Going through rural Karnataka, we witnessed a lot of natural beauty in the form of lush green fields, several reservoirs that looked almost full due to monsoon and, of course, there were a few really good and empty patches of tarmac that were a welcome change after the battered roads. It took us the entire day to reach Madikeri. Once we reached, we went straight to bed as all of us were tired, not because of the Compass but because we had started really early.
The Compass, in fact, was utterly comfortable as there was hardly any fatigue at the end of the day. The space inside the Compass was quite good; it accommodated all of our luggage without any discomfort. As we went to sleep, we did not realize the view out of our hotel room and when we woke up the next morning, we were staring at the coffee plantation. It was simply spectacular; there was coffee as far as the eye could see.
After breakfast and a few cups of coffee, we headed to the trails of the coffee plantation with owner Faisal, who was very welcoming and an excellent host. As we made our way into the core of the massive 225-acre Sandalkad Estate, we saw workers clearing up a section of the plantation to sow new plants. Faisal’s passion for coffee runs deep as he explained to us the process of how they farm coffee at the Sandalkad Estate.
