First Real Day in Varkala

We were not very happy with the room we stayed in the first night in Varkala. The taxi driver took us to a different room than we had asked to go to and Toni and bargained with the hotel and accepted the lower price before I got a chacne to tell her we were not in the right hotel. Then the hotel manager wanted us to pay part of the room with cash upfront even though we had told him we wanted to pay with credit card. I was not happy and I think he wanted us to do this so he could pay the crooked taxi driver his commission for bringing us to his hotel instead of the one we wanted. We told him we wouldn't pay any upfront. So this morning went wandering around Varkala and found this really nice hotel right on the cliffs overlooking the ocean. The room has a balcony with a fantastic view of the ocean. There are palms trees swaying and little huts. It is paradise to us. The water is clean and clear, it's fiarly clean here for India standards. There is a little garbage here and there, but nothing like what we experienced in Rajasthan. Varkala is such a cute little town. The people are laid back and it is peaceful. They also have a great variety of food here. I was actually getting tired of Indian food. We actually ate some fish last night. First non-vegetarian food we had on our trip except for the goat we had at Abdul's.

01 View From Our Balcony

We've decide were are going to stay here for a few days to bask on the beach and chill out after the hussle and bustle of Rajasthan. We are very happy campers right now!

02 View of Beach From Cliff Road

03 View of Cliff Road

04 Another View of the Cliff Road

05 In Front of Our Hotel

06 Fishing Boats

07 Beach Bums