We’ve now been on our voyage for 4 weeks and the time has flown by. Only 2 weeks until we get to Singapore and leave the ship.

Today we have been in Kochi in Kerala, which used to be called Cochin under British Colonial rule. Rather than tour the city we headed south by taxi to Alleppey; the journey took about an hour and a half each way. The driving was manic and our driver was very skilful in avoiding all the hazards but it’s not a trip for the faint hearted. When we got to Alleppey we negotiated the hire of one of the 1,100 house boats for which Alleppey is famous. Once on board we had a a 3 hour tour around the Kerala Backwaters including a wonderful Indian lunch with beer.