After our boat ride we inquired at the government docks as to the cost for the next leg of our interior journey. The price, R18 ($.30 cents) for the 4 hour transport. Boat, bus and rail government transportation in India is very cheap. This nation has more rail line than anywhere in the world.
The next boat was leaving at 9:30. This gave enough time so we had breakfast at The Indian coffee house for R95. Temples, churches and mosques are everywhere with 20% Christian, 20% Muslim and 60% Hindu, here in Kerala. From the elaborate to the very simple, Hindu temples are everywhere as indicated below.
We got a tuk tuk, checked out of our cottage, grabbed our bags and made it back to the pier
in plenty of time.
We then traveled to Kottayam by boat instead of taking a bus. It was almost 10 am and we had stopped at docks to pick up people about 20 times. Crossing from side to side along the backwater Ha ha it's going to be a long ride, but no honking and very serene. It took 4 hours.
Images along the way. In the middle of rural India with rice fields all around. This church in
middle of nowhere.
We were bombarded by drivers as we stepped off the boat in Kottayam, who wanted R300 to take us to the bus station. I offered R20. I walked around the corner to the visitors centre and got a map and the fair price for a tuk tuk was R 30. You must be aware at all times to negotiate. We hailed a tuk tuk at the top of the hill and had a crazy ride to the bus stand.
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