Riding the Backwaters

Still feeling a bit green (me) we decided to jump aboard the 8hr cruise of the Keralan backwaters, and although being aboard a boat when not well did not sound wise, the quite and relaxation of the cruise revived me greatly, with the first truly peaceful experience that I had in India I had time to take it all in and start appreciating the trip again.

It was wash day along the quite villages that line the backwaters and we saw endless lines of colourful sari's cobalt blues, emerald greens, and fuscia pinks cut with gold finishing, next to tiny pair’s of bright yellow shorts and singlets and yet more women on the banks beating their soapy clothes to within an inch of themselves.

The day was bright and the water calm, the first four hours we spent waving to every passer by, taking excited photo's, and marveling at the many eagles that flew overhead, the next four was spent drinking tea and chatting with our fellow travelers, two from Sydney, one from Melbourne and one from London who shared our joy and frustration at traveling in India, I was hearted to see that everyone was having their ups and downs but that at the end of the day they were still loving it.