WOW, feels good to be writing again - about travel.
We had taken a break from traveling for over a year as our lil one was
very small. We have done just one road trip - to Bandipur (a one night
trip), a trip to Pune to meet family where we flew, and few road trips
to Mysore to visit family.
So, we are back to TRAVELing :) And I am soo excited!! Our lil
one is now 1+ , I know, he is still very young, but old enough to
travel ;)
It was our wedding anniversary, and so a perfect
time to plan for a vacation. We chose Coorg, as its not too far for a
road trip. Takes about 4-5 hours from Bangalore. We decided to stay at
Amanvana Spa Resort.
We left Bangalore on a Saturday morning at 6.30am. Took the
'nice road' to join Mysore road. We stopped at Maddur for a quick
breakfast at around 7.45-8am. From Maddur we continued on Mysore road.
Immediately after Srirangapatna, we took a right onto a smaller road
that leads directly to Yelwal, bypassing Mysore. Its about a 17km
stretch, takes about 30 min to reach Yelwal, as the road is not in a
good condition. Very few vehicles on this road as well. From Yelwal, its
just one road, that goes to Hunsur, and Coorg.
The Amanvana resort is near Kushalnagar. It took us 4 hours to
reach the resort. We reached around 10.30am and checked in to our room.
The resort has 19 bungalows and all are similar rooms. Each bungalow
has a courtyard with a gate, giving each room privacy. The courtyard is
lovely, with chairs to sit and read or listen to the birds. There is
also a fish tank in the garden. The rooms are lovely, with the space
divided into a living and bed room by 2 steps. The bathrooms have a
glass roof near the bathtub, overlooking plants/flowers.
After feeding A2, we
explored the place a bit, walked around the property. Its green
everywhere, they have grown lot of plants. Went to the spa and booked a
slot for myself in the afternoon for 2 1/2 hours of pampering! We had
lunch around 1pm, which was a buffet. The restaurant is beside the
swimming pool. We used to sit outside near the pool everytime and enjoy
the outside view.
After relaxing in the afternoon, we headed out of the
room, and went to the swimming pool. A2 had a great time in the pool.
Later in the evening we had tea in the garden overlooking the river
Kaveri. We saw a big beautiful peacock fly from one tree to another. We sat there till it got dark and headed back to the room. It
had started getting slightly chilly by then. The weather during the day
was warm and sunny. After having dinner, we went back to the room and
chilled. I got to read my book in the night, after a very long time, as A2
slept off early :)
The next day, we woke up around 6am to the sound of
birds. Had tea in our courtyard, listening/seeing the different kinds of
birds flying around. We had breakfast around 8, and then headed down to
the river side. Kaveri river flows right next to the resort (its
actually inside the resort itself). We walked along the river, sat on
the rocks in the middle of the river for a while, crossed the wooden
bridge and climbed few rocks. We spent some time on the banks of the
river on the opposite side and A2 got to play in the river for the first
time. And he LOVED it. Overall it was a small trek, but good enough for
A2.
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| The rock where we sat |
We headed back to the room, changed and went to the pool.
It was sunny and warm, so we all enjoyed playing in the pool. A had the
most fun in the water. It was lunchtime by the time we all freshened
up. We had a good lunch with cold beer! It was perfect! We relaxed for a
while in the courtyard/room while A2 played in the garden.
We
went out for a drive for 30 minutes around 4pm. It was a good drive.
Got back to the resort and had masala tea near the Kaveri river,
listening to the birds, and watching the sunset.
A2 was super tired by 7, so he slept off. We had a nice long
dinner overlooking the pool. Later on I got to read my book, before
sleeping :)
Next day, we woke early, had tea in the
courtyard and went out for a walk. After breakfast, we went down to the
river and sat on the hammock close to the river. Sound of
"river flowing, birds chirping and our son talking in his language" =
PEACE :) This has been one of the highlights of this trip :) We sat here
for a while, and then walked along the river and headed back to the
room.
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| Bridge to cross the river |
We packed and got ready to leave the resort. We left Coorg
around 11.30am, had lunch at Adigas near Maddur, and reached Bangalore
by 4.30pm.
We all had an awesome time in Coorg. Loved the
resort, full of greenary, and the river flowing makes it an excellent
place to stay. We have visited Coorg many times, and each time stayed in
different places. Everytime the experience has been different and
great. This trip was a relaxed one.
A refreshed me, signing off, till next trip :D :)
