Lunch time!
fun shot
Coffee factory
This morning, Jeanette and Esther were late for breakfast because they thought that they were supposed to meet at 7.45am when it was actually 7.30am. Well, they had to report for dinner earlier as the rule is that we have to come 15 minutes earlier for the next meeting if we are late.
After breakfast, we went to the silk farm and learnt that a lot of work is required to make final product. It takes about 90 to 200 hours. The winding of the silk thread, with the help of modern machinery, is done at a high speed of 800km/h. Then the threads are weaved into a piece of silk cloth and patterns are made with the help of wooden pecks. The factory was very noisy and some workers chose to wear ear plugs to reduce the noise. Interestingly, we also learnt that silkworms eat only mulberry leaves.
During lunch, we received the disappointing news that the visit to the orphanage would be postponed to the next day. However, that also meant that we have more time to prepare!
Next, we went to the coffee factory. We found out that there are actually four different types of coffee beans which are kept in sacks and stacked up. These coffee beans are then graded. They are washed to remove the skin that covers the fruit. The final product is then exported to other places around the world.
On our long journey to Coorg, Mr Soh took a video of a group of us sleeping on the bus. It took about three hours for us to get to our hotel, so many of us were fast asleep, which made for really funny viewing. One of us was even drooling a river!
We made it to our hotel, Coorg International, close to dinner-time. After our showers, we played table tennis and carrom. Some of us were definitely better players than the others! Thereafter, we ate dinner and rehearsed our songs and skits for the last time. Finally, we had our nightly debrief session before heading to our rooms for some well-deserved shut-eye.
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