Ok, we're back home- and the trip was absolutely FABULOUS. We saw every place we wanted to see- and we had a lot of bonuses too. Every tiny bit of the three days was cool- the van ride, our lunches, our companions, our photographs, the sceneries, the temples, the beaches, the rivers, the 'elephant' rides :-)))- (except that our elephant was slightly different from the usual ones.).
Three Cheers to Kamal for splendid accomodations and smooth running. And to Lavanya for the tempo-traveller- and to Mr. Vishwaksenan (who arranged for Kodikarai and the Periya Koil paintings),Mr. Seetharaman (our invaluable guide), to an unexpected visitor who gave us all an 'inba athircchi',Sathya, Anuradha, Mr.Vijaykumar, Radhika, Krupashankar, Mr. Seethaaram Sharma, Mr. Srinivasan, , Viji ma'am- the PS trip people who were great companions.
Feeling dead beat after three whirlwind days- but will get back to you today- with our complete travelogue.