Our album of pictures from Bastar, more than 100 of them, can be seen through the following link:
Sleep badly. Early rise and pack.
Breakfast with Tommy and Mona. Then latterly (after Daisy has retired) Michael and John.
Another interesting chat with Joe, settle bill, lengthy goodbyes (we are taking Jolly away from them all) and away.
First stop – arts and crafts factory/school/showroom at Kumhar Para, Kondagoan village (about half way to Jagdalpur)…
…the place Jolly and Joe originally had in mind for the Bastar property, but the cousin had his own ideas…
…we had a quick picnic lunch there. Daisy and Jolly tried rickshaw riding there.
Then on to a tribal village market, Nagarnar Market – Maria tribes this time – perhaps a little more primitive.
Took good pictures, although I wasn’t feeling great.
Then on to Bastar Jungle Resort – settled in. Tried to have a good nap. Drinks with Jolly and his business partner Bunty Jai.
Long wait in the increasing cold for a modest supper of chicken, rice, daal and cauliflower.
A party of 50+ were rather quietly dining in the main area which was a bit surreal. Their food was much hotter, we were told. Jolly ate a little, stating that he wasn’t too hungry this evening.
Early night, after chilling and trying to fall over in the mud!
In addition to the Bastar album, linked above, there is a collection of over 200 photos from that part of the adventure that didn’t make the album, which can be seen at the link below:
