Update from Cochin 4th April

Hi Guys, we've now moved South a little and are in Cochin. This is the famous place in Kerala with the big square fishing nets that get lowered into the water. It's also the most touristy place we've visited so far.

On our way here we visited a small town in Goa called Agonda. This is a lovely little beachside town. We had a little crack at Triathlon training and did some swimming (beach picture attached). We also stayed a couple of days on a paradise, white sand, beach. We stayed in a tent with no electricity or water!!! (see pic).Fabulous place would recommend a visit. See another photo of a white beach. At night we joined a group of Russians round a camp fire on the beach. The top guy (I can't help calling him Egor) was a great cook unfortunately for Alison it was meat!!!

We then moved further South to Gokarna. Another train station was missed resulting in a 400 rupee Tuk Tuk ride back up the line. We'll get the hang of the trains one day.

Gokarna is a very holy town with a load of very beautiful beaches. Nothing like the Goa in the news. We saw some Kingfishers, other pretty birds and a school of Dolphins.

Next we moved further South to Cochin. More hassle with trains!!! We had to wait until 2.30am for a train in a one horse town called Kumta. Alison managed to find a restaurant that served beer and a late night drinking bar. I think we were in a bit of a state by the time the train arrived. See attached night time pic of us on the platform (not a pretty sight). Zoom in for detail if you can.

We have now settled into Fort Cochin and had a lovely, you buy we cook experience. We bought a huge basket of tiger prawns and had them cooked with garlic and chili of course. We are on the look out for tonights tea from the fishing nets in final photo.

More news as it breaks.