Nagarhole Trip #2
We spotted spotted deer (Hah! I was waiting to use that one)
lazing by the highway, quite unafraid. I suppose diesel engines
and lens-men are everyday sights to these gentle beasts.
You'll see a lot more of the red line now. It's a shutter problem
which happens because of weak batteries. God, this is the last
time I venture out without spares.
We also saw quite a few wild dogs. These creatures look very much
like foxes and move in fair-sized packs. They completely ignored
our jeep, but moved away when I tried to get a closer shot.
Sorry about the screwy shot that I did manage to get.
We reached the park guides' office shortly before 2:00PM. Safaris
started at 3:00p, so to killed time we checked out this waterfall
in a neighbouring national park. The falls were called Irpu falls,
but I forgot the name of the park. Some Belangiri or
something.
We stopped for lunch at a small village called Kutta on the Kerala
border. No one spoke Kannada there, and the few conversations in my
halting Mallu were awkward, to say the least. I really should make
an effort to learn proper Mallu someday... it's my mother tongue
after all.