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7th October 2009, 16:06
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Yes, the scop pics have some noise in them otherwise all pictures are super. I liked one picture especially of the blue bus passing by with trees lined up both sides, i reckon that was taken by your wife. Please pass on my compliments to her  | |
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7th October 2009, 16:14
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As it happens, my camera 4GB memory ran out of space and the pics on the return drive were limited. I can hear you now- you want to gift me the 16 GB memory card. Alright, I accept your offer, after pondering over it deeply and not wanting to hurt your feelings. Riju's pics on the forward journey got compromised as we discovered fungus imprints on some very good shots he had taken. OK- some more pics coming up shortly - as soon as I stop pretending that I am working. | ||
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7th October 2009, 18:17
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| Team-BHP Support  | Riju, you forgot my mention in the Vote of Thanks. What are the other places you visited? |
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7th October 2009, 20:03
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| Senior - BHPian  Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Chennai
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| As soon as I saw "VAGANOM" on title, I expected the eye catching pictures with mist n fog from your beautiful camera. Fantastic stills. But quantity of photographs posted here were not quenching my thirst, when I read that "MAG" accompanied you (obviously one expect to have more number of photographs). Wonderful photographs that went straight into my favorite folder. Please do populate this thread with those fantastic pictures. Iam eagerly waiting for those Last edited by Surprise : 7th October 2009 at 20:04. |
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7th October 2009, 21:11
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| Senior - BHPian  | Nice trip you guys had man. And riju's pics, no words. Awesome. Quote:
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7th October 2009, 21:46
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| Distinguished - BHPian | My final installment. There are other pics, but I'm not as happy with them as the ones I've put up. Some others were group/couple shots that the girls werent comfortable with having included Riju's Scorp - forward journey:  ----- A lone sentinel - forgotten in the winds of time :  ----- We had this fella visit us in the cottage. First time I saw/touched a snail. I'm now inspired!  -----  ----- Our heavenly abode on earth:  ----- The reptilian. He'd made that roof cove his home. And I unknowingly had rested my arms on the beam in front of it for a long time! Too bad they couldnt release him elsewhere. After all, we live in their front yards.  ----- The Scorp in her elements:  ----- Your favorite moderator offroading (there were no roads anyway) in a Mahindra 4x4, for the first time!  ----- Scenery on the return journey:  -----  The End. |
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8th October 2009, 01:55
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| Senior - BHPian | Day 2 We had no plans as such coz all of us were simply in awe looking the place and the kind of experience. I wake up only to find maggie and the scorp' is missing. Walk out and I see maggie trying to reverse the scorp through a trail which can barely accommodate the scorp'. I had no complaints and pretty much realized the adrenaline rush of someone who just picked up a 450D and his urge to shoot. I pick up my camera and simply walk up to where maggie's parked the Scorp'. A few pics from there,only later did we know that at the end of trail where the scorp was parked is a cliff. The trail ends like 20 mtrs from where the scorp' is parked. We were told that one of the horses from the resort went off this place.   Walk back to the cottage and only then I realize I have had the 1st leach bite. Mr.Jose the caretaker helps me with the leach.Breakfast was ready by 9am and we were off to the restaurant which about a 4/5 mins drive from our cottage. Both maggie and Sahana have never tasted dishes cooked in coconut oil and from the looks of it I am sure both enjoyed their breakfast.Tasty is an understatement !! My better half wasn't new to this, she has turned into a half mallu now.All set we are off with Shibu who is our guide cum driver for the day.  and this would be our ride  This is how the trail looked at 9am or so.  The lake inside the property for boating. The ladies made the most of it , maggie and me were left to the mercy of god and darn my legs were aching like mad. Eventually we could never make it back to shore and parked the boat at another hill nearby and walked back  .   The trail we took to reach a view point and this is where maggie gave up driving the jeep. Looked too treacherous and one wrong move could prove fatal.  Another trail and truly 4x4 terrain. I know it looks easy, further down this is a huge 20 feet incline at an angle of 50 degrees or so.   The leach saga starts here. The roots from the tree are natural and the pic should explain it all. A makeshift ladder has been made to accommodate visitors climb the tree house.  Maggie got his 1st leach bite from here and then on its been never ending. Well the leaches did feast on his blood. We are done with the boating and the trails by about 1pm. We decided to visit Kurusumala church and get back for lunch. Drive down to Eleppara to tank up and we drive to Kurusumala which is close to Vagamon town. Park the scorp' at the base and start the climb. Visibilty is again a mere 30% or so with the clouds in our face. However the rains play spoil sport and also Sahana had difficulties breathing at that altitude. We dint want to push further coz the rains were already in full swing and all of us were soaked. Decided to go back to the resort for a nice lunch at 4:30pm.  Took a few quickies on our way back before there was clouds again.     By now its 6pm or so and its started raining cats and dogs and also it was very windy. The 4 of us head out for a drive through the property and what an experience. All around us its thick vegetation, the trail is wide enough to accommodate one car( you would need an SUV) and the wind blowing in our faces. We come back to our cottage and go blah blah blah for the rest of the night. We hit the sack early since we gotto drive back the next morning to bangy and we have planned to do a few unscheduled stops en-route. A shot of the cottage from the inside.  Something I can't forget about today is that I experienced clouds, rains and sunlight all in a span of 15-20 mins. The weather is so unpredictable that you gotto think twice before you pull out your DSLR's. Signing off for now and tomorrow we drive back to bangy. REALITY  !!Last edited by rjstyles69 : 8th October 2009 at 02:07. |
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