During the third week of our six week stay in this southern part of India, Michael and I started to tire of the non-western standard of living and the garbage. However, we’ve heard the further north you travel, the dirtier India gets. So, we’re grateful to be in the “cleaner” part of India. Except, further…
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Mararikulam, Kerala, India – Mararikulam Beach – Lovely Families, a Beautiful Sunset and Garbage
Michael and I discovered a family beach that is a ten minute scooter drive from our homestay, Arakal Heritage. Mararikulam and Mararikulam Beach is a popular tourist area. The beach itself is beautiful. However, the garbage that litters the beach is not. The shanty huts selling Indian teas, cool drinks and snacks would not pass…
Arthunkal, Kerala, India – St. Andrew’s Basilica & St. Sebastian’s International Shrine
Michael and I stumbled upon this lavish church while searching for a restaurant to have supper. To me, what makes this church lavish, stand out even, is how pristine it is amoung the humble living conditions within the village. It is very apparent that money to the church takes priority over infrastructure and garbage collection…
Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – Moments
I hope you enjoy these small moments of everyday life during Michael and I’s first two weeks steeped in the humid heat of the Indian summer! Our day at Arakal Heritage Homestay starts with coffee. This morning our table is decorated with flowers from my recent 50th birthday! One morning, as we sipped our coffee…
Mararikkulm North, Kerala, India – Us, The Dogs and The Waves!
Two “wild” dogs living in the fishing neighborhood along the beach have become our friends! Michael has affectionately called our four-legged companions, Popeye and Olive! On our way to the beach, a five minute walk from our villa at Arakal Heritage Homestay, while we walk the path along the fisherman’s homes, Popeye and Olive always…
Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – My 50th Birthday!
A month ago, if you would have said I’d be celebrating my 50th birthday at a rustic homestay in a small coastal village of southwestern India, I wouldn’t have believed you because of the busy life I was living in Qatar! But life, like an ocean has small waves and big waves. Michael and I…
Mannancherry, Kerala, India – We’re Off To See The Dentist!
Michael and I were off to the dentist this day! We hopped on our scooter and drove to a little village called Mannancherry. There we would visit the dental clinic called Smile Dental Lounge! Pictures on our journey to this village: Tuk-tuks waiting for passengers. At a train stop, waiting for the train to pass….
Mararikkulam North, Kerala, India – Meeting Up With a Water Buffalo!
While Michael was running an errand, I decided I would walk the short distance to the beach from our villa at Arakal Heritage Homestay. As I started crossing the log bridge, something caught my eye and I turned to see a water buffalo laying in the stagnant water! Thrilled with this discovery, I immediately started…