Day 42 - Kumily to Kochi - Sunday 27th November 2011 Hold on, were awake and we can't hear rain and there is power! Brilliant news, oh but we're leaving today! We got up, packed our still soaked clothes and went for a hot breakfast before catching our bus from the town bus station. 6 hours to Kochi. Should be fun………. Our bums are officially numb and even after being off the bus for over an hour now, we still can't fell them. The joy of travelling!...

Day 40 - Alleppey to Kottayam to Kumily - Friday 25th November 2011 Wet, cold and foggy. Well, ok, our day didn't start off that way but it defiantly ended that way! We woke up to the sound of our house boat slowly paddling down the backwaters. We had a shower and then sat for breakfast right behind the skipper who was steering the boat whilst texting (love India!). We had an original Keralan breakfast which was steamed rice puffs, curry and dhal, followed by a ...

Day 38, 39 - Backwaters - Wednesday 23rd, Thursday 24th November 2011 We were up bright and early to have breakfast before setting off to finishing point to secure our houseboat. Over breakie we met a really lovely couple who were at the end of their world tour with India as their last stop. We chatted about the various countries and recommendations and exchanged email addresses. Loaded up with all our bags and rucksacks, we started the 20 minute walk to finish...

Day 37 - Alleppey - Tuesday 22nd November 2011 We arrived in Alleppey at noon with the sole purpose of securing a house boat for the following morning. Every guide book or reference to Alleppey says that you will be hassled as soon as you step into the town with offers of the houseboats and so c*** sure, we ventured around with our best haggling heads on. After 3 hours, 2 cups of chai, an egg masala with poorta and asking about a million people "house boat?...

Day 34, 35, 36 - Varkala - Saturday 19th, Sunday 20th, Monday 21st November 2011 We arrived at the bus stop in Kovalam at 1pm to catch our bus to Varkala only to be told it didn't leave until 3.30pm! With a few hours to kill, we decided to gate-crash a 5 star hotel… Leela Resort - was our victim of choice! We got a few strange looks as we walked into the reception - we were looking a bit hot and loaded with our backpacks. The place was very posh; they were han...