Andy and Vanessa's Travel Tales

Sunday, October 16, 2005

Goa, Goa, Gone to Kerala

We're finally in Kerala after a 24 hour journey down from Goa...India is so big!! We tried to save money by taking the passenger train down. It cost about 250 Rupees between us compared to taking the express train with a/c which was 1770 rupees. Although it was long hot and hard it was good character building! And you got to meet some Indian people along the way...although it did also involve sleeping with the slightly less desirables on a bench in Mangalore station as we waited for our connecting train that left at 4.15am in the morning to get us into Kerala at 4.30pm.

However, now we're here we;re in a lovely guest house where the people are really friendly and will do anything for you. We've organised our whole week from here..tomorrow we're going out on the backwaters and spending the night on a houseboat with our own sailor and chef. Then oni Thursday night we're going to an Ashram where we get to do meditation, yoga and meet this special Ashram lady that hugs lots of people (Vanessa knows more about it...). Then Friday it's back to the guesthouse before catching the train to Fort Cochin on Saturday that has lots of temples and stunning views.

Our last few days in Goa were nice...the rain disappeared and we went across to a lagoon where we sat in the water and watched the monkeys playing in the trees in the adjacent island...was very cool and relaxing! It was really incredible to see all the cows all over Goa as well...they're everywhere from the beaches to the streets..

Amazingly the belly which I know you've been doubting has been pretty well behaved..no real case of delhi belly or at least nothing worst than I've had in England!! ;-)

India is a real mix of emotions...some days I absolutely hate it and the people, dirt and noise get too much...but sometimes it's the best place on earth. With stunning views, hospitality and friendliness. Maybe it's just me and depends on how much sleep I've had or how I'm feeling.

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