The Bear Necessities ...

Hi again and welcome to my Indian adventure after the build. The first day was spent in Bangalore at a Nature and Safari Park.

It’s a great place about an hour from the city which has Lions, Tigers, Bear and a Herbivore section with lots of different deer.

I arrived at the gate and was met by Nirav who drove me around to the various activities duri

ng the day. We first went through the Herbivore safar

i and saw some wonderful deer, some spotted deer and black buck.

Then it was a break for drinks and onto th

e Safari bus to see the Bears, Lions and Tigers. We saw the bears first. These seemed to be very plentiful and many were wandering around the roads. Some even

came near to the bus for a chat, like this little guy strolling along !

Then it was on to the Lions. Not too many of these and mostly away from the roads, so we didn’t get too close.

Next port of call was the Tigers .. where tragedy struck for me ..

my camera battery went flat ..(and I came for the Tigers !!) so although I saw some absolutely wonderful creatures including some White Tigers .. I don’t have any photos .. but I hope to borrow some !

That evening I was delighted to meet up with Ganesh, an old pal, who is now working in Bangalore. We had a lovely meal at the Taj hotel .. sitting a little close to the pool for comfort,

but we managed not to drown !

Next morning, it would be off to Cochin for some relaxation down in Kerala.