It's 10-15 degrees cooler up here (2100m) at Kodaikanal in the Western Ghats. An old British hill station is now a holiday town for people from all over India who want to escape the heat. We have met people from Calcutta, Bangalore, Gujarat, Kerala etc.
The lake is 'kiss me quick' one end and beautifully peaceful the other.
Saturday we walked to Dolphin's Nose where there was no view because we were mostly up in the clouds, but then it rained in torrents for about 45 minutes - happily we were just outside a cafe. More torrential rain on the way back and sheltered in a shrine with a lady who prattled away in perfect English about the Tudors and bloody rain!
Sunday hired a guide (£2 per hour) for a great 5-hour trek through the hills. Learned a lot about illegal building development.
Going to try for a national wildlife reserve tomorrow, not sure how that'll work.
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