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So we took the city bus to Kalpetta. The ride was short and sweet, just a few hours…The best moment was when I started seeing the huge green mountains from far away. And with the wild  elephants walking on the side of the road, I knew I was getting close…and after the big city of Bangalore, and the crazy touristy vibe of Mysore, It felt good to see some lands and nature.

We made it to Kalpette, found a very beautiful room in an Ayurvedic hospital. The place is just great! Very peaceful spot, with our door leading to a nice herb garden. With the birds signing in the morning, and the bugs at night. We are finally in green mother nature. and it feels amazing!

Kalpetta is a small town in northern Kerala, In the Wayanad national park, not really a tourist spot. The area is surrounded with huge mountains and nature.The locals are great, everybody is greeting us, everyone is really friendly. People salute me in the streets, some even invite me for breakfast. Its just great. The only downside is the food, There is only 1 restaurant who serve great indian food. The rest is mostly small places serving really cheap food. And their menu consist of only a few items, who are available only during specific time of the day…

The area outside of Kalpetta consist of smaller towns, mountains, tea, coffee and pepper field. Kerala is huge on agriculture and export. They produce some of the best black pepper and cardamom in the world…I actually picked up a few kilo of different spices, to bring back to canada.

We spent most of our time in nature around the Wayanad district. Swimming in the beautiful Meenmutty Waterfalls, checking the beautiful water lilly in Pookot Lake, Walking through the Thamarasseri Ghat Pass, and of course, the nature walks in the jungle….simply magical!

One of the high point of our time in Wayanad was trekking up the 2400m high Chembra Peak. Chembra peak is the highest mountain in Wayanad. It took about 3.5hours to climb up. Not an easy trek im telling you, and not the safest either. But totally worth the effort! Once at the top, you are in the clouds, and have the best 360degrees view of Wayanad. You really feel like you are on top of the world…

Anyways, tomorrow, we are heading to Ooty. A small hillstation south east of here.

To be continued…

Namaste