Up the ghat road
Up the ghat road in the fog
8–10 Aug 2025
Hairpin bends, wet pine forests and tea gardens that appeared and vanished in the clouds. We wore every sweater we packed.
Day 1
Friday 8 August
Somewhere between bend 28 and bend 29.
Kotagiri road
Day 2
Saturday 9 August
Clouds parting over the peak for a few minutes.
Near Ooty
Silver oaks standing in the tea like sentries.
Nilgiris
Day 3
Sunday 10 August
One last walk through the garden before the drive down.
Ooty