Wednesday, 4 September 2013

1 – 3 September 2013 – Kannur, Kerala State, India

We spent a few days in a homestay at Thottada Beach, Kannur.

View of the beach at the front of our homestay

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Canal or backwater behind our cabin

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There was quite a lot of wildlife around the backwaters.

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Our homestay was a little isolated and out of town so all our meals were provided by the homestay. The food is family style home cooking rather than tourist restaurant cooking and is probably some of the best food we've eaten in India. Keralan cuisine is largely based on seafood (fish, prawns, mussels and crabs), fresh vegetables and fresh grated coconut (which appears in curries, stir fries with vegies, and with chillies in sambals).

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Climbing up the coconut palm to harvest “toddy”

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St Angelo’s Fort – built by the Portuguese

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One of the many brightly coloured fishing boats in Kannur Harbour

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Delicious pomegranates for sale in Kannur

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