One of the many cardamom plantations along the Cardamom Trail
“Today we’ll be cycling the Cardamom Trail,” my guide, Rattan, tells me over breakfast. “It’s 91 kilometers (57 miles) from here to Periyar.”
I almost spit out my coconut chutney-covered dosa. Do I look like Lance Armstrong?
Rattan laughs. “We’ll go slow and just enjoy. Peter will be behind us with the van if we want to stop.”
It’s Day 5 of my tour focused on seeing Kerala, a state in southern India by cycling, hiking and kayaking. While my thighs feel tight from yesterday’s trek up Messapulimala, the second-highest peak in the Western Ghats at 2,640 meters (8,661 feet), I’m also excited… Read more...