Day 44, Honey Valley [Wednesday 16th January 2008]
Previous day: Day 43, Honey Valley [Tuesday 15th January 2008]
Next day: Day 45, Nandroling Monastery [Thursday 17th January 2008]
Breakfast here at Honey Valley is idlis with chutney, slices of watermelon and coffee. Afterwards we take a quick hike to a waterfall where we laze around in the cool shade.
We spend the rest of the day lounging around. Lunch is beetroot, chickpeas, veg curry, green beans, pulau rice and some seasame biscuits for dessert. We play some Scrabble and read some books. Kate's got Blue Bedspread
and I found a fascinating collection of Salman Rushdie's essays and journalism, Step Across This Line
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and I found a fascinating collection of Salman Rushdie's essays and journalism, Step Across This Line.At dinner we meet a funny couple who own a shop in Hawkshead in the Lake District.
Honey Valley is so relaxing. Vast, sparse hills all around at times remind me of the Alpujarras region of Spain, and sometimes of the rugged north of England. But, it is completely Indian - the densely packed plantations, the spices and fruit, the noisy night time wildlife. It feels like a holiday within a holiday!
Next day: Day 45, Nandroling Monastery [Thursday 17th January 2008]
Previous day: Day 43, Honey Valley [Tuesday 15th January 2008]