Our wanderings and perceptions

When the country is swept by Modi wave (happy to get a government under Modi enjoying full mandate), Chennai still manages to reel in the May heat forcing us to take off from work. Typical of any summer vacation we planned a hill station vacation. Googling various hill stations in Tamil nadu, short listed the less commercialized ones, Kotagiri Kalvarayan Hills Gopalaswamy betta Z eroed in on Kotagiri as it was on our familiar route :- Chennai->Salem->Coimbatore. Again turned on to Google to help us decide on the right place to lodge in Kotagiri. Based on reviews and rankings on the place, price and food - 'Heavenly Stay' merged as the winner. Called them and informed them of our plan to visit. Next step was to pack and start.   Started at 7 AM from Chennai on a Wednesday morning after loading our car with its tank full of fuel. Wanted to cross the city borders before the traffic could hit its peak. Had breakfast at the much advertised