On The Road, On The Rooftop, And On The Water

Tuesday -- We spent four hours driving to Munnar.  It is beautiful, way up high over the tea plantations in the mountains, all the tea bushes neatly manicured.  The view from the hotel and room were extraordinary.  Otherwise it was kind of boring.

Wednesday   We drove to Kumarakum which is on a lake which connects to the sea.  The hotel only had cold water.  The owner seemed nice so I had dinner there.  Big mistake.  14 kinds of chicken plus mutton on the menu and they only had one kind of chicken and only white meat although I asked for dark.  The next day the redeeming feature was that I had a massage.  It was wonderful, on the roof of the hotel and after they had buckets of hot water to mix with the cold to wash off the oil and there was a lot of oil.  I think it might have brought the bad toxins to the surface because I really started feeling lousy as the day progressed.

We then went back past Cochin to another lake where I went on a backwater houseboat.  I thought it would be like the boat with other people like Halong Bay Vietnam.  I was the only passenger with a pilot, server and cook.  By the time I arrived I was not feeling very well.  I felt kind of achy and feverish.  I spent the whole afternoon sleeping on the deck which was quite pleasant and the whole night sleeping.  I felt better in the morning but when we arrived back in Cochin I spent the whole afternoon sleeping.  I hope I have slept off whatever I had.