From Allepey it is a short rickshawride to Mararikulam. We read that Marari has one of the most peaceful undevelopped beaches of Kerala so we had to go and see. It seems that there are only very expensive packageholiday resorts here so it was hard to find a budget-accomodation. Luckily we received a phonenumber from one of the guys from HeritageHome to call Marari Beach Villas where we now rent a cottage near the beach.
Our home for the next days is a 40 year old fishermenshut. It has a new attached open air bathroom, hammocks around it in a green palmgarden, it is close to a church and a quiet beautiful beach. Again the meals from town are 10 times cheaper than the resortprices. After paying a few nights for delicious but overpriced curries in our resort, we now get ready made food from the townmarket. Also the local bakery offers nice pastries (fried dough filled with spiced veggies) and we get fruits from the veggiemarket (our small pocketknife matches watermelon and papaya-size very well). It feels a little like primitive camping at home, away from home.
After two days of lazing around in bed I felt better so we now visit the beach daily and Jaakko brings us 2 meals from town which, thanks to their big size, we can divide over lunch and diner. A Keralan meal contains lots of rice and 3 to 6 little bags with spicy sauces, spicy veggies, tastemakers, sambal, raita etc. All will of course be eaten by the right hand only.
Our home for the next days is a 40 year old fishermenshut. It has a new attached open air bathroom, hammocks around it in a green palmgarden, it is close to a church and a quiet beautiful beach. Again the meals from town are 10 times cheaper than the resortprices. After paying a few nights for delicious but overpriced curries in our resort, we now get ready made food from the townmarket. Also the local bakery offers nice pastries (fried dough filled with spiced veggies) and we get fruits from the veggiemarket (our small pocketknife matches watermelon and papaya-size very well). It feels a little like primitive camping at home, away from home.
The Cottage
At my birthday I was sick with an all day lasting extreme headache. It was the day after our arrival, again a shame I couldn't get out and explore. I just stayed out of the sun in our cottage with the fan on and in a hammock in the shade dazing off into short sleeps. Jaakko came home with very cute prinsess-cake, with pink frosting and yellow stars on it, to celebrate. Our landlady brought us fresh pineapplejuice (still not sure if it was a gift or that it will appear on our bill) and Raju, the landlord kept every day asking politely how I felt.
Road to village
Outdoor bathroom
After two days of lazing around in bed I felt better so we now visit the beach daily and Jaakko brings us 2 meals from town which, thanks to their big size, we can divide over lunch and diner. A Keralan meal contains lots of rice and 3 to 6 little bags with spicy sauces, spicy veggies, tastemakers, sambal, raita etc. All will of course be eaten by the right hand only.
Homely diet of rice and curry
What the neighbours are up to?
Marari Beach
Bathroom guest
Cool bathroom guest :)
ReplyDeleteSo, is Jaakko growing a beard, hmm?