Sioned and I took a roommate trip to the wonderful land of Ooty. Our epic duo celebrated Sioned’s 21st birthday during our travels and vowed to commemorate her special day and our trip with a list. The list accurately details our week together!
21 for 21
1. 21 pictures of interesting people we encountered. This included an Israeli man named Dani, a slender feminine faced German man, an Indian who worked for the ‘post-it’ company, a fabulous trekking guide, some cunning horseback riding hawkers, a French hippie and much more
2. Using the word “quaint” 21 times
3. 21 pees
4. 21 hi-fives, only when warranted by epic circumstances
5. 21 cow spottings
6. Play 21. Card games are frowned upon as a heathen pastime here, but we proudly played several hands and bet crackers while enduring many ill stares
7. Eat 21 orange toes
8. haggle for 21 rupees
9. log 21 epic events:
1. The plane waited for us to take off for Coimbatore
2. The wealthy ‘post-it’ Indian gave us a ride from the airport to the bus station
3. Finding and boarding our bus to Ooty despite everyone claiming our plane-bus connection was too short
4. Trotting on horseback along Ooty’s lake, surprisingly painful experience
5. Arriving at the train station in style: by motorcycle
6. A rail and auto rickshaw ride through heaven: tea fields which look something like finding nemo’s anemone home
7. Dolphin’s nose: a spectacular vista which gave us sweeping views of the Nilgiri Hills and Catherine Falls
8. Trekking amongst sheep farms, eucalyptus trees and villages in Ooty
9. Mistakably viewing the wildlife sanctuary we thought we didn’t have time for, from atop “the mountain” as our guide called it
10. Tour downtown Ooty sans Lonely Planet
11. Our birth onto a bus: if you have not heard this story please ask me someday!! It involves facial expression and body movements which can’t be conveyed here. This is possibly the MOST epic of all our events.
12. Pineapple massacre: we bought a pineapple for dinner and cut into it like butter with only spoons! Mmm
13. Watching National Treasure in our hostel room!
14. Journaling in a tree which was situated on the steep hillside of Tarzan Mountain
15. Train thali: slurping up dinner Indian style on a sleeper train for a large male audience
16. Big 100: the biggest, manliest protein bar I have ever consumed. Nearly an ellie cubit!
17. Beach mirage: we took a walk to the beach which ended up being an hour and a half struggle on empty stomachs
18. Pocahontas backwater tour: paddling through the backwater village towns of Kerela
19. Surviving Ponani
20. Wild elephant gazing from the windows of our sleeper train
21. Spontaneously teaching children at a small school prior to hopping on our final train and being served 3 of the largest dosas I have ever seen as gratitude for our visit
10. Hear 21 recognizable songs
11. Play the number game to 21
12. Eat 21 peanuts
13. 21 jumping jacks
14. 21 pushups
15. 21 Hindi vocab words
16. 21 Indian head bobbles (performed by us)
17. Shell 21 Kerelan prawns
18. Make 21 weird faces
19. Identify 21 scents: some of these scents may seem quite normal to those of you in the west, but experiencing some of them here was quite odd: burning trash, corn, pine needles, waste water, road sealant, cow manure, campfire, eucalyptus, sheep, rain!!!!, baby powder, adolescent boy cologne, Body Odor, fresh produce, the palace scent, fresh fish, spice market, masala dosa burp, chocolate, ocean, stale cab
20. 21 flowers in our hair
21. Leave behind 21 fingerprints: easily accomplished after eating our greasy dosas
21 for 21
1. 21 pictures of interesting people we encountered. This included an Israeli man named Dani, a slender feminine faced German man, an Indian who worked for the ‘post-it’ company, a fabulous trekking guide, some cunning horseback riding hawkers, a French hippie and much more
2. Using the word “quaint” 21 times
3. 21 pees
4. 21 hi-fives, only when warranted by epic circumstances
5. 21 cow spottings
6. Play 21. Card games are frowned upon as a heathen pastime here, but we proudly played several hands and bet crackers while enduring many ill stares
7. Eat 21 orange toes
8. haggle for 21 rupees
9. log 21 epic events:
1. The plane waited for us to take off for Coimbatore
2. The wealthy ‘post-it’ Indian gave us a ride from the airport to the bus station
3. Finding and boarding our bus to Ooty despite everyone claiming our plane-bus connection was too short
4. Trotting on horseback along Ooty’s lake, surprisingly painful experience
5. Arriving at the train station in style: by motorcycle
6. A rail and auto rickshaw ride through heaven: tea fields which look something like finding nemo’s anemone home
7. Dolphin’s nose: a spectacular vista which gave us sweeping views of the Nilgiri Hills and Catherine Falls
8. Trekking amongst sheep farms, eucalyptus trees and villages in Ooty
9. Mistakably viewing the wildlife sanctuary we thought we didn’t have time for, from atop “the mountain” as our guide called it
10. Tour downtown Ooty sans Lonely Planet
11. Our birth onto a bus: if you have not heard this story please ask me someday!! It involves facial expression and body movements which can’t be conveyed here. This is possibly the MOST epic of all our events.
12. Pineapple massacre: we bought a pineapple for dinner and cut into it like butter with only spoons! Mmm
13. Watching National Treasure in our hostel room!
14. Journaling in a tree which was situated on the steep hillside of Tarzan Mountain
15. Train thali: slurping up dinner Indian style on a sleeper train for a large male audience
16. Big 100: the biggest, manliest protein bar I have ever consumed. Nearly an ellie cubit!
17. Beach mirage: we took a walk to the beach which ended up being an hour and a half struggle on empty stomachs
18. Pocahontas backwater tour: paddling through the backwater village towns of Kerela
19. Surviving Ponani
20. Wild elephant gazing from the windows of our sleeper train
21. Spontaneously teaching children at a small school prior to hopping on our final train and being served 3 of the largest dosas I have ever seen as gratitude for our visit
10. Hear 21 recognizable songs
11. Play the number game to 21
12. Eat 21 peanuts
13. 21 jumping jacks
14. 21 pushups
15. 21 Hindi vocab words
16. 21 Indian head bobbles (performed by us)
17. Shell 21 Kerelan prawns
18. Make 21 weird faces
19. Identify 21 scents: some of these scents may seem quite normal to those of you in the west, but experiencing some of them here was quite odd: burning trash, corn, pine needles, waste water, road sealant, cow manure, campfire, eucalyptus, sheep, rain!!!!, baby powder, adolescent boy cologne, Body Odor, fresh produce, the palace scent, fresh fish, spice market, masala dosa burp, chocolate, ocean, stale cab
20. 21 flowers in our hair
21. Leave behind 21 fingerprints: easily accomplished after eating our greasy dosas
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