Wonderful Kerala.

We've been on the road for a couple of days and finally we settled down for a three day long vacation in Varkala. First we left Kochi by train down to Alleppey (Allapuzha) where we checked into a houseboat and spent the night rocking away to the soft touch of the waves. The backwaters is beautiful and it's so comfortable just getting everything done for you. The only thing you need to do is to enjoy yourself, which isn't really hard when being with good company. We set out to sea at noon and went to buy some fresh tiger prawns from some local fishers. That was amazing. I've never seen prawns that size before. They looked like aliens. Our chef prepared them for us and that is undoubfully the best dinner I've had down here, and maybe the best dinner I've ever had. Later on we watched "Om, Shanti, Om" starring Shahrukh Khan, a really good and funny Bollywood movie with a lot of great songs. The day after we left the houseboat by nine and went for the bus station. We took the bus for a four hour long drive down to Varkala where we have stayed for three days now. This is a tourist place similar to Greece, Cyprus, Spain and, yeah, you catch my drift. Luckily it's the end of the season so it's not many tourists left. Unfortunately this makes all the desperate bars and sellers to become more aggressive to get a grip on to the few people left. Well, anyhow, we get cheap booze and beer compared to the high season prices and even though the monsoon is closing in we still have good weather during daytime. Around 37 degrees and warming sun. Compared to Pondicherry it's more windy here which makes it feel cooler than on the east coast. The waves and the undercurrent here is really strong and many have given in while being swept away, but the lifeguards try their best to keep everyone safe. I wonder if they know how to swim instead of just blowing their whistle. This will be the last day here and we're unsure of where the next trip will go. Some are heading back to Kochi since they're leaving for Pondicherry on Monday. I am not sure if I'll head for Munnar or Thekkady, but first I either have to get to Kottayam or Kochi. Either way it's a day of traveling in bus, and the local buses here are not very comfortable. I'm sorry for not getting to show you pictures, but there is no way to connect my Mac to the internet anywhere so I'll have to publish them in some other way at another time in life. Maybe when I'm back in Pondicherry. Check in for more later. Tally-Ho!