Wake Up And Smell The Coffee Maaaan!

So we continue.... breakfast was a local affair meeting Austins relatives we ate dosa and honey... early morning light here was fantastic so I did a few snaps of the relatives,







one lady had amazing blue eyes....




first time Ive seen this... apparently round Kashmir its common but rare this far south.. got an amazing shot here ....

...so Evline Soans A big thanks to you...


That done we head into the forests with a local guide...


Kodagu or Coorg as Its also known is surrounded by coffee plantations...

Coffee needs shade to grow so a variety of other things are harvested including pepper... we stop for a while at some waterfalls...

river was a bit low but none the less impresive.. note 3 people died here this year climbing so keep ya feet pon da
ground...and dont swim in the manky water.... the shot here was in black and white... blue raw sewage from a village further up makes one gulp russian roulete and colour photography a no no...


We travel about 10km through thick forest, random boys & girls jump out in front of the van..selling pomegranates and oranges... Its another world here... people look different... darker...












The coffee pickers who we meet look like Nigerians.... The jobs a hard one.... the beans are harvested throughout the day and its blazing hot... you got the ants to watch out for... one bite will swell your face like a fat balloon... The Scorpions and snakes are a buggar too.... The pepper pickers have it a bit more lucky.... they get to climb 100ft into the canopy on a thin bamboo ladder.. at least they can escape the creepy crawlies on the ground huh....

One of the guys we met was deaf.... his work life a silent one in spent in the trees... far out far out maaaan.....



I noticed that out of the pickers there... his bag had the choicest peppers....
Maximum respect!

On asking how far this boy had to walk he replied 5km sir....

Thats one way.... so you do the math!!! s !

We left the pepper pickers picking and after a coffee back at the house... we headed buzzing back to Mysore