We’ve not heard from Candy overnight – she won’t have internet access for a few days, so this is what was scheduled for today’s ride….
Leaving Mysore this morning we start cycling, heading south, on country roads. We continue along the quiet back roads and after an hour and a half of leisurely biking, we should reach the town of Nanjangud and visit the impressive Srikanteshwara Temple, dedicated to the Hindu god, Shiva. After the visit, we continue cycling to Bandipur (once the hunting preserve of Mysore’s Maharajas) passing through a patchwork of cultivated farmland, interspersed with scattered villages.
We’ll arrive in Bandipur National Park and check-in to our hotel. In the late afternoon, we have a jeep safari in the park. Apparently we will see lots of spotted deer and monkeys and possibly some elephants too. It will be interesting to see how this experience compares with the many safaris I’ve done in the Kruger National Park, South Africa.
Our total cycling distance today is approximately 50 kilometres
That’s 98km down and only 450 to go.
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