Coorgi Learnings

Observations on a 3000 Km Coorgi Roadtrip
There will be a more detailed write up in my new 'travailogue' coorgbreak.blogspot.com when I get around to it - I return enlightened -

• Only two people in the whole of Coorg wear saris the Coorgi way. I counted.
• The road to Hyderabad is dotted with strange structures in the midst of vast tracts of paddy fields. Far away from civilisation and any technological advancement, these are our future engineers.
• Bangalore is a cesspool of dinky cars and petrol fumes
• The Reliance Pumps with their massive A1 eateries make great pitstops. You can bathe there for 15 bucks and eat huge dosas for 10 bucks.
• Coorgi weddings rock. - home made wine, home made Irish cream., fudge, cakes, heaps of non-veg…….besides Coorgi women are gorgeous, there is no priest, the men look awesome in their Coorgi get up....more on this later on my other blog when I get around to making a posting.
• Tigers usually cross the path of all Coorgi’s, whenever they are merely skirting the perimeters of the Nagarhole sanctuary, intent on getting to Mysore.
• Tigers shy away from outsiders unless accompanied by aforesaid Coorgis.
• When in Coorg, do not stay in the capital (too touristy) instead check it out for a day and stay on a coffee plantation – preferably a homestay. Or camp on a plantation…some of em offer camping space.
• Unfortunately getting food when on the move OUTSIDE Medikeri is a killer. None of the homestays offer food to unexpected visitors.
• Orange County is a little Lego township-estate with fake Tudor cottages, nice landscaping and a fancy pool. Been there, saw it, didn’t stay – mostly cause a single night’s stay was our entire budget for the trip.
• Stay at Faith Cinchona (Kutta) with the Uthayas – they arrange surprise forays into adjacent Wynad sanctuary ;). Contact em on 08274244659. www.coortrails.com is also very helpful.
• The outskirts of Bangalore have camouflaged maha-fancy NRI estates (eg Trans Indus) that cannot be detected by the naked eye. The colonies are inhabited solely by maids carrying cellphones and speaking fluent English.
• Why does Chennai have outlets called MARRYbrown – sounds like a Panju named it
  
• Covering a distance of 800kms from Chennai to Visag in 10 hours IS possible – we didn’t hit anything.
• The Indigo Marina is a hardy car. My respect for it has grown in leaps and bounds. Besides it made a nice bridal car (See Pic Below)