On the road

Part 4- Around Wayand and the Muthanga Wildlife sanctuary The next morning, we woke up quite early in order to do some bird-watching. Even though early morning and late evening are considered the best times to do a bit of bird-watching, we were quite disappointed to note that there weren't many of them up and about. But the weather was all misty and lovely, and we decided to go for a walk. We took the same route as on the previous day and walked up to the tea plantations. Taking in as much of the surroundings as we could, we walked and talked for quite a bit before deciding to turn back. For breakfast, we had requested the Kerala-special breakfast dish called puttu. I had eaten this at my friend's house and had absolutely loved it. This is made in a special kind of mould, which is tubular and open at both ends. Rice paste and grated coconut form alternate layers of this steamed dish. It is served along with kadala curry, which is a mildly spicy curry made out of bengal gra