Our penultimate day in Shillong was spent walking, sunning, inhaling the fresh mountainous air, drinking soulwarming beverages, and appreciating the company of good people. Now, that’s a great way to send off a holiday. Reena woke up all excited to take us to all the places she enjoyed the day before. So, as she and…
Month: December 2016
Doggies and markets galore
Arriving in the dark, to the biting cold of Shillong was a – well – chilling experience. Our new friend in high places, Mrs. Phanboh of Sa-I-Mika invited us to stay at her resort/ guest house/ cottage in Shillong town. It’s called Ken & Twill Cottage (named after her parents) So, we booked it, and…
Sinatra voice: “The wood is ready and we have to make tea. La da di da..”
On our last morning at Nongriat, I woke up early, and sat around and took in as much of all the sights, smells and sounds of Serenity Guest House, as possible. A few minutes after I was up, I saw Byron’s wife with sweet sleepy eyes step out, smile and go about her day. Then,…
Homebody 2. Return of the prodigal sun
I woke up to the memory of the laughter, the night before. The three Aussies at Serenity, George, Luke and Drew regaled us with pictures of their cats and dogs. One of the funniest was Luke’s cat Cfor. As in, Cfor cat. And how hes a happy cat who is so large that you can’t…
Christmas in Nongriat
We soon got used to the rhythm of the guesthouse. Here are some facts: Byron sings like an angel. He is besotted with his wife and sings to her. He has written all this literature about the origin of Khasi people, the story of the villages, local lores, etc. He has five kids, and he…
Down the mines of Moria
We knew that we’d come back to Sohra late. So, we had asked the Sa-I-Mika folks to keep a room for us. That was room 1 at Ken and Twill Cottages, next door to good old Sai-I-Mika – owned by the same people, but operate under different names. We met this young man in charge,…
The eye of Mordor. Or is that sunset?
That’s how the day ended. The day started with… That’s just the view from the loo. The thing about all of Meghalaya that we experienced: best hygiene of anywhere in this country! The campsite loo had a lock that latches snug, the loo was as clean as the one at home, and stayed that way…
Rivendell
We slept like logs, after our long climbing adventure. The next step in our journey was to head to a river, and camp on the riverside and enjoy some water sports. The place to do this was Pioneer Adventure Tour, run by friends of Reena’s friend from Shillong. After bidding adieu to the adorable Pyriam…
Living roots bridges
The plan for today was to go to the Living Roots Bridge. The guys in the know made some noise about us passing really close to another spot we were scheduled to visit later during our trip. I didn’t listen to much of it, because I was worried about me making it down the few…
There and back again 