Today we got up early and left Trivandrum for a place called Thekkadi, which is located in the mountains in eastern Kerala. This area is known for its tea and spice production. We stopped about half way there and went on a 3 hour boat ride through the backwaters. It was absolutely gorgeous! You can rent these boats overnight because there are two rooms on the boat you can stay on. Our boat had an upper balcony, so we hung out there and were able to get some sun (finally!). They prepared lunch for us, which you can see below. There was fish that was freshly caught a few hours before we came, but traditional fish here is not cleaned like we would in the United States. The head, bones, and other organs were all fried together and served. I opted out of that one, and went with the chicken instead.
Our boat was similar to this one but had an upper balcony and was a little longer.
After the boat ride, we hopped back in the van and headed towards our hotel. What we didn't realize however, was that there are two mountains with towns at the top, and we had gone halfway up the wrong mountain. So originally it would have taken us about 5 hours to get to our hotel from the boat ride, but ended up being more like 8. I made the mistake of sitting in the back of the van, which made the very poor roads seem exponentially worse. We did make it though, and were ready for our free day the next day.
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