Naragarhole & Kutta
It was the third day of september 2010 and the plan was to leave Mysore before the first ray of sunlight could hit us. The plan changed because of the program scheduled by the Govt. to get the Royal Elephants to Mysore from Murkal (home for all the Royal Elephants) which is amidst the Nagarahole National Park. I called Naveen who is an active participant in nature conservation events and also a coffee planter in kutta (Adjacent to Nagarahole National Park), Naveen's property (Spice Garden) has an ancestral house (About 150 yrs old) now a stay for nature lovers and people who want to get away from the concrete jungle and enjoy the tranquility at Nature's lap. Access to Spice Garden is adventurous and exciting as you will probably come across many trees which are ancient to us and houses thousands of birds and insects. In case you happen to be a birdwatcher or an entomologist then you will enjoy the drive to spice garden. We finally left Mysore by 10:00 AM and as we passed Hunsur...