Palakkad and Parambikulam (Part 2)

Parambikulam Forest Preserve

we drove through the state of tamilnadu, so we had to go through more than one forest preserve to get to our destination. man, the ride up from Palakkad was the bumpiest, crappiest, pot-holed ride ever!

this lady had fruit for sale, wish i bought some from her...

cute school boys, a typical day walking through the jungle!

wild boar!

driving up the Western Ghats:

this guard's face is hillarious, click on it for a closer look:

we have arrived!

more great signs!

use me, bitches!

this may be my favorite:

spotted deer:

blurry wild elephants, you can just spot baby between mommy's legs:

ahh, poetry:

next time, ashok and i want to stay in this tree house. imagine all the wild animals you would see in the evening!

this is the heart of Parambikulam, which used to be a flowing river. sadly, it is dammed up, like so many rivers in india.

this is a pic of the dam from far above (vyasa's camera):

walking on the dam:

depressing...

the biggest fucking teak tree you ever did see:

this the story of the kannimara tree. personally, i think it's sexist, with all the 'sacred virgin' stuff. (sluts are sacred too!) but pretty amazing that it's 450 plus years old. i just love trees, and i want to learn more about them.

teak and me...yeah i'm puffy, i know. i'm workin' on it!

bye, until next time...

Palakkad family (names forthcoming)

We drove back to Palakkad after a day in the forest, and spent the evening with Ashok's cousin and family. Here she is with her daughter:

her son, check out the t-shirt:

this is the table where we ate a delectable dinner!

ashok's cousin's husband is showing us his coin collection...pretty amazing. he has coins from mohenjo-daro! he's the one that planned our Parambikulam trip, very awesome dude!

there are no words for this:

a fitting goodbye to Palakkad!