Well, we've had a nice few days in Varkala. The weather was rainy for one day, but been nice and hot and sunny the rest of the time. In between sitting on the beach and being lazy we have managed to find time to have a 3 hour village canoe tour through the backwaters (we saw lots of interesting things like boatmaking, rope making out of coconut husk, prawn farms, and a goat having a bath!) and a visit to an elephant farm this morning where we got to ride an eleph...

The beach at last! This is what a holiday is about! After 3 hours on trains we arrived in Varkala. Lovely beach and looking forward to spending a few days relaxing.