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Trip to Kodaikanal – Part V

Hi,

The next day, 30th March, early in the morning, we went to the Kodai lake. The lake is star shaped, and has deep blueish-green water. It was created in 1863 by Sir Vere Henry Levinge, collector of Madurai district, who settled in Kodai after his retirement.

The area of the lake is  24 hectres and its is rimmed by a 5 km long road. Tourists can enjoy boating in the lake. I was very much looking forward to go to the Kodai lake because, I read on the guide book that we could ride a cycle or a horse around the lake. I was a beginner at cycling and wanted to cycle on a road. At home, I was forbidden to go out. So I was very much looking forward to ride a cycle at Kodai. But oh no! A bad stroke of luck struck me when I went to select the cycle from the large number of cycles kept ready for the tourists. There were many small cycles and much more bigger cycles, but not even a single right sized cycle. Awww! I was very disappointed and could not even enjoy the beautiful lilly-filled lake. I thought Kodai will be boring with no cycling. A

ll the rest of our group selected cycles and rode them. My father and brother, rode on a double cycle. From the lake, our next destination was the Bryant Park. You can read about it on the next post.

- Rupashri