Day 2. Today we did nothing. The most noteworthy event was a ninety - minute encounter with two Indians bearing hot stones, and with avowed intent to reach deep inside our musculature. This apparently is called a 'massage', which we were expected to pay for, and which rather left one feeling as though one had been hit by a truck, but in a good way, I think....
This resort has 24 rooms, and currently less than half that number of guests. It is the very epitome of quietude and relaxation, and what with the massage and all I think at one point I achieved a state of Zen - like calm and tranquility, and a sense of oneness with the universe. That was just before I started climbing the walls, and in order to placate my need to embark on less spiritual activities. the beloved one has booked us an exclusive overnight stay on a houseboat, whence we will tour the lake, taking in various places of cultural and natural interest. We depart at twelve noon today.
Elephant encounters to date; zero. One must see to this by the weekend, in order that the holiday continue in harmonious fashion. I'll let you know how the boat trip goes....
@indonesia-phil saidThe older I get the more I appreciate how I feel rather than what I experience.
Day 2. Today we did nothing. The most noteworthy event was a ninety - minute encounter with two Indians bearing hot stones, and with avowed intent to reach deep inside our musculature. This apparently is called a 'massage', which we were expected to pay for, and which rather left one feeling as though one had been hit by a truck, but in a good way, I think....
This re ...[text shortened]... order that the holiday continue in harmonious fashion. I'll let you know how the boat trip goes....
Enjoy your holiday!
Days 3 and 4. This is better. An afternoon, overnight and the next morning cruising the lakes and backwaters of Kerala, and our first meaningful encounters with the locals. Awoke this morning moored on the lakeside, early morning mist, kingfishers everywhere, eagles diving about for their breakfast and local people making for the padi - fields. We live in darkest Indonesia, so any place we go has to be fairly out - there in order to register on the magic - scale, but yesterday the magic began.
We travel light, hand - luggage only, so we can't take much back with us, but yesterday the beloved one bought one of those small boxes that you have to remove bits of and slide other bits across in order to open them, the point being that the box is beautifully carved in the shape of an elephant; the hint has been duly taken. Tomorrow we leave the hotel at 5.30am for a National Wildlife Park, so expectations are running high.....
Day 5. I think, although I'm starting to lose count...Anyway today for the first time we headed landward from the hotel, and made for the hills to the upland National Park. It's a long way but fortunately our driver was akin to a Formula 1 driver on speed, so we made good time and were fortunate enough to encounter monkeys, deer, wild - pigs, buffalo and so on, and can also strike elephants from the 'to do' list. Apparently there are also tigers there, but the chances of encountering those in this park are vanishingly small, so we pin our hopes on Jaipur in our third week.
So now we kick back for a couple of days and retreat back into the retreat, which is what it's there for, after all, and depart the day after tomorrow by means of a short domestic flight to our next destination. I'll be back if and when things get interesting again....
@rowin-side saidI've got some pictures of elephants, and one of a rare duck, but that's not really going to do it for you, is it? Wild pigs....? Okay, forget it.
Dammit he forgot my pics.
@indonesia-phil saidI think Kerala is the state they made chess a state game, thousands of players, you might run into some of them.
Days 3 and 4. This is better. An afternoon, overnight and the next morning cruising the lakes and backwaters of Kerala, and our first meaningful encounters with the locals. Awoke this morning moored on the lakeside, early morning mist, kingfishers everywhere, eagles diving about for their breakfast and local people making for the padi - fields. We live in darkest Indon ...[text shortened]... row we leave the hotel at 5.30am for a National Wildlife Park, so expectations are running high.....
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@indonesia-phil saidKerala, finally after two pages we know where exactly where are you and what a lovely place it is. Enjoy, have a masala dosa for me 🙂
Days 3 and 4. This is better. An afternoon, overnight and the next morning cruising the lakes and backwaters of Kerala, and our first meaningful encounters with the locals. Awoke this morning moored on the lakeside, early morning mist, kingfishers everywhere, eagles diving about for their breakfast and local people making for the padi - fields. We live in darkest Indon ...[text shortened]... row we leave the hotel at 5.30am for a National Wildlife Park, so expectations are running high.....
@trev33 saidSorry, I'm a bit foggy on details sometimes....
Kerala, finally after two pages we know where exactly where are you and what a lovely place it is. Enjoy, have a masala dosa for me 🙂
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@indonesia-phil saidWill you go to Jaisalmer as well? Overnight camel safari there was one of my highlights in India. Jaipur is nice to, maybe you can do a similar thing from there im not sure.
Sorry, I'm a bit foggy on details sometimes....