In Kochi again

Day 18 - 21st February 2019 The last full day One of the features of Fort Kochi is its fishing community. We visited the landing place each day, and watched fishermen throwing their nets into the water.  The Chinese nets were not in use while we were there, the netters...

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Exploring Kochi

Day 17 - 20th February 2019 A day to explore the town Breakfast was served in a communal upstairs room, with a European style content. I should have asked for Indian!  They were pleased when we did the following morning.. Following advice, we went to a stand to get a tuk tuk to ensure we went to places that we wanted to go to.  But...

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Munnar Hill Station - and more

Day 15 - 18th February 2019 A drive to Munnar Hill Station After a discussion the night before with our host, we thought that we had ordered a jeep for the day, so were disappointed when a car arrived at the door. However, along with a young American couple, Sean and...

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A Day in Munnar

Day 14 - 17th February 2019 The Munnar tea plantations After two weeks on the coastal plain, we were looking forward to our short stay amongst the tea plantations of Munnar.  After a delicious breakfast of fresh pineapples, purchased on our way from Alleppey, banana...

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Transfer to Munnar

Day 13 - 16th February 2019 The road to Munnar Up before dawn, I watched the sun rise over the trees. River traffic was building up as the commuters headed for work and the ferries plied their trade, with passengers hoping on as the boat barely stopped at the piers. An excellent breakfast...

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A day in Kollam

Day Eight - I1th February 2019 'Relaxing' day on the beach So far, every day had been busy, so we took the opportunity of having a day of relaxation.  But that did not mean we could have a long lie in bed. Our host, Francis, had told us about the turtles that were...

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Photo gallery

A photo gallery Single row, 3 columns - empty Single row, 3 columns but without the lightbox effect Single row, 3 columns with Blogger captions - OK for single line captions Francis waiting... Thangassery Light House Madonna...

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Kollam tour

Day 9 - 12th February 2019 Kollam Up early again to watch the night's catch being landed on the beach outside our room.  Again it was too rough for turtles and dolphins, but it was a glorious sunrise and today there was much excitement and happiness as each...

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The Houseboat

Day 12 - 15th February 2019 A Houseboat Cruise on the Backwaterss of Alleppey Packed up and ready to go, we were collected from the Tharavad homestay by our host.  I had been a little unsure about taking a large suitcase on board a boat, but what we had hired was...

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A Day in Alleppey

Day 11 - 14th February 2019 A day in Alleppey Breakfast was served in an open area of the homestay. We had not said what we would like to eat, and so European food was provided.  This was good, but not what we were looking for. Once I had arrange for the dhobi (laundry)...

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Departure

Day 19 - 22nd February 2019 Leaving India With warnings about travel times to the airport, and a 9:30am flight departure, we wanted to be sure not to miss the flight, so were on the road by 5:30am in a taxi booked for us by the family. A light breakfast had been left out for...

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