We arrived in Yercaud many hours later than planned - our train was delayed by 4 hours. As we chugged our way through the wee hours of the morning, I hoped waiting at the train station until 3 a.m. was worth it. There is no worse feeling then struggling to reach a destination only to have disappointment set in. After 5 hours in the train, we hopped in a rick, zoomed across town to the bus station, climbed into the bus heading out of Salem Junction through the hills to Yercaud. After 20 hairpin bends (they were numbered so that's how I know there are 20 :)) through the winding Eastern Ghats, we finally arrived at Grange Resort. This quaint resort is made up of 13 cabins tucked inside 100 acres of orchards and coffee plantations.
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