Honey Valley Estate

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What a fabulous little Garden of Eden that we found ourselves in. Oh boy.
We surely enjoyed our time spent at the Honey Valley Estate.
Not the easiest place to get to, but definately not the hardest either. Just a few bus transfers, a bit of waiting around in random small towns and then finally waiting at the junction at the bottom of the hill for the Honey Vally jeep to pick us up.
Once we got there we knew that it was all most definately worth it.
The owners, husband and wife team, are the most welcoming hosts you could imagine and made us feel very comfortable very quickly.
The surrounding area is covered in coffee plantations soread out over large, green, rolling hills. The amount of greenery in the area is completely astounding coming from anywhere else in India. We were very pleased, as were our little eyeballs. It was a bit cooler there as well, since it was a bit above sea levell. We enjoyed having to put on a sweatshirt at night and jeans. And we even saw rain a few times and that was quite pleasant as well.
We stayed for about five or six days. We spent the days wandering around taking small hikes in the hills, reading alot and just chatting amongst ourselves.
I do remember handwashing a heck of alot of laundry too (it sure adds up quickly).
It was a most wonderful pause from the trip. We really took the time to stop and breathe some fresh air, see some great plants and birds, eat some delicious food that was grown on the plantation and get some GOOD sleep. It was very peaceful there and thankfully no bugs of any sort in our room!

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Photos

Celebratory Drink
We had to cheers eachother for having found such an amazing place.

Small View
Of one of the cabins for rent and the amazing flora surrounding it.

Doggy dog
Cant have a great coffee plantation without having a smiling dog to watch over the place.

Short stroll
The area was loaded with great walks and hikes to check out the nearby hills and estates.

Walking, walking
He is very good at it.

Funky path
We chose it.

Smiling guy
He is always there.

Ledeeees
Just for a bit of fun.

WHOA there, jasmine
Would you like some bread with your tomato!?

Oh so much fun
Thanks, again, for the lens baby, jassiepoo.

Yum yum
Yet another garbage eating cow, behind our bathroom.

Yes, I know, it doesn't look appetizing
But it was so damn tasty. The food at the estate certainly was delicious.

PUPPIES!
Hee hee hee...there just so happened to be a bunch of puppies living on the plantation, to brighten up our already bright days.

Pause
Waiting for the rain to stop so that we could go for a wander.

Stop to smell the
well, i dont really know the name of the flowers. but they were beautiful anyhow. and smelt good.

a bit of craziness
it happened amongst the coffee plants.

walking in a coffee plantation
its gorgeous.

Our rooms
side by side

You've got a certain look on your face
Maybe saying 'get me off this bus already!'

Comments

[Jassiepoo]

That's awesome
We had such an awesome time in the Coorg Valley... I'd go back for more hiking there for sure! And more home cooked meals!

[Kevin]

Great read...
Found your blog while doing some research into a return trip to Pulau Weh - and got hooked and have been spending way too many late nights reading your blog. Sounds like you guys are having a great time! I especially enjoyed your entries on Indonesia - I spent three months back in 1996 traveling from Sumatra all the way across to West Timor visiting many of the same places in Indo as you guys did, so it's great to read your experiences there and read about how things have changed (or not, in many cases) in Indo. BTW, it looks like the blog came to an abrupt end with this entry? Did you pick it up elsewhere, or just decided that it was more fun to experience than to document? A long-ago traveling companion of mine refused to write a journal, calling it 'Homework', a pretty apt name if you ask me - although your 'homework' means those of us stuck at our desks get to travel vicariously. :)

[JenGui]

oops
Hello there, Ya, sorry about that. I seem to do that on every trip. The blogs go great for the first little while, then when we realize that we are running out of time, wherever we are, I just seem to focus more on the travelling. No, we made it back to Canada safe and sound. We only spent another month in India after the Honey Valley Estate. I am flattered that you like our blog and appreciate that SOMEONE out there is reading them! We will be leaving next week for another 6 month adventure. So, hopefully we will be diligent again at the start of the trip with writing the blogs. So, keep reading, more coming soon. Thanks for your message!