 Ruth with essential supplies! |
 Labourer Fort Kochi |
 Comic |
 Fishing nets |
 Chinese fishing nets (RT) |
 Mending the nets |
 Fishing nets |
 Fish market |
 Make up time, Kathakali Centre |
 Make up time, Kathakali Centre |
 Mahabarrata, Kathakali Centre |
 The Old Courtyard, Fort Cochi |
 The Old Courtyard, Fort Cochi |
 Rubber collecting |
 Rubber making |
 Rubber making |
 Rice paddy |
 Helen enjoys a coconut! |
 Aaaah! Yes please! |
 River Periyar sunset from Hornbill Camp |
 Sunset from Hornbill Camp |
 Sunset, Hornbill Camp |
 River Periyar |
 Dragonfly |
 Pond Heron |
 Young Cow at Hornbill Camp (RT) |
 Our wee hoose, Hornbill Camp |
 Our wee hoose! |
 Dining room, Hornbill Camp |
 Breakfast view, Hornbill Camp |
 River Periyar |
 Wideangle waterfall |
 Ruth takes a very well earned break! |
 Binnu and Sannogh confer |
 Ruth pours our delight |
 Whoa! Kollenkeril Homestay Sigma 10mm view |
 Kollenkeril Homestay woodwork |
 Steve at homestay (RT) |
 Cardommom plants |
 Joey, Ruth and Cardommom |
 Kollenkeril Homestay |
 Mr George's bungalow (RT) |
 Tree house view |
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 Ruth relaxes in Mr Georges tree house |
 Pepper |
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 Mr George, Joey and Ruth |
 Mr George, Joey and Ruth |
 Traditional Bungalow Homestay (RT) |
 Tea estates before Munnar |
 Tea estates before Munnar |
 Ruth inspects a tea leaf! |
 Sorting tea |
 Sorting tea |
 More tea estates before Munnar |
 River at Munnar |
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 En route to Tallayar tea estate |
 En route to Tallayar tea estate |
 En route to Tallayar tea estate |
 Trees Tallayar Tea Estate |
 Tallayar Tea Estate |
 Ruth cuts the tips |
 Steve clipping tea (RT) |
 Tallayar Tea Factory |
 Ruth, Suresh, and the tea witherer |
 Talayar Tea Estate (RT) |
 Talayar tea slopes (RT) |
 Approaching Talayar Bungalow (next to radio mast) (RT) |
 Tallayar Tea Estate |
 Tallayar Tea Estate |
 Tallayar Tea Estate |
 Tallayar Tea Estate |
 Tallayar Tea Estate |
 Spathodea, Tallayar Tea Estate |
 Local Temple, Talayar (RT) |
 Talayar Tea House; slops go out the window! (RT) |
 Tallayar Tea Estate |
 Talayar Tea Factory (RT) |
 Ruth cuts the tea...... |
 .......five times |
 Women's Development Centre, Talayar (RT) |
 Tea flower |
 Tallayar Tea Estate |
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 Gardener |
 Ruth reclines with aome tea |
 Ruth draws |
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 Ruth looks serious |
 Colonial Charm at Tallayar Bungalow (RT) |
 Munnar (RT) |
 Munnar |
 Munnar |
 Munnar temple |
 Munnar temple |
 Munnar concert |
 Binnu and Sannogh |
 Munnar temple |
 Munnar temple |
 Sugar cane anyone? |
 Munnar temple |
 Highest Mountain in S India from Tallayar Bungalow (RT) |
 View from Talayar Bungalow (RT) |
 Nepali watchman at Tallayar (RT) |
 Tea on slopes at Tallayar (RT) |
 Making the most of the land at Talayar (RT) |
 View from tea estate bungalow |
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 View to Tallayar Tea Factory |
 View to Tallayar Tea Factory |
 View to Tallayar Tea Estate |
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 Spathodea, Tallayar valley |
 The Team (RT) |
 Munnar market |
 Serious boy in Munnar (RT) |
 Munnar market |
 Aubergines |
 Betel nuts and Paan |
 Munnar market |
 Munnar market |
 Munnar market |
 Munnar market |
 Munnar market |
 Kitchen shop, Munnar (RT) |
 Munnar market |
 Between Talayar and Suryanelli (RT) |
 Munnar market |
 en route to Lochart Gap |
 en route to Lochart Gap |
 Approaching Lochart Gap from the west |
 Lochart Gap from the east |
 BBQ time |
 Ruth cooks |
 Note the sparks and the roof material |
 Suryanelly camp |
 View from camp at Suryanelli (RT) |
 Suryanelly view |
 Suryanelly Camp view |
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 Tea Plantation near Suryanelli (RT) |
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 Village |
 Branches |
 Rammed earth house |
 The Team again (RT) |
 Lunch spot |
 Tree tops at 10mm |
 Bees nest |
 Black monkey |
 Woodpecker |
 Wild elephant |
 Wild elephant |
 Wild elephant |
 Tribesman Guide at Periyar (RT) |
 Indian or Malabar giant squirrel |
 Malabar Squirrel |
 Malabar Squirrel |
 Indian or Malabar giant squirrel |
 Indian or Malabar giant squirrel |
 Out of focus spider |
 Our guide |
 Honey being wrapped |
 Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, part of our convoy (RT) |
 Overloaded arks |
 Double crested Cormorant |
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 Double crested Cormorant |
 Double crested Cormorant |
 Washing 1 |
 Washing 2 |
 Suntan lotion boys (RT) |
 Sunblock time (RT) |
 Schoolboys watching proceedings (RT) |
 Fascinated and well-behaved schoolboys (RT) |
 Memorial to a murdered communist |
 Pambanar Tea Factory is not derelict (RT) |
 En route to Vagamon |
 Tea clipping technique |
 Flags everywhere |
 Ruth lunches! |
 Occupational Therapy at Ananya Hill Resort (RT) |
 Public work of art |
 Vagamon Bungalow |
 Vagamon View |
 Vagamon Bungalow |
 Ruth sketches |
 Unwelcome incumbent |
 Ruth dressed for action |
 Pyromania rules |
 Ruth basks in the glow |
 20km downhill ride.......weeeeeeee............. |
 Log loading the hard way |
 Masala tea |
 House in the rubber plantation |
 House in the rubber plantation |
 Window |
 Old path |
 Clouds |
 Mundakkal Homestay |
 Mundakkal Homestay |
 Ginger |
 Young pineapple |
 Lily |
 John and his wife Irani |
 Rubber tapper |
 Pala Town (RT) |
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 Wonderful coconut juice........ |
 .........and second course! |
 Roadside Coconut Stall (RT) |
 Wayside coconut stall (RT) |
 Temple |
 Keen to get in the picture |
 Kerala parathas in the making |
 Paratha creator! |
 Would you believe it! |
 Patchwork quilt |
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 And the bikes came too! (RT) |
 Kerala riceboat cum houseboat |
 Skipper |
 Everything goes by boat! |
 Neighbor |
 Pond Heron |
 Houseboat |
 Loads of hay (RT) |
 Waiting for Ferry (RT) |
 Steve on boat (RT) |
 Beware commercial traffic! |
 Brahminy Kite |
 Toddy man |
 Toddy man |
 One man and his boat! |
 Off to school |
 Washing............. |
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 Singing in the rain........!! |
 Paddy fields |
 Pretty |
 House on the bank |
 Sun setting............... |
 Sun set |
 JC with monsoon protector! |
 Our houseboat |
 Before the squall |
 Calm |
 Boat at night mooring |
 Building materials |
 Lily 1 |
 Dredging building mud |
 Paddy dyke |
 Waterlily (RT) |
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 Bridge with tuk-tuks (RT) |
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 Pond heron waits |
 Lily 2 |
 Canoe |
 Boat at night mooring 2 (RT) |
 Brahminy Kite |
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 Toddy Shop (RT) |
 More dredging |
 Dinner for 1000 |
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 Racing canoe |
 Prize list! |
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 Our Crew (RT) |
 St Mary's Church, Champakkulam |
 St Mary's Church, Champakkulam |
 Church window |
 Band |
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 Statue workshop (RT) |
 Ecclesiastical wood carving |
 Final result |
 Making paper bags (RT) |
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 Brahminy Kite with fish |
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 Egret |
 Egrets |
 Typical waterway view (RT) |
 Herding the ducks (RT) |
 Herding the ducks |
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 White Throated Kingfisher |
 In flight |
 Indian Darter |
 Ruth samples toddy |
 The lads share a glass |
 Our houseboat, luxury! |
 Houseboat tranquillity |
 Ruth relaxes |
 Traditional meal on banana leaf |
 Crow |
 Brahminy Kite |
 River transport |
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 Steve relaxing on boat (RT) |
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 Straw loading |
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 Straw transport |
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 Washing time! |
 White Throated Kingfisher |
 Steve relaxing on boat 2 (RT) |
 Brahminy Kite diving |
 Brahminy Kite |
 Sunset palm |
 Waterside activity (RT) |
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 One of the public ferries (RT) |
 Steps over side canal (RT) |
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 Emerald Isle canoe (RT) |
 Emerald Isle haystack (RT) |
 The usual kind of bike (RT) |
 Coconut transporter |
 Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
 Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
 Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
 Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
 Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
 Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
 Mancombu Bhagavathi Temple |
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 Cool dude |
 Emerald Isle homestay |
 Emerald Isle homestay garden |
 Emerald Isle homestay garden macro |
 Emerald Isle homestay |
 Emerald Isle homestay Toddy man |
 Emerald Isle homestay rice paddy |
 Ant macro |
 Canoe trip |
 SG |
 Curious |
 Another sunset |
 Garden at Emerald Isle Homestay (RT) |
 Garden at Emerald Isle Homestay (RT) |
 Will we fit in? |
 River taxi |
 Roadside rope making (RT) |
 Coir rope manufacture |
 Coir rope manufacture |
 Coir rope manufacture |
 Coir rope |
 Rug making |
 Ruth and kid |
 Marari beach |
 Black Kite |
 Black Kite |
 Sardine catch |
 Prow |
 Fisherman |
 Brahminy Kite |
 Bringing in the catch |
 Fishing |
 Crows have a raid! |
 Black Kite |
 Brahminy Kite eating mid flight 1 |
 Brahminy Kite eating mid flight 2 |
 Brahminy Kite eating mid flight 3 |
 Drying fish |
 Beach with boats |
 Landing |
 More boats landing |
 Offloading the catch |
 Friendly |
 Ruth and friend |
 Sunset sea |
 Marari sunset |
 Marari sunset 2 |
 Palms |
 Ruth |
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 Our accomodation |
 Almost at beach (RT) |
 Back home from beach (RT) |
 To the beach |
 fisherman in boat (RT) |
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 Mending nets |
 Marari beach |
 Ruth relaxes with lime and soda |
 Prow |
 Fisher women |
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 Ruth on our verandah |
 View from verandah |
 Native honey from a broken nest |
 Extracting the honey |
 Indian Ocean sunset (RT) |
 Marari Beach sunset (RT) |
 Marari sunset 3 |
 Marari sunset 4 |
 On route to beach (RT) |
 Front door |
 Coir rope making |
 Coir rope making |
 Coir rope making |
 Coir rope making |
 Coir rope making |
 Drying fish |
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 Interior of traditional boat (RT) |
 Sharp end of toddy making |
 Eye on prow, Marari Beach (RT) |
 Prow |
 Traditional hull shape (RT) |
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 Boat and toddy shop |
 Boat prow showing method of construction (RT) |
 Eye |
 Boat construction |
 Boat construction |
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 Marari Beach |
 Beach material (RT) |
 Fish baskets |
 Card sharp |
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 Smiling face of Kerala |
 International footprints (RT) |
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 Beachwashed immature coconut husk (RT) |
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 Hauling a boat |
 Marari Beach |
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 Fishing |
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 Our final Marari sunset |
 Our final Marari sunset |
 Our final Marari sunset |
 Abi and Mini |
 Sheikh Saeed House |
 Map of Middle East, Sheikh Saeed House |
 Sheikh Saeed House |
 The old Bastakiya district , Dubai Creek |
 Dubai Creek |
 The old Bastakiya district , Dubai Creek |
 Dubai Creek |
 Dubai Creek |
 Loaded dhow on Dubai Creek |
 Dhows on Dubai Creek |
 Loaded dhow on Dubai Creek |
 Loaded dhow on Dubai Creek |
 Dubai Creek |
 Abras, Dubai Creek |
 Dubai Creek |
 Abras, Dubai Creek |
 Dubai Creek |
 Dubai Creek |