Wednesday March 29 - Cochin, India

Kerala - roughly translates to the land of the coconut.  Today is the first day in India. India's level of bureaucracy is second to none, Customs and immigration were complicated at best.

We are on the Local life of Kerala's Backwater tour. It was about a 2 hour bus ride to get to the boats on the canals.  The tour was a boat ride along the canals used for flooding and draining the rice fields along with a stop at a resort for lunch. 

These are rental houseboats used by locals for vacation

The holy tree

Lots of birds and a good lunch on a warm and humid day.

This woman was separating clams from the shell.