The Ridge
Cloud spilling over the peak, and the whole plain below.
Munnar
Estate roads through the tea gardens of the high range.
Into the Mist
The hairpins above Munnar, early, before the cloud lifts.
On the Road
Climbing the estate road through the eucalyptus.
Our Fleet
Parked in the tea, waiting for the cloud to burn off.
Tea Country
The estates behind, the whole day ahead.
Festival Day
Garlanded for the temple festival, as every jeep here is.
Ready to Go
Lined up at the stand before the morning run.
Off the Tar
Where the surfaced road gives out and the estate track begins.
Mattupetty Dam
Day 1 — still water under the ridge.
Echo Point
Day 1 — the valley answers back.
Kundala Lake
Day 1 — cherry blossom in season.
Top Station
Day 1 — the highway to the Tamil Nadu border.
Athirappilly Falls
Kerala's widest waterfall, in full monsoon flow.
The High Range
Sunrise over the tea plantations and the ranges beyond.
Alleppey
A night on the backwaters, moored among the palms.
Kumarakom
The Vembanad wetlands at first light.
Periyar Lake
Boat safari through the drowned forest at Thekkady.
Wild Elephants
A herd in the forest reserves of the Western Ghats.
Fort Kochi
The Chinese fishing nets before the monsoon.
Kathakali
An evening of Kerala's classical theatre.
Varkala
The cliff promenade above the Arabian Sea.
Kovalam
The lighthouse beach at the end of the road south.
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