Allepey House boat

So the last and final stop on our Kerala round trip is Allepey. there you can rent these amazing bamboo crafted house boats for a night or two. They take you through the canals, backwaters and lakes in the area. Really relaxing, and a must do in the area.

We booked our houseboat through a connection of our homestay owner and sadly the coonnection did not deliver. The boat we wanted was booked but the one he had available was apparently "just as nice". Unfortunatly it was not, it was very run down, and the dissapointment on our faces could not be hidden. We decided to get over it as it was pointless to spoil our time sulking.

Well the trip turned out to be really special. We cruised around for the entire day, taking in all the fauna and flora that the lake had to offer. The area is really rich and abundant with birdlife and i have some award winning shots of the various species. Loving the different types of kingfishers we have encountered all over our travels. Don't only old people like birding.. better get out my Sasol book of birds. My dad would be proud.

All the food is served and cooked on the boat and is tasty as always, i am yet to have not had a bad meal in India. The only problem staying with people in homestays or having people cook for you is that you feel bad if you do not finish it, so you continue eating past the point of no return, this evening was no different. Most nights we groan at our stomoach pains post meal and hope that by morning we will feel better.

This sunset that greeted us on this day was very special, it might not have the romance of a beach sunset, but the scenery and colours were treemendous. We were exremely lucky as the previous evening they had monsoon rains (the monsoon rains have carried on for months after it's supposed departure here ). As usual, picures were in abundance.

A good nights sleep followed by a tasty Kerala breakfast on the boat, a short cruise along the backwaters and we were sadly back at the docks. We had long forgotten about our boat that had seen a season or two too many, just great moments and memories which everyone should try and do at some time if they are in Kerala. The locals bathing along the canals, fishing for dinner or going places in their hollowed out canoes are really special sights which i will never forget.