We left Jodhpur behind without seeing any of the famed trousers and made our way to cool mountains of Ranakpur, stopping en route to add to our growing pile of shopping.
After lunch Kanaram stopped the car and led the way to the 'Crocodile dam'; he was most put out when we spotted a little croc before he did and looked doubtful that what we had seen was a 'real' crocodile. No more sightings of green scaly creatures but we did enjoy the views over this lush and leafy area of India.
On the way back down to the car Dave went 'off road' and down to the water to see if he could catch sight of the earlier crocodile. Kanaram almost wet himself with worry and asked me to tell him that it was dangerous and would he come back up. 'You are a danger man' was his greeting as Dave reemerged with all his limbs intact and only having come face to face with the deadly creature below.
On the outskirts of Ranakpur we stopped to see the Jain temples which were built back in 1439; the main temple contains 1444 pillars and each one is unique in its carvings, making for a spectacular sight.
The temple complex is jealously guarded by a troupe of Langur monkeys and Dave came across a particularly aggressive one while trying to take some photographs.
We continued up into the mountains and marvelled at how much the landscape had changed in just a few hundred kilometres, from barren desert to green, verdant mountains. Our hotel for tonight was a mountain chalet with a view into the valley; we enjoyed the first quietness of our trip to India and attempted, with no luck, to spot the Jaguars that still populate this area.
After lunch Kanaram stopped the car and led the way to the 'Crocodile dam'; he was most put out when we spotted a little croc before he did and looked doubtful that what we had seen was a 'real' crocodile. No more sightings of green scaly creatures but we did enjoy the views over this lush and leafy area of India.
On the way back down to the car Dave went 'off road' and down to the water to see if he could catch sight of the earlier crocodile. Kanaram almost wet himself with worry and asked me to tell him that it was dangerous and would he come back up. 'You are a danger man' was his greeting as Dave reemerged with all his limbs intact and only having come face to face with the deadly creature below.
On the outskirts of Ranakpur we stopped to see the Jain temples which were built back in 1439; the main temple contains 1444 pillars and each one is unique in its carvings, making for a spectacular sight.
The temple complex is jealously guarded by a troupe of Langur monkeys and Dave came across a particularly aggressive one while trying to take some photographs.
We continued up into the mountains and marvelled at how much the landscape had changed in just a few hundred kilometres, from barren desert to green, verdant mountains. Our hotel for tonight was a mountain chalet with a view into the valley; we enjoyed the first quietness of our trip to India and attempted, with no luck, to spot the Jaguars that still populate this area.
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