The backwater trip.

Alleppuza,16-11-1994. We did the very relaxing and mightily interesting backwater trip today.A very good way to watch the life of the people who live on and along the backwaters of Kerala. All along the backwaters the locals use these chinese fishing nets. I seemed to me a lot of work just to catch a few small fish. It is quite amazing to see how some locals live on small, little floating islets, having a hut to live in, raising chicken and pigs and even growing some vegetables. For 2400 Rp. it`s possible to go down the backwaters in your own private cruise ship. However, the only one we saw had engine problems of the mechanical type and under the irritated supervision of the foreign clients, the locals were paddling it on. Must take a long time to reach Alleppuza that way! Well, this is India after all!!! I`ve actually been to Alleppuza before but though I vividly remember this backwater trip< I`ve no recolection of Alleppuza whatsoever.