Up at 6.30 for a boat ride in the tiger reserve, the heart of which is a man made reservoir, we were sure to see many many animals so that was OK. Some of the boats were of a certain age, and our boat (see railing) was mostly green with some other colours thrown in. I think it was camouflaged.
A beautiful cruise:
Our driver was keen to show us a spice garden, which although very much a shopping opportunity’ was great. Really interesting to see spices growing.
A pepper vine
Cardamom pods (the little green things on the horizontal stalks)
A vanilla vine - it takes five years from planting to produce a pod.
Bark from the cinnamon tree
Nutmeg
Just arrived in Madurai after leaving Thekkady this morning. A brief drink with the local pigeons and off to the flower market now.
Wow, more gorgeous pictures. Really interesting to see how the spices grow as plants, not the way we think of them in jars when we use them in our cooking!
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