Sušičko lake camp

The lake was at the bottom of the canyon, flanked by the vertical rock walls and forests. Insects and butterflies buzzed all around on the wildflowers. Judging from the level of grass on the lake bed, it seems that Sušičko lake has been dry for a while. There was a spring of water, and the van was stocked up, so it was a great place to set up camp.

The air was particularly clear and the night sky opened up with a crackle above the canyon. The sky was pierced with countless stars and the milky way swirled overhead. We watched the celestial display of shooting stars in silence before going to our tent.

The night was broken abruptly. Kiran woke up needing to vomit. The bout of food poisoning got us up a few times and kept him rather subdued the next day. Kiran slept all day. He had no energy, except to play with the water pistols with the boys. I cooked up a meal of dal and rice and raitha as we lounged about in the canyon.Read more