31/08/07: Wake up call at 5.00. out and 'not dark yet but it is not' to worry about this. The real concern is' the rain. Here when it rains ... seriously ... it's raining and the idea of \u200b\u200bhours of trekking under the water there makes you want to put your feet up off the bed.
A sort of excitement mixed with sadness accompanies us during the first hour of the journey that will take us 'in the park more' great southern India. While the jeep began to trudge uphill in the morning light confirms our concerns ... no sun, nintendo dry, no views because of thick fog. Our guide and 'still very alert and strives to spot anything that might invigorate our minds .. "This 'a banyan tree of 250 years .. and' very old!" Proto cynical response: "In Chennai we have seen over the 'world's largest and the most' old." Point. Silence. A spark when you turn on the road we spot a couple of pounds of elephant shit .. 'And' fresh 'from the past few "ears and eyes begin to lengthen, but the fog makes it impossible any further emotion.
arrive at the end of the first leg of the tour with the assets of a banyan tree and a fairly minor elephant crap.
We welcome and we must continue to balance. throw a line like, pay only if we see some animal "but is not implemented .. perhaps even a sense that is intrinsic ', but where we want to bring caxxo not see anything?!? "
That's it in a while comes an Indian on the 50 rather fat with a verve that would have envied, and leaves with Mastrota's tirade:" Today you are lucky "(the three of us but not too silly bursts out laughing in his face)" and yet "today you have the opportunity to see the park on a perfect day monsoon" at this point the roads were two: take him by the hair and throw with the nose in the 30 cm of mud were waiting outside or snorting blow and keep maintaining that little light of hope given by the pounds of shit seen previously.
After a quick breakfast we dress ready for the trek. We are given a kind of socks are very large and thick fabric that makes it almost impossible to insert the foot into the shoe ... figured to walk for hours ... bah .. more and more 'confused start with the second leg of the tour.
Done about one km on the road we ran into a road, our guide disappears for a few minutes telling them to wait, he wanted us to believe that he heard some noise but really interesting 'was to perform other duties (process).
pending the maintenance is on putting on a little worm crawling instead of walking on two ends' and rather quickly. After schiccherato we observe and we are amazed. I gamble, "and 'a leech" someone shares some do not. And an American ' with us and 'strongly believes that it is not' a leech. I re-chance to see how 'truly American one: To take in hand ... that did have it on your finger and can no longer 'to detach ... fortunately 'small dopi thirty seconds can get rid of. Back
guide and reassure us ... no no .. here there are none. need to see them enter the jungle. Perplexities' ..
Time 10 minutes walk inziamo to have legs busy ... the two girls .. maintenance and an 'American Sbrocca more' times ... us boys are just the solution ... when they are in the middle 'leg just a schiccherata type marbles and resolves the problem.
The view remains the same .. Fog .. seems to walk the Boschina in February .. sometimes rain, cold, sweaty because of the super poncho, little elephant shit ... The guide comes in front of the jungle after a couple hours of walking but it says "in there are the true leeches, as already 'you create these little problems you tell me if you want to get' a bit upset for a little girls' the balls revolving propeller you decide to turn back.
arrived at base camp seems to be in a Lazzareto .. the darkened hiking adventure in the forest that sims are actually escaped. Leeches on his arms, neck, legs ... and not more small holes' were the size of a large nail on the index finger. We look
: "Good choice boys"
Lunch and away with the third leg of the tour (do not tell you desire)
Undecided whether to go for a boat ride or reimbursement at the end of the day, we opt for a boat ride ...
The rain starts to roar even more 'strong .. it seems that nature is put to the test ...
Landscape and 'but' quite pleasant and even taking on water, and then yet another dose of cold back ground ready to end the day.
It is already 'the budget ahead of several cups of hot tea ... and between all of us realize that not having fulfilled the expectations of the park .. The sky will open ... only now ...
Climb Jeep and our guide to understand the grief the lost opportunity. Along the way, slow down, turn off the motere and goes crazy, the same things that made the first leg. At one point the machine stops running down there and download literally by the hair thoroughly the silence .. Once down 'shows us up ... A family of elephants in less than a mile as the crow flies it's walking on a wall of a mountain ... Father and small herds. Legendary! the view is not 'some from National Geographic but the thrill of seeing them free and' indescribable ... some photos and make you happy ... Guido Contini in our search ... he has had enough and saw our enthusiasm for the first sighting and manages to show us two other families of elephants and a giant bison ... about 20 meters away from us ... scary ... the head was as big as a car tire and the body seemed to put together three cows ... we set for a few seconds and then slowly and 'away ...
The day 'over and the provisional budget and' was later changed upon the final ... very positive ... Perhaps the nature
with us that day put to the test and passed avedola has rewarded us ...
Sorry for the length ... Milks
Yesterday at end of day and even more 'today we are happy to have experienced this, but I assure you that during the development seemed too tragic-comic! We laughed like idiots as well where there was nothing that did not even smile!
guide at 5 am already ' There had also reassured yesterday at this time it was raining .. but then the sun .. but where? Our day just rain, water and leeches! too many leeches! My companions are too brave adventure than me, respect and achi 'creepers phobic! The first leech crazy, annoying the second, third and worries qurta onwards, 'an army that makes you the crisis! I had a bag, or in any way 'and I thought .. .. I was an unequal struggle the schiccheravo but they came back .. that sucks .. and because it' had to enter my in your shoes?!?
heart pounding and a desire to return to base camp .. oh yes 'and then' anndata better! certooo ... Imagine the scene
lake .. .. .. 6 barghetta greenish losers harnessed .. (1 more 'of all that had to paddle against the wind) and rain at all obvious gogo .. very special .. but say that even if we had this day so trivial (sunny, warm, beautiful view and without leeches) does not we would not complain!
laugh now, but yesterday I really wanted to tear some out!
one thousand kisses Manu
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