We visited Coorg in Sept 2012, when my parents had come over for a visit. I didn't get around to make this post since then; and now, with all the time lag, its going to be just a picture post ....
Spectacular Pines
Cauvery - almost at a standstill
Supposed to be a riverside resort. Though this was all we could see of the Cauvery - and not with ease either.
Sunset
Misty Mornings ...
Toy train in a play area near Raja's seat. Couldn't get any clear pictures from Rajah's seat viewpoint due to the haze.
Abbey Falls
The pathway at Abbey Falls
Around the resort ...
Pepper vine - climbing up a tall straight tree.
Pepper
Coffee Bushes
Dragonfly or moth?
The area being all green and wooded, there were lots of insects ...
... specially spiders .... big and black and scary!
Flowers/seeds/nuts? of pine ...
Cardamom - buds grows along the roots of the plant
The Cardamom Plant
Hmm ... some notes on the trip that I remember ....
The resort advertized itself as being located in Madikeri. And apparently Google maps (oh, how we rely on it nowadays!!) showed its location at a desirable point. And we were totally misled! We drove along the main Madikeri road, which was a very good road, and then tried locating the resort. Turned out that Madikeri is a huge area, and the best route to all places is not along the main road. We should have taken a detour almost 40-50 kms back. We could either go back all the way and then drive to the resort almost 30 kms. Or go along an interior road for almost 30-40 kms. Looking at the distance we chose the second option, and we were in for a very bad time - the roads were pathetic, and at places, there was no road to speak of. So, we ended up driving for almost 50-60 kms and 2 hours extra.
Then the resort didnt turn out to be what was expected either. It called itself a riverside resort, with "by the Cauvery" in its title. Totally misleading. All we could see was a small bend in the river, where it was almost at a standstill, and even to see this we had to go down a difficult mud path which was inaccessible for kids and elders. Disappointing is an understatement!!
And then, we couldnt visit Taal-cauvery - the origin point of cauvery river because of the time and parents' health constraints. The resort was situated too much into the interior, and driving to Taal-cauvery and back would have been too long and exhausting.
In all, a nice place, with all the plantations and greenery around, but the experience was not very good because of the resort. I would like to visit the place again, but stay at a better location, near the main highway.
