The quaint entrance gate to Jungle Hut
My life is like this -- full of lovely surprises! Nothing planned! And our visit to Jungle Hut was exactly like that. An invite by whatssap and in minutes we packed our bags for one night and were off. For the first time we were driving on the Mysore, Bangalore Expressway. Ofcourse one has to be very careful of speeds as there are speed signs which one has to adhere to. 100 is exactly 100 km per hour and not more.
The quaint huts which dot the 20 acre property
35 years ago we had visited when it had first started, as we are friends of the owners. They had just TWO huts and we ate our meals with them in their dining room. Today the property is run by their eldest son Vikram who's wife was our son Davids classmate in college!
Since we all love water, and the boys swam for Karnataka, we always spend time in the pool. Not very deep or big the pool was filled with absolutely sparkling water and we had a fun time for a couple of hours in a perfectly empty pool, against the back drop of the Nilgiris hills!
Yes! Its a clothes rack!
The cute little touches all across the room really caught my eye. Clothes racks, stands for towels, -- so many little touches which showed they cared that they were on the fringes of the jungle and need to be careful. No feeding of wild life which was clearly stated especially since herds of deer always seemed to be in the property, mowing the grass!
Solar panels to heat water
It was after years that we all had solar heated baths. In our home in Castle Street, our Anu Solar worked marvelously for all the boys growing years and kept our electric bills to the minimum. Solar water also came into the kitchen and so our kitchen drain was never blocked with any waste. The hot water moved the grease and with it the waste and flushed it out.
Notice on the shower cubicle
The notice on the shower cubicle was for those used to instant geysers! Here after a small wait we got piping hot water and could enjoy a nice long bath knowing full well that all three of us could have, nice hot baths. Its such a pity that it takes so much education for a human to understand the positives of solar lights and solar heaters.
The Nilgiris mountains encircle Jungle Hut making it a wonderful sight to wake up to in the morning or even just sitting down eating a meal in the open dining hall. Apparently there are 40 people employed by the resort to keep it running and keep it a genuine hideaway for city slickers like us.
Now I have to sit down and write the long form story for the magazine that sent me on the trip. Thats fine! Imagine going on a holiday for free and writing all about it and getting paid for the story once its published!
