Ooty Stories


India Week 5: Kerala

Kerala's nice. Laid back, nice temperature when we were there. Beth was pleased because the men are better looking and have swimmer's bodies (maybe because of the seafood?). The beaches were pretty nice (not compared to NZ or Aus, but the water was warm and there were dolphins around. Whales too). - Ate some very nice fish in Kerala. - Had a full bo...


India Week 4: New Years

So the four of us (again, three Gandas and a McFarlane) spent a week at a place called Ooty, at 2000m above see level. It's where people go in summer to get away from the 40degree heat. Well we went in winter and it was really cold, with frosts in the mornings and wood fires in our bedrooms! Pretty weird only a few days after swimming near dolphins and ...


down south... ooty

two weeks in the city my sister and i grew up in, visiting old places, meeting old faces, driving my dads armada jeep to avalanchi, emerald, pykara, doddabetta, coonoor, mudumalai, eating at kowloons, dosas a nahar, drinks at the small brandy store on the coonoor rd, day trip to jeffs camp in masinagudi, wonderful drive down the 36 hair pin bends that w...