the ferry that rocked

 at the refreshment stop andy sampled the local brew. No, we'd never heard of it either.

We made our escape from Kollam on the good ship DTCP (tourist office ferry) to Alleppey, Rs400 per person. The journey took 8 hours travelling along the lakes and backwaters north towards Kochi. We were sharing the journey with a handful of other tourists, the ferry’s friendly crew and one bedraggled rat. Despite that it was very relaxing. Every few minutes you’d notice someone taking a dip, or a pristinely dressed school child waving at you from their waterside classroom. Not to mention the other vessels, Kerala’s famous bamboo house boats and small fishing canoes bobbing along. Oh and the floating duck farm. Why don’t they just swim or fly away we pondered? Perhaps they are sporting tiny anchor weights on each leg below the surface.