Ruth with essential supplies! |
Labourer Fort Kochi |
Comic |
Fishing nets |
Chinese fishing nets (RT) |
Mending the nets |
Fishing nets |
Fish market |
Make up time, Kathakali Centre |
Make up time, Kathakali Centre |
Mahabarrata, Kathakali Centre |
The Old Courtyard, Fort Cochi |
The Old Courtyard, Fort Cochi |
Rubber collecting |
Rubber making |
Rubber making |
Rice paddy |
Helen enjoys a coconut! |
Aaaah! Yes please! |
River Periyar sunset from Hornbill Camp |
Sunset from Hornbill Camp |
Sunset, Hornbill Camp |
River Periyar |
Dragonfly |
Pond Heron |
Young Cow at Hornbill Camp (RT) |
Our wee hoose, Hornbill Camp |
Our wee hoose! |
Dining room, Hornbill Camp |
Breakfast view, Hornbill Camp |
River Periyar |
Wideangle waterfall |
Ruth takes a very well earned break! |
Binnu and Sannogh confer |
Ruth pours our delight |
Whoa! Kollenkeril Homestay Sigma 10mm view |
Kollenkeril Homestay woodwork |
Steve at homestay (RT) |
Cardommom plants |
Joey, Ruth and Cardommom |
Kollenkeril Homestay |
Mr George's bungalow (RT) |
Tree house view |
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Ruth relaxes in Mr Georges tree house |
Pepper |
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Mr George, Joey and Ruth |
Mr George, Joey and Ruth |
Traditional Bungalow Homestay (RT) |
Tea estates before Munnar |
Tea estates before Munnar |
Ruth inspects a tea leaf! |
Sorting tea |
Sorting tea |
More tea estates before Munnar |
River at Munnar |
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En route to Tallayar tea estate |
En route to Tallayar tea estate |
En route to Tallayar tea estate |
Trees Tallayar Tea Estate |
Tallayar Tea Estate |
Ruth cuts the tips |
Steve clipping tea (RT) |
Tallayar Tea Factory |
Ruth, Suresh, and the tea witherer |
Talayar Tea Estate (RT) |
Talayar tea slopes (RT) |
Approaching Talayar Bungalow (next to radio mast) (RT) |
Tallayar Tea Estate |
Tallayar Tea Estate |
Tallayar Tea Estate |
Tallayar Tea Estate |
Tallayar Tea Estate |
Spathodea, Tallayar Tea Estate |
Local Temple, Talayar (RT) |
Talayar Tea House; slops go out the window! (RT) |
Tallayar Tea Estate |
Talayar Tea Factory (RT) |
Ruth cuts the tea...... |
.......five times |
Women's Development Centre, Talayar (RT) |
Tea flower |
Tallayar Tea Estate |
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Gardener |
Ruth reclines with aome tea |
Ruth draws |
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Ruth looks serious |
Colonial Charm at Tallayar Bungalow (RT) |
Munnar (RT) |
Munnar |
Munnar |
Munnar temple |
Munnar temple |
Munnar concert |
Binnu and Sannogh |
Munnar temple |
Munnar temple |
Sugar cane anyone? |
Munnar temple |
Highest Mountain in S India from Tallayar Bungalow (RT) |
View from Talayar Bungalow (RT) |
Nepali watchman at Tallayar (RT) |
Tea on slopes at Tallayar (RT) |
Making the most of the land at Talayar (RT) |
View from tea estate bungalow |
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View to Tallayar Tea Factory |
View to Tallayar Tea Factory |
View to Tallayar Tea Estate |
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Spathodea, Tallayar valley |
The Team (RT) |
Munnar market |
Serious boy in Munnar (RT) |
Munnar market |
Aubergines |
Betel nuts and Paan |
Munnar market |
Munnar market |
Munnar market |
Munnar market |
Munnar market |
Kitchen shop, Munnar (RT) |
Munnar market |
Between Talayar and Suryanelli (RT) |
Munnar market |
en route to Lochart Gap |
en route to Lochart Gap |
Approaching Lochart Gap from the west |
Lochart Gap from the east |
BBQ time |
Ruth cooks |
Note the sparks and the roof material |
Suryanelly camp |
View from camp at Suryanelli (RT) |
Suryanelly view |
Suryanelly Camp view |
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Tea Plantation near Suryanelli (RT) |
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Village |
Branches |
Rammed earth house |
The Team again (RT) |
Lunch spot |
Tree tops at 10mm |
Bees nest |
Black monkey |
Woodpecker |
Wild elephant |
Wild elephant |
Wild elephant |
Tribesman Guide at Periyar (RT) |
Indian or Malabar giant squirrel |
Malabar Squirrel |
Malabar Squirrel |
Indian or Malabar giant squirrel |
Indian or Malabar giant squirrel |
Out of focus spider |
Our guide |
Honey being wrapped |
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, part of our convoy (RT) |
Overloaded arks |
Double crested Cormorant |
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Double crested Cormorant |
Double crested Cormorant |
Washing 1 |
Washing 2 |
Suntan lotion boys (RT) |
Sunblock time (RT) |
Schoolboys watching proceedings (RT) |
Fascinated and well-behaved schoolboys (RT) |
Memorial to a murdered communist |
Pambanar Tea Factory is not derelict (RT) |
En route to Vagamon |
Tea clipping technique |
Flags everywhere |
Ruth lunches! |
Occupational Therapy at Ananya Hill Resort (RT) |
Public work of art |
Vagamon Bungalow |
Vagamon View |
Vagamon Bungalow |
Ruth sketches |
Unwelcome incumbent |
Ruth dressed for action |
Pyromania rules |
Ruth basks in the glow |
20km downhill ride.......weeeeeeee............. |
Log loading the hard way |
Masala tea |
House in the rubber plantation |
House in the rubber plantation |
Window |
Old path |
Clouds |
Mundakkal Homestay |
Mundakkal Homestay |
Ginger |
Young pineapple |
Lily |
John and his wife Irani |
Rubber tapper |
Pala Town (RT) |
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Wonderful coconut juice........ |
.........and second course! |
Roadside Coconut Stall (RT) |
Wayside coconut stall (RT) |
Temple |
Keen to get in the picture |
Kerala parathas in the making |
Paratha creator! |
Would you believe it! |
Patchwork quilt |
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And the bikes came too! (RT) |
Kerala riceboat cum houseboat |
Skipper |
Everything goes by boat! |
Neighbor |
Pond Heron |
Houseboat |
Loads of hay (RT) |
Waiting for Ferry (RT) |
Steve on boat (RT) |
Beware commercial traffic! |
Brahminy Kite |
Toddy man |
Toddy man |
One man and his boat! |
Off to school |
Washing............. |
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Singing in the rain........!! |
Paddy fields |
Pretty |
House on the bank |
Sun setting............... |
Sun set |
JC with monsoon protector! |
Our houseboat |
Before the squall |
Calm |
Boat at night mooring |
Building materials |
Lily 1 |
Dredging building mud |
Paddy dyke |
Waterlily (RT) |
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Bridge with tuk-tuks (RT) |
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Pond heron waits |
Lily 2 |
Canoe |
Boat at night mooring 2 (RT) |
Brahminy Kite |
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Toddy Shop (RT) |
More dredging |
Dinner for 1000 |
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Racing canoe |
Prize list! |
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Our Crew (RT) |
St Mary's Church, Champakkulam |
St Mary's Church, Champakkulam |
Church window |
Band |
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Statue workshop (RT) |
Ecclesiastical wood carving |
Final result |
Making paper bags (RT) |
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Brahminy Kite with fish |
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Egret |
Egrets |
Typical waterway view (RT) |
Herding the ducks (RT) |
Herding the ducks |
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White Throated Kingfisher |
In flight |
Indian Darter |
Ruth samples toddy |
The lads share a glass |
Our houseboat, luxury! |
Houseboat tranquillity |
Ruth relaxes |
Traditional meal on banana leaf |
Crow |
Brahminy Kite |
River transport |
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Steve relaxing on boat (RT) |
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Straw loading |
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Straw transport |
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Washing time! |
White Throated Kingfisher |
Steve relaxing on boat 2 (RT) |
Brahminy Kite diving |
Brahminy Kite |
Sunset palm |
Waterside activity (RT) |
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One of the public ferries (RT) |
Steps over side canal (RT) |
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Emerald Isle canoe (RT) |
Emerald Isle haystack (RT) |
The usual kind of bike (RT) |
Coconut transporter |
Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
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Cool dude |
Emerald Isle homestay |
Emerald Isle homestay garden |
Emerald Isle homestay garden macro |
Emerald Isle homestay |
Emerald Isle homestay Toddy man |
Emerald Isle homestay rice paddy |
Ant macro |
Canoe trip |
SG |
Curious |
Another sunset |
Garden at Emerald Isle Homestay (RT) |
Garden at Emerald Isle Homestay (RT) |
Will we fit in? |
River taxi |
Roadside rope making (RT) |
Coir rope manufacture |
Coir rope manufacture |
Coir rope manufacture |
Coir rope |
Rug making |
Ruth and kid |
Marari beach |
Black Kite |
Black Kite |
Sardine catch |
Prow |
Fisherman |
Brahminy Kite |
Bringing in the catch |
Fishing |
Crows have a raid! |
Black Kite |
Brahminy Kite eating mid flight 1 |
Brahminy Kite eating mid flight 2 |
Brahminy Kite eating mid flight 3 |
Drying fish |
Beach with boats |
Landing |
More boats landing |
Offloading the catch |
Friendly |
Ruth and friend |
Sunset sea |
Marari sunset |
Marari sunset 2 |
Palms |
Ruth |
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Our accomodation |
Almost at beach (RT) |
Back home from beach (RT) |
To the beach |
fisherman in boat (RT) |
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Mending nets |
Marari beach |
Ruth relaxes with lime and soda |
Prow |
Fisher women |
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Ruth on our verandah |
View from verandah |
Native honey from a broken nest |
Extracting the honey |
Indian Ocean sunset (RT) |
Marari Beach sunset (RT) |
Marari sunset 3 |
Marari sunset 4 |
On route to beach (RT) |
Front door |
Coir rope making |
Coir rope making |
Coir rope making |
Coir rope making |
Coir rope making |
Drying fish |
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Interior of traditional boat (RT) |
Sharp end of toddy making |
Eye on prow, Marari Beach (RT) |
Prow |
Traditional hull shape (RT) |
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Boat and toddy shop |
Boat prow showing method of construction (RT) |
Eye |
Boat construction |
Boat construction |
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Marari Beach |
Beach material (RT) |
Fish baskets |
Card sharp |
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Smiling face of Kerala |
International footprints (RT) |
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Beachwashed immature coconut husk (RT) |
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Hauling a boat |
Marari Beach |
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Fishing |
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Our final Marari sunset |
Our final Marari sunset |
Our final Marari sunset |
Abi and Mini |
Sheikh Saeed House |
Map of Middle East, Sheikh Saeed House |
Sheikh Saeed House |
The old Bastakiya district , Dubai Creek |
Dubai Creek |
The old Bastakiya district , Dubai Creek |
Dubai Creek |
Dubai Creek |
Loaded dhow on Dubai Creek |
Dhows on Dubai Creek |
Loaded dhow on Dubai Creek |
Loaded dhow on Dubai Creek |
Dubai Creek |
Abras, Dubai Creek |
Dubai Creek |
Abras, Dubai Creek |
Dubai Creek |
Dubai Creek |