Friday, December 14, 2012

Odisha (Orissa) Road Trip, Day ten (Simlipal National park)

We were up at 5.30 am expecting to get a permit organized to enter the Simlipal national park but no such luck. The forest officer refused to let any of the vehicles in because the rain last evening had made the roads unmotarable. Waited around till 9.00 am hoping better weather would change our luck. Finally we gave up and decided to drive around the periphery of the park to get a sense of the place and see the surrounding villages. The 270 odd kms stretch kept us entralled for the rest of the day. The weather was perfect and the rural terrain charming. Lotus/ Lily ponds all along the way,  a small mountain range, couple of stretches of dense forest, little chicks following their mother around, cute little duckies and tribal folk. There was a lot to see and and a lot to experience.

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