On the road

  Sunset in the forest The evening safari was going to begin at 3.30pm, and we were all worried about going out in the sun at this time when the temperature would be around 40 deg C! But there was a lot of excitement as well. During the morning safari, we hadn't really spotted a sloth bear, but otherwise, it had been all about the herbivores and birds. Would the evening safari be as thrilling? Spotted deer The open gypsy picked us up from the resort as usual, and took us to the Junona gate, that would take us to the core zone.  The safari started, and as we were passing through the jungle, we saw these tall, apparently ancient looking stone columns on either side. Our guide told us these were used as guiding stones for the mounted elephants in the ancient times. Once again, I was awed by the sheer amount of stuff to see and internalize in the jungle. As we made our way through the jungle, we saw many spotted deers, sambars, wild fowl and langurs. The first thrill of the safari came