House Boat ... DO IT!!!
Trip Start
Sep 03, 2006
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Trip End
Jan 30, 2007
Alappuzha,
India
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
We happened to have an amazing boat. We carried on our backpacks, a case of beer, and tired feet ... and felt immediately relaxed. No need to think about where to find food, where to sit for a spell, where we would sleep for the night, how to get from here to there, the hassling ... its all on hold while you are on the houseboat.
I would argue that we had the best place in the universe to dock for the evening. We had the scene of a a swelling canal and a sunset that peeked through the trees which lined the banks. If you turned around you would find the rice paddies bright green in the fading sunset.
The food was tasty, the beer was cold, the scenery was dreamy, the company was good ... it was a temporary heaven. A small escape from the realities that plague me beyond the constructed reality - a vacation - a fantasy ... a break from the pressures.
I think there were a few moments there that I convinced myself everything would be OK ... but then we had to get off the boat. The next group was booked for 11am. They kicked us off at 10am the next morning - an hour earlier the planned. Welcome back to India, Brittany. We strapped on our backpacks and headed to a nearby beach to hang for the day.
