tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13182305348772403762024-03-13T08:45:50.553-07:00Little Rann of KutchBNHS Nature Camp December 2008Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318230534877240376.post-16659737531490843022010-02-15T09:11:00.000-08:002010-02-15T09:12:33.208-08:00The diversity of Little Rannthe diversity of the Little Rann of Kutch is amazing. We were able to see nearly 140 species of birds and a good number of mammals in the 4 days that we spent here. Little Rann of Kutch is a vast area spanning nearly 5000 sq. kms and lies in 5 districts of Gujarat (NW India) viz Rajkot, Surendranagar,<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3mAQdtPWsI/AAAAAAAAH1g/C3PUuD_1elo/s1600-h/dasada251.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3mAQdtPWsI/AAAAAAAAH1g/C3PUuD_1elo/s320/dasada251.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a>Kutch Jamnagar & Banaskantha. We covered the area in Surendranagar district.<br />
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Sarus crane in the fields<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3mAROkDmjI/AAAAAAAAH1w/FFCyeSqO8wE/s1600-h/dasada261.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3mAROkDmjI/AAAAAAAAH1w/FFCyeSqO8wE/s320/dasada261.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> <br />
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It is initially a bleak day with little prospects. so content ourselves with birding. In a distance we spot a female of the Bluebull<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Desert Wheatear<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l3f6wBshI/AAAAAAAAHy0/yV-4snoqzB0/s1600-h/dasada116.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l3f6wBshI/AAAAAAAAHy0/yV-4snoqzB0/s320/dasada116.JPG" /></a> <br />And at last we spot a lonesome Wild Ass<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l3gJ4PgTI/AAAAAAAAHy8/9_qkwaPK2M0/s1600-h/dasada125.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l3gJ4PgTI/AAAAAAAAHy8/9_qkwaPK2M0/s320/dasada125.JPG" /></a> who takes flight seeing all of us on foot approaching<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />do some birding around the Bajania wetlands. Soon we get the message that a large number of wild Ass have been spotted & off we rush to catch up with them.<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318230534877240376.post-27647141826820753452010-02-15T08:30:00.000-08:002010-02-15T08:37:51.752-08:00Wild Ass at Bajania<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l4MjkGsmI/AAAAAAAAHzE/1uBECjK-zp0/s1600-h/dasada127.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l4MjkGsmI/AAAAAAAAHzE/1uBECjK-zp0/s320/dasada127.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> <br />
Sure we get to see them. But they are not delighted to see us. so soon they start trotting off<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l4M8AHsCI/AAAAAAAAHzM/iN3UmEOziZ0/s1600-h/dasada129.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l4M8AHsCI/AAAAAAAAHzM/iN3UmEOziZ0/s320/dasada129.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a><br />
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This is indeed a fascinating site to see a vast streth of desert as far as the eye can see. The Wild Ass are here in good numbers<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l1VzedZKI/AAAAAAAAHyM/4-pwSmOucUk/s1600-h/dasada127.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l1VzedZKI/AAAAAAAAHyM/4-pwSmOucUk/s320/dasada127.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l1WGr0BKI/AAAAAAAAHyU/SQOB3gcxTGw/s1600-h/dasada135.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l1WGr0BKI/AAAAAAAAHyU/SQOB3gcxTGw/s320/dasada135.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l1WYqTiUI/AAAAAAAAHyc/Sa9jkkKht9s/s1600-h/dasada148.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l1WYqTiUI/AAAAAAAAHyc/Sa9jkkKht9s/s320/dasada148.JPG" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br />A Short-eared Owl takes flight. 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It is amazing how <a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l0EVa3JWI/AAAAAAAAHxs/x8zMgEoNxwc/s1600-h/dasada156.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l0EVa3JWI/AAAAAAAAHxs/x8zMgEoNxwc/s320/dasada156.JPG" /></a> the local flora and fauna have adapted to this harsh and inhospitable land. 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the historic town of Jhinjwada with some old forts is another entrance to the Rann of Kutch. Below you can see big mounds of salt ready to be loaded<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lyPC6Fp-I/AAAAAAAAHxM/woQsApxaYqc/s1600-h/dasada167.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lyPC6Fp-I/AAAAAAAAHxM/woQsApxaYqc/s320/dasada167.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> <br />
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A view of the town<br />
<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318230534877240376.post-38849331644824377452010-02-15T08:06:00.000-08:002010-02-15T08:07:18.499-08:00Around our Resort<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lxMDdlsdI/AAAAAAAAHwk/mu8b_WxroQQ/s1600-h/dasada030.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lxMDdlsdI/AAAAAAAAHwk/mu8b_WxroQQ/s320/dasada030.JPG" /></a> <br />Rann Riders is an exciting place to stay with plenty of birding opportunities.<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lxMmb1SBI/AAAAAAAAHws/OZaBochSnRg/s1600-h/dasada033.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lxMmb1SBI/AAAAAAAAHws/OZaBochSnRg/s320/dasada033.JPG" /></a> Here is our group intensely looking out for birds.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Proud as a Peacock! This bird surely owned the place <br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lxNHi1OtI/AAAAAAAAHw0/a5gqm3Fn-r0/s1600-h/dasada036.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lxNHi1OtI/AAAAAAAAHw0/a5gqm3Fn-r0/s320/dasada036.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lxNdqKfXI/AAAAAAAAHw8/Gdx9zKex87s/s1600-h/dasada052.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lxNdqKfXI/AAAAAAAAHw8/Gdx9zKex87s/s320/dasada052.JPG" /></a> a view of the ethnic cottages<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318230534877240376.post-19860673029490747502010-02-15T08:00:00.000-08:002010-02-15T08:00:35.939-08:00More around the resort<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lvnOl4odI/AAAAAAAAHwE/8m0TNlucrWI/s1600-h/dasada037.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lvnOl4odI/AAAAAAAAHwE/8m0TNlucrWI/s320/dasada037.JPG" /></a> <br />Yours truly with the local canine. Meet Tommy, a perfectly tame & welcomging watchdog<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lvnt6DO4I/AAAAAAAAHwM/PQVlqbBmqfI/s1600-h/dasada039.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lvnt6DO4I/AAAAAAAAHwM/PQVlqbBmqfI/s320/dasada039.JPG" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Dr. Nayana Shanbhag cuddles a cute pup (no name so far)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lvoIrmvRI/AAAAAAAAHwU/wRyvCei7nzE/s1600-h/dasada053.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lvoIrmvRI/AAAAAAAAHwU/wRyvCei7nzE/s320/dasada053.JPG" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Kayum Malik, the owner of Rann riders (Left) with a visitor<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lvooxW0nI/AAAAAAAAHwc/wPuutpLYr6k/s1600-h/dasada057.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lvooxW0nI/AAAAAAAAHwc/wPuutpLYr6k/s320/dasada057.JPG" /></a> <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />A beautiful Pink Lotus blooms in the pond<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318230534877240376.post-78129240118815169692010-02-15T07:54:00.000-08:002010-02-15T07:55:09.566-08:00Butterflies at the resort<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3luV5ZrzxI/AAAAAAAAHvk/rRg_haWb9qc/s1600-h/dasada063.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3luV5ZrzxI/AAAAAAAAHvk/rRg_haWb9qc/s320/dasada063.JPG" /></a> while some caught up with a quick afternoon nap, I decided to catch up with the butterflies. December is not really the season nor is the Little Rann a great butterflying destination, but you can still see some of those year round beauties. This is the Plain tiger.<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3luWHXwn9I/AAAAAAAAHvs/ziHwqSXCtfE/s1600-h/dasada065.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3luWHXwn9I/AAAAAAAAHvs/ziHwqSXCtfE/s320/dasada065.JPG" /></a> <br />Views of the Striped Tiger<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3luWgsqmqI/AAAAAAAAHv0/0xiI0UKAHQo/s1600-h/dasada070.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3luWgsqmqI/AAAAAAAAHv0/0xiI0UKAHQo/s320/dasada070.JPG" /></a> <br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3luXJBQ1_I/AAAAAAAAHv8/wud_iiX8dg4/s1600-h/dasada073.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3luXJBQ1_I/AAAAAAAAHv8/wud_iiX8dg4/s320/dasada073.JPG" /></a> <br /><br /><br />Common Crow<div style='clear:both; text-align:LEFT'><a href='http://picasa.google.com/blogger/' target='ext'><img src='http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif' alt='Posted by Picasa' style='border: 0px none ; padding: 0px; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial;' align='middle' border='0' /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318230534877240376.post-60990830579953829512010-02-15T07:46:00.000-08:002010-02-15T07:48:55.848-08:00Some of the domesticated birds<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lsaopYj-I/AAAAAAAAHvE/-rl8oNrK4FI/s1600-h/dasada071.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lsaopYj-I/AAAAAAAAHvE/-rl8oNrK4FI/s320/dasada071.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> <br />
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Exotic species apparently to give that ambience to the resort.<br />
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This Peafowl had first right to the seating <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lsbrzDXOI/AAAAAAAAHvc/LZ8_WgYuFQQ/s1600-h/dasada087.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lsbrzDXOI/AAAAAAAAHvc/LZ8_WgYuFQQ/s320/dasada087.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> <br />
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Helmeted guineafowl - another of the exotic species brought in from Africa<br />
<div style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318230534877240376.post-88187654199257786042010-02-15T07:41:00.000-08:002010-02-15T07:42:10.199-08:00The group<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lrTZ7W1vI/AAAAAAAAHus/zTIJivaFSx4/s1600-h/100_0385.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lrTZ7W1vI/AAAAAAAAHus/zTIJivaFSx4/s320/100_0385.JPG" /></a> <br />Photos in this section are taken by Meena Wadhwani.<br /><br />Waiting in the lounge for the afternoon safari<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3lrT86O-LI/AAAAAAAAHu0/91nwYxKUIvs/s1600-h/100_0467.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; 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WIDTH: 320px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369110587917643538" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/SoLpogierxI/AAAAAAAAGoU/NY1iePZhbRc/s320/dasada220.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/SoLnlS7Aj1I/AAAAAAAAGns/wyOFdDL5kqg/s1600-h/dasada207.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/SoLnlS7Aj1I/AAAAAAAAGns/wyOFdDL5kqg/s320/dasada207.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/SoLnl3D3xBI/AAAAAAAAGn0/bBpP1O9bzmA/s1600-h/dasada209.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/SoLnl3D3xBI/AAAAAAAAGn0/bBpP1O9bzmA/s320/dasada209.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/SoLnmQku7PI/AAAAAAAAGn8/9BKRvz8QNQc/s1600-h/dasada210.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/SoLnmQku7PI/AAAAAAAAGn8/9BKRvz8QNQc/s320/dasada210.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/SoLnnKyZ0cI/AAAAAAAAGoE/zuWEaO9kjXg/s1600-h/dasada214.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; FLOAT: left; CLEAR: both" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/SoLnnKyZ0cI/AAAAAAAAGoE/zuWEaO9kjXg/s320/dasada214.JPG" /></a><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: left; CLEAR: both"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img style="BORDER-BOTTOM: 0px; BORDER-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-BOTTOM: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 0px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; BACKGROUND: 0% 50%; BORDER-TOP: 0px; BORDER-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-TOP: 0px; -moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial" border="0" alt="Posted by Picasa" align="middle" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" /></a></div></div>Avihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09980192325521727741noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1318230534877240376.post-25558533266939053562009-04-15T08:48:00.000-07:002010-02-15T08:50:12.662-08:00A view of the resort<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l6_VosRRI/AAAAAAAAHzg/Dj4EY2lrhEM/s1600-h/dasada210.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l6_VosRRI/AAAAAAAAHzg/Dj4EY2lrhEM/s320/dasada210.JPG" style="clear: both; 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Rann Riders<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l6_5CxXWI/AAAAAAAAHzo/QmbMuxxd2mc/s1600-h/dasada223.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_6Lm6RuuBQwE/S3l6_5CxXWI/AAAAAAAAHzo/QmbMuxxd2mc/s320/dasada223.JPG" style="clear: both; float: left; margin: 0px 10px 10px 0px;" /></a> has beautifull ethnically designed cottages with natural surrounding to give nature lovers a comfortable and exciting experience. Here are some views of the cottage<br />
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