paradise for christmas

well then, thats it we're staying here for the rest of the trip.. varkala on the west coast in kerala.

lush, very green, a warm tropical ocean and great sunsets.. we have spent each evening lifting ourselves off the beach to enjoy a fruit juice or in my case yesterday a teapot of beer in one of the beach cafes. beer served in a teapot as many of the cafes do not have licenses to serve alcohol.

today we have been basted like turkeys in a ayuvedic massage treatment centre.. sounds complicated, but this town has a spa, so everything is massage this, and yoga that.. cool, good time to recharge. we were in a darkened room on a wooden meat slab for an hour, an we took it in turns to get oiled up and rubbed down by an indian guy that looked like a smurf (with a few missing teeth).

fingers and toes were all clicked and cracked

we were blessed before all the fun and games started, not sure why?

jim

Going to stay here until xmas as we have a lovely place to stay and its fun playing in the waves and cycling everywhere
fi

apart from all the forms we had to fill in on arrival at our homestay, 4 x A4 forms.. then lots of maps about where we should go.. i am on commission, one bottle of champagne for every person we bring to the home.

ramesh is very kind though, ' this is your house now..'

jim