Coorg was a bonus that I gave myself.
It happened when NIFT Kannur asked me to conduct a 2 day workshop
for their students on the World of Employment.
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| NIFT Kannur |
Coorg popped up as an " Add On" from my check list of
places to visit and I started researching with ..
- How to ...reach
- Where to... stay
- What to ....take and ...see
- And a variety of topics that connected only because they all
fell under "Coorg."
The option of getting to Coorg from Mysore ( A two hour drive) was
not given to me.
NIFT Kannur was paying for the travel and they chose the
routing. I flew to Mangalore via Mumbai ( 4 hours) and then drove to Coorg
another 4 + hours
The road was good. Traffic was sparse and every km was a visual
treat. We went past rubber , coconut , betel nut. jack fruit trees and pepper bushes.
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| JACK FRUIT READY FOR PLUCKING |
I was the Boss and could dictate the speed. " Crawl"
or " Step on it"
The road stared to wind .The air felt cooler and coffee
plantations became predominant. We climbed to 4500 feet.
I was to spend just 2 days in Coorg and I chose Silver Brooke
Estate over the heavily advertised 5 star resorts.
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| VERANDAH SILVER BROOKE ESTATE |
It was recommended by a friend who described it as
"affordable luxury" . Silver Brooke is small . There are just 5 rooms
but it is set in the most amazing exotic surroundings which I think is
part of the luxury element.
There were croton trees , yellow hibiscus plants and two
tiny ponds each with a lotus flower in bloom.
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| KAMAL KAMAL and KAMAL ( ALL LOTUS) |
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| CROTON TREE |
For my two days I chose not to rush around doing all the
regular tourist spots of Abbey Falls , Elephant Camp, and such
like.
I took long walks along a gurgling brook ..
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| SPARKLING , GURGLING |
. had my blood sucked by leeches and just sat amongst Exotic
Nature with a book and thought to myself ... This is a good Life !
