Well, we are now in Kerala, which is south-west India and it contains a load of rivers and the best way to see them is on a houseboat. As it is off-season we got a really nice houseboat for a relatively cheap price. It had a huge seating area at the bow of the boat, which was great as on a houseboat you mainly just relax!
The first morning it started raining as the monsoon had hit Kerala the day before. However, you're not really on a boat until it starts raining and so we just sat and watched the rain and I loved it. Along the river banks are basically a load of trees interspersed with random buildings and villages. The kids are all really enthusiastic and happy to wave at everyone. There was even one kid making faces and, as I'm nice and mature, I didn't make them back.
In the afternoon we got a 'complimentary' canoe trip. This was along the smaller rivers that come off the main river. We had a great guide, who knew a lot about random trees and stuff. We even got to try a freshly picked cashew nut!
To be honest there isn't a whole lot to say, as the point of a houseboat is just to chill out and watch the world go by. Which we did, along with some drinking...
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