New Year's in the Nilgiris!

Sunrise over the Nilgiris and a sea of mist.

The mist ocean. 3,000 meters up.

Our first Ooty breakfast!

An incredible sky...

...and terraced hillsides.

The Kota men dancing.
(The Kota's are a tribe of musicians who live in the Nilgiris Hills of Tamil Nadu.)

The ladies' dance being eagerly watched by a little lady.

The ladies again.

Allie and a shy Saleem, our driver.

Best ... photo ... ever.
The Kota village and a little villager.

A traditional dance.

Future dancers.

Now it's Mike's turn!

The ladies' song.

The plants that Doriyoudhan, a very eager villager, picked for Allie, who was suffering from traveler's stomach. He spent 4 hours that morning picking plants from the jungle to create an "All-Purpose Medicine."
...Allie almost burst into tears.

Bubble Bubble Toil and Trouble... making the concoction.

EW.

Sunset over the Ooty valley.

The view from our hotel.

Adorable children in front of a floral model of India at the Ooty Botanical Garden.