Lessons Learned

After traveling for over eight hours and finally reaching Puttur, I have learned a few things:

1. Puttur is hella far away from Bangalore
2. Even if it’s a toll road, the road will be in bad condition.
3. Old men have no qualms when it comes to crossing the middle of the road regardless of whether or not said road is, in fact, a highway.
4. Houses on the side of the highway tend to be painted bright colors like teal and neon green and pink.
5. Sometimes people randomly cut down trees on the side of the road.
6. Traffic can come to a standstill even in the middle of the mountains.
7. Some people like to drive their cars the wrong way on one-way highways.
8. Truck drivers drive at approximately 10 kilometers per hour.
9. Truck drivers also like to bathe under waterfalls at the side of the road. Awkward.
10. The Ghats are gorgeous.
11. The food at roadside hotels is absolutely terrible.
12. But ordering ice cream is generally a safe bet.
13. The air conditioning in Indian vehicles is woefully inadequate.
14. I may or may not get slight motion sickness after being cooped in a car all day long.
15. Spending even one night with my cousins is totally worth the most miserable car ride..

-June 18th

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