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So we are leaving Kerala today - we have been here for nearly a week now and compared to Mumbai it has been so relaxing and peaceful. Unfortunately we have spent quite a large proportion of our time here in bed/in the bathroom with continuing Bombay Belly problems for both of us. Gross. But we did have an interlude in which we went to Allepey to visit the 'backwaters' which is basically rivers, canals, and rice fields where there are loads of villages all along the banks of the water. It is really really beautiful - they grow all sorts of tropical fruits and flowers like mangoes, coconuts, guava, hibiscus etc. They also fish and do all their washing in the water and get around by canoe or ferry. It's really amazing. We were going to go on a houseboat, which is the standard tourist thing to do, but we're actually really glad we didn't as we stayed instead in one of the villages with a family and so we got to experience the more traditional way of life, and we spent a lot of time just chilling out by the water, on a boat or a canoe. We met lots of the locals who gave us breakfast one morning in one of their houses, we were also sung to, and visited the local bar (where the only alcoholic drink is 'toddy' which is made from coconut). It was all very authentic and the big houseboats kept going past with tourists on them and we were pretty pleased that we had not done that, I think we saw a lot more than we would have done from the deck of the ship.
We then came back to Cochi only to get ill again and spend an exciting 24hours in bed taking it in turns to use the bathroom. We are feeling a lot better today and are excited about where we are heading this evening - Madurai in Tamil Nadu where we hope to see an ancient temple which is apparently the 'Athens' of the East or something like that. It sounds good anyway.
I have just realised that we have not really given much Monsoon weather information, which was the supposed point of this blog. So:
In Mumbai the rain was barely noticeable and did not stop us from doing anything. It was a light drizzle for a few hours which was actually quite refreshing.
However, landslides caused by the monsoon were the reason why we did not visit Goa, so this caused quite a big change to our trip.
In Kerala it rains heavily for a few hours each day/night. This means you can't really do much when it is raining but you can always just dart for cover and wear a waterproof jacket. It's not a big deal and again, it is quite refreshing.
So that's it from us for now, hope all is well with all our fans.
xxx
So we are leaving Kerala today - we have been here for nearly a week now and compared to Mumbai it has been so relaxing and peaceful. Unfortunately we have spent quite a large proportion of our time here in bed/in the bathroom with continuing Bombay Belly problems for both of us. Gross. But we did have an interlude in which we went to Allepey to visit the 'backwaters' which is basically rivers, canals, and rice fields where there are loads of villages all along the banks of the water. It is really really beautiful - they grow all sorts of tropical fruits and flowers like mangoes, coconuts, guava, hibiscus etc. They also fish and do all their washing in the water and get around by canoe or ferry. It's really amazing. We were going to go on a houseboat, which is the standard tourist thing to do, but we're actually really glad we didn't as we stayed instead in one of the villages with a family and so we got to experience the more traditional way of life, and we spent a lot of time just chilling out by the water, on a boat or a canoe. We met lots of the locals who gave us breakfast one morning in one of their houses, we were also sung to, and visited the local bar (where the only alcoholic drink is 'toddy' which is made from coconut). It was all very authentic and the big houseboats kept going past with tourists on them and we were pretty pleased that we had not done that, I think we saw a lot more than we would have done from the deck of the ship.
We then came back to Cochi only to get ill again and spend an exciting 24hours in bed taking it in turns to use the bathroom. We are feeling a lot better today and are excited about where we are heading this evening - Madurai in Tamil Nadu where we hope to see an ancient temple which is apparently the 'Athens' of the East or something like that. It sounds good anyway.
I have just realised that we have not really given much Monsoon weather information, which was the supposed point of this blog. So:
In Mumbai the rain was barely noticeable and did not stop us from doing anything. It was a light drizzle for a few hours which was actually quite refreshing.
However, landslides caused by the monsoon were the reason why we did not visit Goa, so this caused quite a big change to our trip.
In Kerala it rains heavily for a few hours each day/night. This means you can't really do much when it is raining but you can always just dart for cover and wear a waterproof jacket. It's not a big deal and again, it is quite refreshing.
So that's it from us for now, hope all is well with all our fans.
xxx
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