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Treks from Kodai

I with two other people did two days of trekking. We trekked on two routes staring from Kodai. We had essentially planned the trek according to the information provided on a website. And as we went along, we realised that a lot of info was incomplete/inaccurate. Here are some facts for those who plan to trek. For those who wish see how much we freaked out, go see the album... Facts: The distances mentioned in km on any site seem unreliable. We too don't have exact estimates of distances in km, I would rather mention time needed. (One of us was an experienced trekker. As a whole, we would rate our group as medium paced trekkers.) Trek route 1: Kodai - Dolphin's nose - Vellagavi - Kumbakkarai (from kumbakkarai we came back by road). started at 11:00 am total time : four and a half hours toughness : low road type : essentially a descent, winding narrow road, no loose stones cautions : trek ends in a waterfall, enquire before hand about the water level of this waterfall tips : ve...

Puzzle

There used to be a certain village in which, all the people had either a red or a black mark on back of their neck. They could see other person's mark but not their own. In fact, they had a rule that, if anyone ever got to know color of his/her own mark, he/she would have to commit suicide. They didn't have a single mirror in the village and they never discussed colors of anyone's marks. They were all logical and intelligent people. One fine day a tourist landed in their village. And after a pleasant stay went off saying that "atleast one of you has a red mark". What do you think happened to the people of this village in some time? This puzzle is coursey some website. But it is posted along with its answer. So I will not reveal the name of that website for a while.