Just Relax....

Good morning Varkala.... I've settled down for a few days in the semi-touristy, small, cliff-side beach town of Varkala, in the southern part of Kerela. I am spending $7.50 a night for my room that has a little balcony from which you can see endless ocean.

If you walk about 15 minutes north of the last cliff-side hotel in Varkala, you come across a cove used by a handful of fishermen to dock their boats and rest their heads. It was about 5:30pm when I decided to go for a walk through this tiny village. By this time most of the fshermen were drinking and playing cards.

Found a little spot to myself for a good half an hour (actually not the simplest feat anywhere in India... more people than America and about 1/3 the space! ) and even had a rock to sit on. I can't help but wish some of my friends and family were here with me.

I'm not the only one enjoying some solitude by the sea. I tend to fall into bed... totally spent from, well, just being in India, around 10pm. This gives my the added advantage of early rising. My favorite time of day in India is sunrise.

Sunset.