After checking out from the resort our favorite driver took us to Munnar town where we would get on the bus to Kumily. The bus did arrive in time, left 30 minutes after schedule but by and large it was a rather uneventful trip despite the narrow roads and reckless drivers we met.

In Kumily we got ourselves a nice room at El Paradisio for 1000 Rs after some haggling, not bad. We decided to treat ourselves some Ayurveda massages and went to Arya which were recommended. My masseur put me in that awkward moment when you’ve dressed down to your boxers and aren’t sure whether to carry on very short – when I asked if I ought to keep my boxers he simply smiled, bent down and removed my boxers. One hour and 600 Rs later we left and will most likely pay the place additional visits during our stay.

After breakfast at the resort we packed our bags for another excursion, this time a bit downriver from the waterfall. Armed with cookies and mango juice we made our way do the dried out section and I practiced my monkey skills while Mona was sunbathing.

In the evening we headed in to town and tried out SN Restaurant, which was highly recommended in Lonely Planet and we have to agree – their Chicken Butter Masala was truly delicious. The Paneer one I had was good as well but the chicken was undecidedly better.

The plan for the day was to do some sightseeing around Munnar – we opted for using Ganesh, a driver known by the resort management the whole day (1000 Rs) rather than getting into Munnar and bartering. We used one of the standard itineraries with some modifications and headed towards Munnar Hilltop Station.

After stopping at a flower garden and heading further on we saw an old foreigner who where heading the same way so we picked up the hiker – Hans, a swiss 75-year old backpacker who was traveling India for the 4th time or so. We refused any payment from Hans but he paid for our dinner later in the day. We had a great day swapping stories and perspectives while snapping photos of the people and scenery along the way.

On the way back we stopped at Munnar town and I paid a barber a visit, and consequently lost at least 7 years in ten minutes. Back at our cottage we enjoyed a massive traditional meal that the staff had cooked for us – for an yet unknown price.