With Ooty (or Udagamandalam) and New Years behind us we descended from the Nilgiri Hill station into the Udagamandalam Valley. We stayed at the Bamboo Guest House near Bandipur National Park. It was owned by an interesting and opinionated old Indian man who told tales of killing elephants and how his grandfather got over thirty of them. "Annoying buggers they are", he would say. Resigned to our confusion over animal treatment in India we ventured off to the wildlife reserve to try and catch a glimpse something special. We ran out the first day and rode an elephant into the forest, which was fantastic. Lumbering gentle giants that make suprising little noise we saw so much in just thirty minutes. Check the pictures for details. An early morning van ride deeper into the forest was nearly useless except for the nice pictures Bevin took of the sun rising through the trees. The same can be said about a trek we took on a local reservation, save a couple of nice views and Bevin falling into the river during a crossing. A short stay which was well worth the journey. On to Kolkata.
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