Last night, we rented a paddle boat on Lake Nakki and watched boats full of school children laughing, screaming, flirting, and splashing each other. It's good to know that high school kids seem to be the same everywhere. We found a breathtaking view of the town of Mt. Abu at the top of a cliff and enjoyed the sunset and dinner at Hotel Jaipur House. It seems that India is full of hidden getaway towns and I love discovering them! The best way to describe the scene around Nakki Lake is a cross between Coney Island and the Jersey Shore, with an Indian flare to it. There is a boathouse that sells pizza, ice cream stalls around every corner, an arcade, a photo booth, and people eating corn on the cob and cotton candy. This is the closest I have felt to home in three weeks. (I can't believe we have already been here three weeks!)
This morning, Maire and I took a guided hike through the mountains and saw a crocodile, peacock, wild chicken, rare butterflies, wild buffalo, monkeys, and fresh bear droppings. Yes, our guide was VERY excited about how close we had come to black bear poop. I can now cross that off the ole' bucket list!
Mt. Abu is packed with Indian tourists flocking to the cooler temperatures for the holiday weekend. Today is Gandhi's birthday, so the entire country is off with their families doing things that Indian families do on Gandhi's birthday. Today also happens to be Missy's 27th birthday. YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We, however are spending today on a train to Jodphur, the "Blue City". Little did Missy know, but I had been following her around the last week buying things she liked in the markets, but didn't want to get for herself, and we gave them to her this morning when she woke up. We will give her a proper birthday celebration once we get to Jaisalmer in a couple of days. Here is a little birthday message from the crew:
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