Kollam

I promise I will bring the blog back up to date soon - I have pages and pages of notes in my journal, and just have to compile them into something more cohesive and I'll update with all the stories of watching the extremely odd ritual dance art form that is Kathakali, having a schoolgirlish giggle at the saucy murals in Kochi's "Dutch Palace", dealing with overzealous sales assistants, random nutty men and persistant "pen please" children, making new and varied friends, my first Indian cinema experience, canoeing and cruising through Kerala's backwaters... I know you can barely contain your excitement.

Oh, and the photo is of the inside of Kollam's lighthouse. I've met up with a fellow member of the TrekEarth website here, and he's taken me to some good spots around the area. Unfortunately the weather hasn't been too fabulous, but I got some goodish shots of some fishermen today.