting and twisty driver from Munnar, took about 3 hours and had a pleasant stop by a massive dam, with coffee at 20 rupee each, even splashed our on a Kit Kat. Last bit of drive through the cardomen laden hills.

    Lunch at the Bamboo cafe less than £10 for 4...we will be back.

    Afternoon boat safari at Periyar tiger reserve ( looks like Tigers don't do paparatzi or tourists ) started off a bit drab but had some great close up sightings of elephants swimming. Linda caught the guides eye and he took some great shots using her phone and a pair of binoculars.

    Out for dinner at the Thekkady cafe, popular with locals had ' fish n chips' Masala fried fish with tons of garlic.

    Couple of rain showers, frequent power cuts.    Read more

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    Kofiland resort

    March 5, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌧 25 °C

    Great jungle themed hotel, quiet we were only guests! Usual confusion re breakfast order, 2 eggs = 8 arrive. Etc

    Continuous wildlife sounds great apart from some irritating bird that sounded like a bleeping mobile phone for 60 min this am.Read more

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    Elephant trip & Spice garden tour.

    March 5, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌧 25 °C

    Ride, wash/ scrub and then bath with the elephants. Very clean location , elephants very well behaved and seemed content and well cared for. Leela 32 and Meena 35. Getting on off them was a bit of a groin strain but great fun.

    Spice garden 1 hr guided walk around organic spice garden,; all spice, pepper, coffee, turmeric, cardamom, nutmeg/ mace. Lovely shop selling good selection of herbs and spices......and chocolate, as it wasn't made from dairy didn't melt in the heat. Varieties included nutmeg, cardamom, ginger and mango.    Read more

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    Dinner at the Bamboo

    March 5, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌧 23 °C

    Last meal in Periyar..... popped along to the bamboo restaurant...( term restaurant probably over states it a little, tin covered shack more appropriate ) Fish tikka, chicken tikka, fish sweet n sour, veg fried rice, manchurian cauliflower, cashew naan, 3 garlic naan ,extra curry sauce for aw, lemon rice. All agreed the best meal to date 2000 rupee in total, amazing value & staff knowledgeable and really helpful..... yum yum .Read more

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    Houseboat first day.....

    March 6, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌧 24 °C

    Arrived after a 4hr drive, interesting scenery.... a.c. houseboat.....straw and wood. Jimmy the driver, Babu front of house and the chef....Litten. Managed to get all the baggage across the wobbly gang plank ( well the staff did ), most importantly got the crate of Kingfisher Blue on board.Read more

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    Houseboat day 2

    March 7, 2020 in India ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    Spent the might moored in the middle of nowhere, chef conjuring up some amazing meals, digestion seems to be surviving the 3 curries based meals per day.

    Linda & Karen hoping for another shopping opportunity, but it looks like we are drifting aimlessly around the backwaters...... struggling to relax as there are constant sights to see.

    Short stop and shop....refilled Tonic water, K&A bought Tiffin tins.

    Sundowner with copious Kingfisher Blue....made all the more authentic by sighting several kingfishers. Sun setting with gentle back ground music drifting from the nearby temple.    Read more

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    CRUNCH time

    March 8, 2020 in India ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    Very worrying time Mike managed to fall / trip / swallow dive / horizontally piroett off the houseboat falling 5ft onto rough concrete steps, wedging himself between the boat and the concrete jetty.... a few expletives and several pints of blood later we managed to extricate him. Following a patch up on board and a threesome shower ( what happens on the boat stays on the boat ) we transferred Mike to a local hospital. He was expertly cared for by a team of Catholic nuns. Our faith in humanity was restored by the amazing kindness shown by all the staff, Babu & Jimmy who spent the whole night attending to Mike and one of the local residents who kindly transferred us to the hospital.

    Thankfully Mike survived despite copious cuts, bruises and rib fractures.

    Some people will do anything to get out of playing Scrabble    Read more

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    Day 3 on the houseboat

    March 8, 2020 in India ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C

    Final day drifting along the backwaters..... amazing sites with everyone going about their daily lives; washing, swimming, fishing for tea. Passed several highly decorated Catholic churches.

    Another lovely lunch; Keralan thali served on a banana leaf.

    Passed an area famous for ducks, crowds of young ducklings darting in front of the boat..... one of them featured in an excellent ( rather bony) duck curry for our dinner.    Read more

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    Boat, car, tuk tuk, train and plane!

    March 9, 2020 in India ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C

    Back to Mumbai today, catching the 14.35 Cannanore Express, from Alleppey to Aluva, platform 2 , coach c1 class ( air conditioned seat ) comfortable and relatively clean. The bio toilet a bit tricky even when static, a good aim is needed.

    Distance 77km will take 2 ours so not exactly express....ticket 1060 for 4.    Read more

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    MUMBAI......Trident Nariman Point

    March 10, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌙 22 °C

    First of our 3 days in Mumbai.....Mike fixed a few things to do, hopefully will use the complimentary limo ( mini ) to get us going. Great city view from 32nd floor. AW's shirt which he left at the Leela arrived safely...!

    Holi festival, Hindu celebration beginning of spring, colourful dye all over the place some great pics.    Read more

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    Full on tour Mumbai....

    March 11, 2020 in India ⋅ 🌙 23 °C

    5hr tour of the highlights of Mumbai. Encountered the dabbawala's who deliver 250,000 meals each day from workers homes to their offices.

    Watched the cricket games at the Oval.......

    Jain temple where the dead are left to be eaten by the vultures...... if they are short on dead people keep the birds topped up with buffalo meat.

    Market tour lots of sights and smells

    Sunset at the India Gate, thronged by locals. Linda very popular for selfies. Followed by cocktails at the Taj Mahal Palace then dinner at the awarding winning restaurant ' The Table ' ...... discovered kale & garlic salad yum yum.    Read more

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