Hello from Allepey, in the middle of the Kerala backwater country. We did a seven hour "cruise" today, in a small boat paddled by one man, and will do a motorized houseboat tomorrow, spending the night on it. A lot of communist posters and flags on the trip. Actually Kerala is a bit of a communist state but also the most prosperous - go figure. We're staying tonight at this bungalow, great atmosphere, $12 per night, slightly wacky host - a retired accountant named Joseph.
This is the logo for the company that owns both the airline we flew fom Bangalore, and one of our bottled water brands. It's base is a beer company. Today we saw many of the bird it's named after, including the one below.
Langostino lunch in the backwaters.
D. makes a feathered friend.
Love getting up in the morning and having an Indian update from my adventurous friends! $12 a night is a LOT less than we are paying here in Kauai! ....but the food looks a LOT different too! So glad you can see our comments...your blogging talents are fabulous! Did you bring your own computer or do you log on at "internet cafes"/ hotels etc? I am curious as to how you are able to download your wonderful pictures if you aren't using your own computer!?!
ReplyDeleteWe're doing it from internet cafes. Thatterm is very loose, as they usually have no coffee or tea and slow computers in hot little boxes. The pics go directly from the camcorder on a USB cord.
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