The bus ride from Cochin to Munnar was 120 kilometers which is 75 miles. It took us four and a half hours. That is just about 15 miles per hour. Most of the ride was uphill and all of the ride was mountainous turns. We didn't hit one straight-away that last more than 30 seconds; for the length of the ride, the bus turned, sometimes a little, sometimes a u-turn. So for the duration of the ride, we're holding and bracing ourselves to keep our asses seated. This was one of our shortest commutes and certainly the worst (at least for me). But, you all should be pleased, we didn't get car(bus)sick. While at least two others on the bus did - and they were Indian. Stomachs of steel. Which leads me to a shout-out to
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