Road trip - Coonoor and Bandipur

The boy was well behaved and wanted to repeatedly listen to Lakdi Ki Kathi Kathi Pe Ghoda(a song from the film Masoom) and Sadda Dil Vi Tu (ABCD ). The wife and I were so tired of listening to the songs. The buggy at Kurumba Village Resort , Coonoor fascinated him and he waited for it to get a ride to the room. It was a steep walk up from the room to the restaurant. He wanted juice and cake with all his meals. Since it was a buffet he knew it was available.  Thankfully he did not waste food and whatever he did not like, was dropped in my plate. The monkeys in the resort scared him. He enjoyed playing table tennis (out of 10 times, he would have hit the ball once) and tried his hand at the pool table as well. The shrill whistle of the Nilgiri Mountain Railway scared him - we were in the compartment next to the engine which was pushing the train. Although we covered only 2 stations, Coonoor to Aravankadu, he wanted to get down immediately. The boy enjoyed the return journey as we were in a compartment away from the engine.

At The Windflower Resort & Spa Bandipur, the idea of safari in a jeep fascinated him and he would have mentioned it at least 50 times the previous day. “When are we going in the jeep?”, “I want to go in the jeep now!” When we went on the safari, he was able to identify the animals after sometime – deer, peacock, bison.

After we got back, Aa and Ah were back from their US vacation too and the boy was shy and thrilled to see them. He got a Lego block set and some new words he has picked up – “No ever ever!”