On our last day in Pondicherry Dean made plans to take us to 'Paradise Beach' with promises of dolphins ands sea turtles and opportunities for water sports. I couldn't wait. Unfortunately, when we arrived at the beach it was practically deserted...not a sea turtle in sight. Dean pointed to signs of life about two miles down the shore. "That must be it," he says. so we set off walking. It started out as a pleasant journey. White sands. Crisp waves crash...

Hello! We've taken a detour on our trip to come to the wonderful place that is Kerala! Spent the day on a canoe sailing round the backwaters which was so beautiful and we saw many types of birds and, as always, got waved at by lots of children. Three children stopped by our boat to throw flowers inside which was really sweet. Yesterday we stayed in a lovely little hut which overlooked the sea, which was just gorgeous. The people in the resort really looked afte...