Tadoba Day 2

The lodge had cookies and tea/coffee laid out so we could be at the Kolara gate at 5:30 am

This morning’s star was the sloth bear. It is pretty ugly but did give us a show, drinking water and hanging around for the longest time.

There was a male spotted deer at the drinking hole as well. Talk about the beast and the beauty.

Pretty soon it was time to stop for a picnic breakfast, a simple fare but it tasted really good.

After breakfast we spent some more time in the forest and then went back to the Lodge.

After freshening up it was lunch time. Lunch was served in the cafeteria whereas dinner was at the Teak House which is a remote building.

Lunch was mediocre like last nights dinner; I am afraid the quality of this place has really gone down. The grounds had a lot of potential but it’s all over grown. The only positive is that it is less than 5 mins from the gate. I really wouldn’t recommend this place if you don’t mind a little longer drive.

Walked along the premises a bit after lunch

Soon it was time to leave for the afternoon Safari at 2:30 pm.

We saw many interesting birds this time. The following are some of my favorites:

On the way back we heard rumblings that the safaris were going be stopped from tomorrow at least in the State of Maharashtra due an increase in the number of COVID 19 cases. This was verified to be true when we got back to the Lodge.

Our Naturalist guide Prasun said he would take us to water body where migratory birds still remained. Since this was outside the National Park, we wouldn’t be stopped from going there.

I guess we didn’t have any choice; neither did anyone else. At this time we were still hopeful that since the rest of our safaris were in the adjoining state of MP, they wouldn’t be affected.

Retired for the night after dinner, a bit worried about what happens next.