It was time to head down south. We had heard so many great things about banging Bangalore. Not to mention Southern Indian food is amazing!
But the excitement soon turned to frustration as we 1) nearly missed our plane, 2) I thought I lost my passport, 3) Cam was nearly not allowed to board the plane because he forgot he left his swiss army knife in his take on luggage and 4) I nearly missed the plane due to security reasons.
The first thing we noticed when we hopped off the plane was the refreshing cooler climate, in comparison to the 45 degree weather we had been experiencing. In addition, the roads were clean and well-made and there was far less tooting than anywhere we’d been! Might not seem like a big deal but after 7 days of non-stop car tooting, it was a welcome change.
We headed to the Bangalore bear sanctuary ran by Wildlife SOS. Our time there was nothing short of incredible. We watched the bears being fed, we met the last ever dancing bear in India and took a ride in the jeep and fed the bears watermelons!
It was one of the most amazing and humbling moments I have experienced when I turned around to see 4 of these majestic bears running after the car for more melons. One of those things you never forget!
When our time with the bears was through we headed back to our hotel to prepare for dinner. It was our last night in India before we headed home. To celebrate, we decided to relish in the local cuisine. Like I said, southern Indian food is fantastic yet the experience was made even better when it came on banana leaves!
We were very sad that our time had come to an end. However the excitement began to mount as we realised we had captured some incredible footage that would make hopefully an equally as exciting and informative documentary.
