The next morning we leave early for our house boat.

Tea Plantations

Waterfall

We love it. The sun is shining and it is glorious. The boat is ours alone–just us with three staff. Lunch is excellent. When we stop, the chef asks us if we want prawns for dinner. You betcha. He takes us to a local shop and we buy them for him to cook for us.

Welcome Jasmine

Typical House Boat

Kitty And The Germ

Enjoying The Cruise

Alleppey Lake

Once we are back on the boat, we continue on our way and then the rain comes. It starts raining so hard that we have to stop, anchor, pull the tarps down and hang out.

Rain

More Rain

Tarps Down

Marc and I had stocked up on drinks (much to the shock of everyone that I should partake. Women do not drink in India). We started drinking and playing cards. I never remember card games, but between the two of us we entertained our selves with every game and trick we could think of or make up until our dinner comes. The food was delicious.

Vodka...

A little trashed, we called it a night. This night ended up being our worst night in India because the air conditioning in our room broke and it was so hot–stupid hot. Since Marc is a delicate sleeper, he couldn’t have the very noisy fan going. I was melting. Our fantastic boat ride was tainted by the horrible sleeping conditions.

On the way to Alleppey we went to buy a Dhoti for Marc…

Marc Putting On a Dhoti

Wearing It Long

Wrapping It Up

Short Version (The Right One)