Kalpetta
How were we to know that bamboo rubbing together in the wind can start a fire?? I guess i should have watche more closely when Ray Mears was doing his thing.
So we were on the train to go to a hick town to stay in a dive of a hotel, just to visit the best nature reserve in south India. Jo was really looking forwar to it and the possibility of a tiger sighting. We phone to book the hotel and enquire about park entrance fees etc, when they hit us with the news, it was CLOSED. A huge fire had hit both sections of the park, even tho they were along way apart, and even the bird sanctuary was closed. ARSE!
We had to make do with a trip to a waterfall and a some caves to salvage the trip. Both of these were distinctly average in the impressive department, so it was time to move again.
On to a night train, (Jo’s first) and onwards to Mysore.
