Day 16: Sat 25 Nov 17 - Houseboat to Kochi, 44 km - total so far: 1,036 km

24 to 35deg, fine, sunny and humid.

Today is our last day on the supported bicycle tour. From tomorrow we’re on our own till we fly back home on Tuesday.

Breakfast was served on the top deck dining room about 8am. It consisted of toast, jam and a crepe filled with coconut and bananas.

The houseboat stayed tied up till about 8:40am, when it pulled away and started to head back to port. The passing parade of different boats continued along with the water birds, rice paddies and people going about their everyday lives, ladies beating clothes on rocks to wash them etc. Disembarked at 9:30am and went back to the bikes. Another very nice coffee at the beach coffee shop and we were on our way.

I’m happiest on a bike, I don’t go well sitting around doing nothing. That said, it was very generous of Mike to include the houseboat trip in this tour as it would be a lot more expensive than staying in a hotel.
A short flat ride to complete the tour and about 1,000km. Kochi is a little more touristy than the other places we’ve visited so far; lots of Europeans. Dinner was at the XL Bar, full of Europeans. I had the Seafood fried rice, very nice.

Early morning traffic

Our boat

More traffic!

Fishing village on the way to Kochi

Fishing nets

Post-ride tea and toasted sambo at The Little Tea Shop

Very nicely presented tea

Tea Shop

My room

Team Aussie, with a photo-bombing Pom

Team UK








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