Our ultimate destination today was the Arapetta Tea Factory. Before setting out, we had another delicious and colourful breakfast! We found a path that ascended quite high from our homestay to give us panoramic views of the mountains. On the opposite side of the valley, we saw the location of the 2024 landslide. Triggered by … Continue reading / view photos Arapetta Tea Factory
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Exploring around the village
After yesterday’s long day being driven around Wayanad, we stayed on foot today. There was a path from the homestay that steeply descended from our 800m starting point. We decided to explore it without knowing where it went. At worse, we’d backtrack. The day started with another massive breakfast. I asked for toast and was … Continue reading / view photos Exploring around the village
A day tour around Wayanad
The day started with a huge breakfast! Neither of us like to waste food. So, we end up eating everything in front of us. Then we’re very full up. We’re going to have to tell them to cut back on the food! Our homestay hired their normal taxi for the day. He took us to … Continue reading / view photos A day tour around Wayanad
Aranyakum Homestay
Helene got the sleeper train from Thiruvananthapurum (Trivandrum) to Kozhikode (Calicut). She arrived about 6.30am. I went to the station to meet her. After freshening up, we ordered a taxi for the 2.5 hour journey to Wayanad. We’d booked to stay in this traditional guesthouse, Aranyakum Homestay. During the car journey, we had a few … Continue reading / view photos Aranyakum Homestay