Day 101 (Mon 16 Oct) - Kalpetta
Had a tasty breakfast at the hotel restaurant, after which we headed off to the internet cafe. There were security problems with the computers and the owners didn't seem bothered that porn kept flashing up on our screens. They must have got a batch of knock off computers from some British firm. We didn't stay long, instead headed back to the hotel.
Later we decided to head off to Pookote Lake. After our experience of India's idea of promoting nature the day before, we had no idea what to expect. We were very pleasantly surprised.
The quiet lake ( [1], [2], [3] )was surrounded by a lush evergreen forest, it was beautiful and unspoilt apart from a couple of brightly coloured pedalos. As we leisurely walked around the lake we soaked in the smells and the sounds of the forest and watched large butterflies as they danced in front of us and almost trod on a small snail. We had nearly walked around the lake when it started to rain. It quickly became pretty heavy and luckily we were able to dive into the cafe for a cup of chai. Whilst we waited for the rain to ease off we watched naughty monkeys successfully steal food from the cafe. It was quite a downpour and there was no sign that the rain was easing off but an Indian family must have thought differently as they decided to take a pedalo into the middle of the lake. Needless to say they were soaked to the skin and came back to shore shortly afterwards.
It was getting late so we headed back to Kalpetta. Tonight we decided to follow Suresh's recommendation and try out Haritagiri Ecotel (no idea what an ecotel is!) as he said they served pasta and wine!! Jo got very excited at the prospect of a glass of wine and even dressed up for the occasion. We should have known better!
When we arrived we scanned the menu and there was no sign of pasta although they did serve wine. Well only one type of wine to be fair. We both ordered veggie biriyani and a glass of wine. The wine tasted more like port but Sarb reminded Jo that they soon would be in Goa where he assured her there would be (drinkable) wine!
Later we decided to head off to Pookote Lake. After our experience of India's idea of promoting nature the day before, we had no idea what to expect. We were very pleasantly surprised.
The quiet lake ( [1], [2], [3] )was surrounded by a lush evergreen forest, it was beautiful and unspoilt apart from a couple of brightly coloured pedalos. As we leisurely walked around the lake we soaked in the smells and the sounds of the forest and watched large butterflies as they danced in front of us and almost trod on a small snail. We had nearly walked around the lake when it started to rain. It quickly became pretty heavy and luckily we were able to dive into the cafe for a cup of chai. Whilst we waited for the rain to ease off we watched naughty monkeys successfully steal food from the cafe. It was quite a downpour and there was no sign that the rain was easing off but an Indian family must have thought differently as they decided to take a pedalo into the middle of the lake. Needless to say they were soaked to the skin and came back to shore shortly afterwards.
It was getting late so we headed back to Kalpetta. Tonight we decided to follow Suresh's recommendation and try out Haritagiri Ecotel (no idea what an ecotel is!) as he said they served pasta and wine!! Jo got very excited at the prospect of a glass of wine and even dressed up for the occasion. We should have known better!
When we arrived we scanned the menu and there was no sign of pasta although they did serve wine. Well only one type of wine to be fair. We both ordered veggie biriyani and a glass of wine. The wine tasted more like port but Sarb reminded Jo that they soon would be in Goa where he assured her there would be (drinkable) wine!
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10/16/2006 08:17:00 am
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