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8 Mar 2005
I went on a backwaters cruise today. The backwaters are basically a lake, which opens up to the sea. In the morning, we went on a traditional houseboat (kettu valam) to a spice village, where heaps of different trees and plants have been shown and explained to us (nutmeg, jackfruit, cardamom, cashew nuts, cloves, pepper, cacao, india rubber, etc.). I was amazed by the diversity of plants which grow here!

We had lunch at the boat and swaped to small canoes to go down narrow, overgrown canals. The tropical vegetation is really fantastic! However, we did make a lot of stops to visit villages, where people had their goods on offer. I would have expected more cruising and less business...

However, it was a very pleasant day and I met funny people from Australia, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Germany.

Oh yeah, and did I mention that we have about 35 degrees Celsius? But never mind, it's also very humid which means that I start sweating the moment I leave my room!
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