Kabini (Mar.9,10)

We traveled by sleeper train from Chennai to Mysore and took a car to our first destination. Along the way we passed this herd of sheep. At least they knew how to get out of the way of cars.



On an unrelated note, something I noticed a lot in India was that the cow was the primary beast of burden. The cow, ox, and water buffalo are the workhorses of this society.

In what is now called Rajiv Gandhi National Park lies the Kabini Lodge, a resort that ensures that you will see animals & that you will get fat. Each meal is buffet style, followed by a rest period, followed by tea (lather, rinse, repeat 3 times). Unfortunately the food is not brought to you, so I was forced to exert some effort to stuff my face.

While relaxing between meals, a troupe of monkeys congregated outside my door and rifled through the garbage. This baby was stopping to smell the roses.



I was able to catch up on some reading finally, plowing through a couple of books while sitting in the giant hammock.



There was a jeep safari, boat safari, and a morning ride in these tiny circular boats



Fiddling with the shutter speeds to try and highlight the sun streaming through the clouds.



On the boat safari we saw a crocodile attack another crocodile. I thought I missed the whole thing, but I actually lucked out and caught a bit of the action.



As we neared the opposite shore we saw a herd of wild elephants. The alpha male trumpeted his displeasure of the boat coming so close, and stormed towards us and warned the rest of his herd. It was really awe-inspiring. Coming around the corner and seeing the dozen or so giants I couldn't help but hear the Jurassic Park theme in my head. Seriously, we need to clone dinosaurs real soon. What could go wrong?

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