Varkula

I have been in a beach town called Varkula and loving every moment here, a true paradise. I don't want to leave! been here for 3 or 4 nights now and it's just so peaceful I have a wonderful view of the ocean from my balcony and I am staying on the other side of the cliff where just a few tourists are and on the north side is where all the action is, my french friend Pierre has been scooting us around on his scooter exploring the less busy beaches the indian boys have no fears as they seem to crawl out of the rocks to have a look! I know everyone is waiting for me to post picutes I will and I have lots to share but waiting until I'm back in abu dhabi when I will have more time to upload. Not sure what my next plan is I think I will be here for another few days and then spend a couple more at another beach town called Kovalom and then fly out on the 10th to make it for Bob's wedding in kenya on the 13th. My most important concern of course is what to wear!! I know the most stressful situation to deal with... Varkula is a temple town and I'm not too far from the main hindu temple and an easy place just to people watch especially today on a sunday the men and women stand in separte lines to go in, music and incense fill the air just a wonder to see...I am still amazed at the people here everyday. I walked down to a little area today just below where i am staying just to get some beach time on my own and literaly out of the rocks comes a young man and sits right beside me says nothing just sitting there... i had to get up and go to where the rest of the tourists are somedays i'm just not in the mood to deal with the difference in our cultures I understand and respect that their culture is different than ours and that they like to look at us tourists lazing around the beach in our bikinis but still it's uncomfortable I suppose i should be used to it by now but is it really something one can get used to?!

(cliff town Varkula)

(north end of the cliff where all the restaraunts and tourist shops are you have to walk up those lovely set of stairs to access the beach)

(just a regular saturday at the beach, kids are always hanging around tourists quite sweet most of the time)