Mountains and Chocolate

April 22, 2009 | Category: India, Southern India | by: Spencer

Chillin' at our hostel in the mountain town of Kodaikanal.

It’s been hot.  When it’s summertime in India, Indians head for one of the many hill stations for milder temperatures; and since it was conveniently on our way to the more southern parts we were headed to next, we decided to do the same, and spend a few days in the jungley, mountain-town of Kodaikanal.  The bus trip up was a crazy, narrow, and windey adventure by itself; through big trees and waterfalls, and big drop-offs.  And when we arrived in the rain, it was hard to believe that there could be such a cool, green escape, only a few hours from the furnaces of the valleys below.  Heather says it was the perfect place to spend her birthday…we did some hiking, ate chocolate, (Lots available, ‘cause it doesn’t melt here.  Of course!) and relaxed in our incredible scenic hostel, plunked right into the side of a mountain.  We even got to spend and extra day, since all the buses in the whole state just happened to be on strike the day we wanted to leave.  Nice.  The whole place was very atmospheric, and easy to love. There is even a big international school in Kodai, so who knows, maybe we’ll be back someday!

One Comments

  1. Brian Fillmore
    on May 30th, 2009
    1

    No question….just wanted to say your adventurousness is impressive. Stay safe…
    Love,
    Dad.

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