MissTtravels

A day of travelling. Up early to catch to the train to Coimbatore. About 4 hours travelling through tropical farmland and a few towns.

Reaching Coimbatore, which must have the longest railway station platform in the world (we walked miles), we picked up our van and went off for lunch. We had a thali, a South Indian dish with rice and lots of little pots of sauces and vegetables.

Back on the road we twisted and wound our way up to Coonoor. We are staying here for two nights. The road was quite spectacular, with forest and tea plantations along the way. Also monkeys. We are now in a protected biosphere area, where animals are allowed to roam free. There are wild elephants, a kind of bison, and big cats. We have been warned not to go outside in the dark!

Coonoor and Ooty were hill stations established by the British because the climate is cool here in the summer.