6:00 wake-up call for an 8-hour shake and bake. The countryside turned tropical as we crossed through the Cardamon Hills into Kerala state.
The ride was grueling-bad roads, no airflow and baking temperatures. We made a few stops at the local roadside soda shops, but it was a fairly full day of just riding in the bus. We made it into Quilon about 4:30 and immediately headed to our A/C room and ordered two frosties…. they’d never tasted so good. Then it was off to “Web 4 You”- which unfortunately, wasn’t “4 us”…since the connection failed and we left in frustration.
We grabbed an auto rickshaw to do a restaurant tour -- the only option looked just a little too “local” for our Western stomachs…so we headed back to the hotel and the sanitized Western restaurant. Had great grilled fish and beers (they would only serve them covered in a napkin). After dinner, we crashed…
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