So, in my last post I told you guys about our second stop, Mankhim. Today, I will tell you about the next stop, Zuluk. Fog and rain have been a constant companion and hence, no Kanchenjunga since the fifteen minute meet at Mankhim. Gosh, we miss her, and even the other hills miss her, for they have been crying for three days straight. Zuluk can be fun, if you do not make the mistake of visiting it in the monsoons. By fun, I mean, you can roam about, or maybe even discover your own routes. But monsoon reduces your options of recreation to one, and that's, sit in your balcony and watch the clouds move. It's in a high altitude, so you can actually see the clouds move around in the back yard of your bungalow. There's a temple on top of the hill, a Shiva temple. Now I'm not much of a temple-goer, but the view is extraordinary, I mean, we couldn't see Kanchenjunga, but the entire valley, covered in an increasing blanket of fog and mist, makes you feel like something which can't be expressed. I'll leave that feeling to your imagination. Here too, leeches are a problem, so watch out. Zuluk gives you different forms of beauty in different parts of the year. During the monsoon, you get to see the all-mysterious, foggy zuluk which makes you feel like you're living in the kingdom of clouds. Yeah, you won't be able to roam around in the rain, but sitting in the balcony of your bungalow with coffee and vegetable pakora will surely lighten up your mood.
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