Fort Kochi

Our journey here went completely to plan, and we were made very welcome on our arrival by our host, Harry. Our room is simple, but very clean and comfortable with its own, uniquely Indian, en suite, air con, ceiling fan and very hard bed!! We spent our first day getting our bearings and trying to find, with great difficulty, an ATM that would give us some money! Harry offered us an evening meal, cooked by his lovely wife Mary, which was delightful. Ken and Jane, another English couple are also staying here and we had a good natter with them before an early night. 

We are really pleased we have visited Fort Kochi before. There is absolutely no need to dash around visiting all the ‘must see’ tourist sites which meant that our second day here was very leisurely. Harry and Mary provided a very nice breakfast which we ate with Ken and Jane, and we all sat around until midday just talking. Then, like all mad dogs and Englishmen, we went out in the midday sun to find an ATM that would give us some cash, and lunch. This, and the visit to FabIndia to buy some clothes en route, was all very successful. The skirt I bought was too long, so we went in search of a tailor to alter it for us and came across this lovely guy who was delighted to tell us he had made shirts for Denis Taylor and Lionel Blair, showing us a clip of him with them from The Real Marigold Hotel! 

He is now making a shirt for Graham which will be ready tomorrow evening. We’re thinking we might visit Mattancherry tomorrow, and need to find somewhere to eat masala dosa so we can send a picture to Tom. 😉

The bikes are lined up ready and waiting. Just two more sleeps!

Graham and I are keen to help raise more funds for Adventure Ashram so we can continue the excellent work they do. If you would like to contribfute, this trip has its own fundraising page here.

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