6th October 2011: When I was told we were to be off for a family trip to Thekkadi via Vandiperiyar, with a break at Vandiperiyar for a visit to our 'once' home, I was really thrilled ! Though I had been to the high range area amble number of times (though it was more that 5-6 years back last time), I have little memories about the place where I spent the first 2 years of my life. When I had been there last time, the cold there was really chilling, it was really pleasant for me though; and the paths almost were witnessed by two or three monkeys every mile or so once we are past Paruvanthanam, and sometimes - especially at dusk even leopards and wild tuskers. Even we have had an experience of witnessing a tusker swaying a KSRTC (Road Transport Corporation of Kerala) Bus, intended to protect the private vehicles parked under its cover, our vehicle being one among ..........