Same procedure as last friday. We left at 6 a.m. heading towards Kollam to take a boot ride in the Backwaters. We again stopped for dinner and because it proofed to be a good idea I again took advice from someone, who knows the local food, on what to order :).
Shortly after we arrived at a small harbour and went on a houseboat. It was a very nice boat made out of wood with a rooftop that to my joy was covered by a plane that provided some shadow. It was very interesting to see the different vegetation, huts, boats and so on at the shores but after a while it got a little bit boring so in summary the boat tour was an amazing opportunity to completely chill out without the fear of missing something ;). I will try to come back here and maybe stay on some remote island and do a canoe or tiny boat trip through more varied waterways.
On our way to the next, second and also last sight for the day, the beach at Varkala, we stopped at the breakfast place again for lunch. This time everything was preordered. It was rice with probably Bhatura and lots of curries and other stuff which all tasted amazing.
At Varkala Beach we had 3 hours on our own, which we mainly used for walking around, watching the sunset and having dinner. It was definitely touristy here but all the shops, bars and restaurants had very different and original styles. I really liked it. We also met other people from the Ashram. Some took their own transport option like a taxi rented for the day (totally affordable here) and some came after their stay in the Ashram to chill for the remaining days.
In summary this was a very relaxing trip which most of us badly needed. Sadly we were again home late at 11 p.m. because some people got lost on their way to the bus which delayed our return by one hour :).
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