Our hike took us through a small village, full of houses with red tiled roofs and neatly painted with some very vivid colors.
Of course, no village would be complete without a backyard Shrine or two.
A lot of our produce in Tamil Nadu comes from this fertile area in the Nilgiri hills around Ooty, particularly the cold weather crops like spinach and lettuce. The whole family gets involved with the farm work, while the little ones keep themselves amused playing in the dirt.
These two men were turning the soil over by hand with pitchforks. What you don't see in this picture are the ten or so acres that they had already completed on this terraced hillside.
Our group stopped at the local hotel (restaurant) for a bite of lunch, rice and several curries served on the traditional banana leaf. It is also the custom in Southern India to eat with your fingers, using only your right hand. A bit awkward at first, but you soon get used to it.
The cooks come up with some yummy meals in dark kitchens like this, cooking over a pit fire.
As we headed out of the village I spotted these kids that I had to have a picture of. I was pleasantly surprised when after they posed for us, that they did not ask us for 5-10 rupees, or a bit of candy.
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