'Horanadu' and 'On the way to Sringeri'

Since hot water was available only between 5.30 and 6, we woke up at 5. Me and Chaitra roamed around till it was nearly 6. All the ladies had their bath by that time, and we boys along with dodappa, had to bathe in cold water.
I hadn’t even the faint idea of how good the food at Horanadu could be. The uppit-avalakki at the temple, believe me, was more delicious than what my mom could have cooked. Our next stop would be Lakya dam. By the time we reached Kalasa, the bus had a punctured tyre. It was 10.15 by the time it got repaired. Consequently, we had to skip Lakya. Driver spotted a hanging bridge on the way and thought we would like to have a stop. After a few camera clicks, we were on board again. “Soothanabbe falls” – as we heard – was a bit difficult for the senior citizens to access. We ditched the plan to have a visit there after seeing “Kadambi Falls” en route. There was nothing about the journey to Sringeri from Kudremukha but the exceptional scenery all round.












It was dodappa-dodamma’s 32nd anniversary that day. We, along with Suhasu (ideas through internet) had designed a poster. We requested all to have their wishes and messages to have it inscribed on it and gifted it to dodappa dodamma. Although, we had planned to arrange a questionnaire for them, it was never realized.