Kumily-Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

Hard to believe we've only a week left in India, where has the time gone?? In Kumily now, a nothing town that happens to be beside Periyar wildlife sanctuary. If you took away all the craft shops (selling things from Tibet no less) and autorickshaws all you'd be left with is a bus stand, a bank and a post office. Nowhere decent to eat either. But it's not all bad, cos we're staying in a pretty decent jungle type hut on the border of the park, looking directly into it, for 300 rupees!!! We could have had a tree house for less but the bed was too small.... So here I am looking into the jungle, listening to the strangest birdcalls, watching coffee beans dry, I actually tried to make coffee on the Munnar trek, but the beans got burnt in the fire, disaster!! (have some more in my bag for another try... Glad to get a day off today, been going non-stop for over 2 weeks (cue violin) and had a lovely lie-in this morning. Shaved the beard this morning, not much response from the blog so decided to start off with chops and a goatee.... I know, but you have to start somewhere and I had no direction!!! Heading on a night trek tonight, slap on the mossie cream!! You never know, maybe we'll see a tiger, or a porcupine, found quills on the Munnar trek, vicious looking.. Hopefully we won't get eaten, or pronged. Going on a day trek tomorrow, might be joining up with a hippy French couple staying here (what is it with French women and hairy underarms!!?? sweet Jesus!). Anyway am putting up some photos as well, finally! Hope you like them, goes to prove that even with a rubbish camera and no skill, in a country like this anyone can take the odd decent photo :-)