India, Part 2

So, part 1 was all about my “work trip”. Part 2 is about the weekend in the country that I had between Mumbai and Bengaluru. I visited Redearth Lodge in the Kabini reserve with Wim and Parag. Super awesome venue with amazing food, and here are some pics from the resort.

Here is a little video tour I took walking the paths.

Of course, the real reason to visit is the wildlife, we did 3 safaris. There were 2 kinds – jeep and boat. We did 2 jeep safaris (which left at 5:30 in the morning) and one boat safari (that was mid-afternoon). Saturday morning was the first jeep, Saturday afternoon was the boat, and Sunday morning was the second jeep.

Here are some pics from the first jeep safari. And, yes, that is a tiger in the wild. 🙂

Safari 2 was the boat. The elephant was amazing, and the croc on the shore was really interesting. Also, the grey fisher eagle with some kind of fish that was as long as it was!

Safari 3 was back to the jeep on Sunday. We saw a leopard, which was very rare, but it was very obscured in a tree. We learned that the langurs will mess with the tigers – pull their tails and then escape into the trees, but they do not mess with the leopards. Leopards climb trees. Also, mongoose are quite cute.

And that is it for Part 2. Part 3 will be all about the Palace of Mysuru!