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Safari and Ayurveda
... the spicy Kerala variety. I am able to eat some eggs, however, and some toast. I also pop a Pepto Bismal or two to help my beleaguered stomach.
After lunch it is time for the walking safari. I am teamed up with two ladies from the US that I met earlier and sat with for breakfast. One is from Maryland and the other is from Minnesota. They grew up together in Maryland and have continued to keep in touch. We eventually realize ...
Hot, hot, hot
... Hernede sydpaa er der bare blevet skruet sindsygt op for baade varmen og fugtigheden.
Tirsdag morgen stod vi tidligt op for at tage en rundtur i Kochi. Her saa vi kinesiske fiskenet (som stadig bliver brugt i Kochi), spice market og smuk en jodisk moske. Derefter korte vi mod byen Allapuzha, hvorfra vi sejlede med baad i ca. halvlanden time for at naa "The Backwaters" i Kerala. Kerala er navnet paa den stat, som jeg befinder mig i lige pt og The Backwaters er et ...
Niet veel te melden
... met shrikant. Langs de drukke hoofdweg snuffelen we in de winkeltjes. Bananenchips worden ter plekke gefrituurd, heel veel kruiden, koffie, thee. Zelgemaakte chocolade met nootjes en rozijntjes: mjummie!
De weg is heel druk en een echt trottoir is er niet. Ik begin te begrijpen waarom die moslimamma's altijd een paar meter achter hun mosliman aanlopen: naast elkaar lopen is hier echt levensgevaarlijk. Niet dat achter elkaar lopen zonder gevaar ...
Anyone for tea?
... get there to meet Tricia and Alan, so being a day behind really made us panic. Calling home on the mobile made us feel much better as Tricia and Alan emailed Goodwill to let them know we would be late, and we agreed that we will try to make up the time on the flat plains on the coast. If not, hopefully it will be fun for Tricia and Alan to actually see us cycle into Bombay and make up for not meeting them at the airport. Showered (with eyes shut in foul ...
A Priest, an elephant and an asylum
... As we wind around yet more hairpin bends the views of the western Ghats, with low cloud hanging in front of them, gets more spectacular. Just before dusk we arrive at our camp owned by Kalpyso, 5-6 permanent tents in a row on a cliff with sweeping vistas of a lake and the Western Ghats behind. As soon as I get out of the car I am treated like a VIP and shown to my luxury tent complete with en-suite bathroom!
I am already wondering why it is that I love Kerala so much ...