Wayanad 'Blues'...Chapter 2 - Off Rocks 'N' WaterFalls..

Friday - 12:45 am (Coffee Plantations - Near Wynberg Resorts)

Following the Resort Guy - 'Suresh'
Sid : 'God...What kinda roads r dese ??'
Sam : 'Inside dense forest...Amidst a coffee plantation...Wht did u expect ??'
Sid : 'Hmmm...Hope dis place s not vry far...Dese roads r not meant for small cars dude' :(
Prutz : 'Guyz ...Derz lightin dere...Datz our resort I guess...!!'
Debi : 'Finally ...!!!'

Friday - 8:30 am (Breakfast Table - Wynberg Resorts)
Mrs. Vanchy (Resort Owner's Wife) : 'Good Morning Guyz :)...How ws ur travel ?...Had any problems finding dis place ?'
Sid : 'We actually took a longer route and miscalculated d time...Shud hav reached here much earlier...Nywayz reached finally !!!' :)
Mrs. Vanchy : 'Yes datz wht I was thinkin too...What took u so long to reach here...It takes around 5 nd a half hours from Bangalore...U ppl shud hav been here before 10 pm...Nywayz hav u decided on which places to visit ??
Sam : 'We do hav certain places in mind but nothing fixed as such...Probably u can tell us which are d best places to check out...!!'
Mrs. Vanchy : 'Itz monsoon time nd unfortunately some of d places like Kuruva Dweep Islands r closed...If you hav time den u can go to Meenmutty Falls and Chembra Peak...Dese two places require quite a bit of trekking and u will need one full day for each of dem...!!'
Sid : 'We only hav 2 dayz...So probably would like to visit places which r nearby nd which cn be covered quickly !!'
Mrs. Vanchy : 'In dat case u cn visit Soochipara and Kanthampara Falls today...And tommorrow u cn go to Eddakkal Caves and Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary...If u hav time on Sunday morning den u cn go to Meenmutty Falls...I will give u d route maps to dese places'
Sid : 'Hmmm...Dat shud b fine !!:)'

Friday - 12:30 pm (On d way to 'Soochipara' Falls)
Debi : 'Awesome view guyz...Check dis out ...'
Prutz : 'Yep...Tea carpets all around...Abe ek foto session karte hain na yahan pe ??' :)
Sid : 'Hmmm...Not a bad idea...!!' :)
(After a few clickz...)
Sid : 'I guess we reached...'
Debi : 'Can u hear d sound of water gushin ??...Itz vry faint though !!'
Sam : 'Yep...Datz d falls fr sure...!!'
Sid : 'Ok..D parkin s here...I guess we need to trek a km or so to get to d falls !!'

Friday - 1:15 pm ('Soochipara' Falls)
Sam : 'D last time I came here...Water ws scarce...So we had gone till d foot nd took bath...I guess early monsoons call for a different story...D mist s gettin inside my lens !!'
Sid : 'D rocks r slippery too...Watch ur step guyz...Dis place s a beauty !!' :)
Debi : 'Absolutely fantastic...Heaven on earth !!' (Looking Up N Widening Arms)
Sam : 'Meenmutty s supposed to b d best of d lot...But reachin der wud require a lot of time...Den comes Soochipara...Der s one more on d way to Nagarhole called Irupu Falls...Datz also a gud one I hav heard !!'
Prutz : 'Oye baad mein decide karna best kaunsa hai...Abhi foto khincho meri Titanic pose wali' :)
Sid : 'Ruk ruk...Main bhi aata hun...!!'
Sam : 'Waah kya jodi hai...!!' :)

Friday - 2:30 pm (On d way to 'Kanthampara' Falls)
Sid : 'Guyz ...Em starvin...Do we need to go to dis place or shud we head back to Sulthan Bathery and hav some food ??'
Sam : 'We hav come dis far...Letz chk it out na...Don't wry dat Lime Soda u had at Soochipara wll keep u goin !!'
Debi : 'Haan yaar...Itni duur aa gaye hain...Letz chk it out...But d road doesnt seem to get better' :(

Friday - 3:15 pm ('Kanthampara' Falls)
Sid : 'Dis isnt much gr8...Soochipara was far better !!'
Sam : 'Dis s d younger sister of Soochipara...Nd d elder sister is much more scenic...!!' :)
Prutz : 'U cant get to d water here...Jus d view !!' :)
Sam : 'Wait lemme try nd get a better view frm down dere...' (Rushes down 50 meters)
Sam (Shouting) : 'Guyz...Dis view s awesome...Cm nd chk it out...!!'

Friday - 4:15 pm (Lunch Table - Jubilee Restaurant - Sulthan Bathery)
Sid : 'Thak gaya yaar drive karke...Der s lot of mud cover on both front nd rear wheels...D road to Kanthampara ws a real bender...Need to wash d car badly'
Sam : 'To fir aaj aur kahin nahi ja payenge ??' :(
Sid : 'Yaar datz a compromise we got to take...Need d car in gud condition for d return journey as well rite ??'
Sam : 'Ok...Letz c if we can get dis done somewhere nearby...Btw saw a signboard for Phantom Rock somewhere on d way...Shud b nearby...If we hav time we can go der before it getz dark !!'
Sid : 'Hmm...Thik hai...!!'

Friday - 6:00 pm ('Phantom Rock')
Phantom Rock - A huge Rock delicately hanging from d top of a Hill...
Debi : 'Dis place demands creative photography ...Wht do u say guyz ??'
Sam : 'Hmm...Nice place though...!!'
Sid : 'And vry quiet...Gr8 place fr real mushy mushy stuff !!!' :)
Prutz : 'Guyz...Howz my 'Jai Veer Hanuman' pose ???' :)
Sam : 'Ok...Freeze rite der...Let me get dat shot !!' :)
Debi : 'I want d Smokey Dokey shot too !!'
Sam : ' Yup ...Got dat too !!' :)
Sid : 'Are you takin a video...?? '
Sam : 'Yup...And dis s 'Sid'...And introducin Mr.Hanuman aka 'Prutz'...Abe koi to gana gao yaar !!'
(Prutz starts singing d trip anthem 'Dhinka Marina' and even dances to d tune) :)

Friday - 8:30 pm (On d Way back to Resort)
Sid : 'Shud we pack some food or ask Mrs.Vanchy to prepare dinner for us ??'
Debi : 'Letz pack something yaar...!!'
Sam : 'Yep...Nywayz itz late to inform her now...So letz pack food from d same place we had our lunch ...Wht do u say Prutz ??'
Prutz : 'Yep...No issues...Em starting to like d Kerela cuisine a lil bit !!' :)

To Be Continued ...