Sunday, December 16, 2007

Camp Forktail and back to Delhi



Forget going to a monestary, or ashram if you are looking for total peace - check into Camp Forktail.
This is another permanent tented camp just out side the Corbett Tiger reserve near Ramegah. It is possible the most peaceful place on earth, we pretty quickly realised that we had misjudged our itinary planning here, and should have planned for an extra couple of days.Harrish was our guy here, and took us on a very cool nature walk, the forest here is full of wild elephants, tigers, leopards, and it a bird watchers paradise.
The food is amazing, and again served from silver buffetware, with people on standby in case you have a whim!~

We went of a tiger safari in a very cool little jeep with Bajee - " our very responsible guide" we were hot in pursuit of tigers, lots of prints, and poos, but they were hidden away in the grasses today -but a great day out. The park is very beautiful, and I think the boys really enjoyed the thrill of the chase in the open top jeeps.
The final morning at Forktail we went on a elephant ride through the forest, which was excellent, so peaceful and quiet. a sharp contrast to the 8 hour drive back to Delhi that followed, we were all a little shellshocked when we got back, Delhi really is chaos -undescribable.
In a total contract to the poverty you see on the street, we were invited out for dinner to one of Baggages friends when we arrived. he is a Delhi billionaire, and the event was unbelievable -the house was unbelievable, and it goes with out saying the food was.....

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