Cochin, India

Sailed into Cochin, India at dawn. Mary and I took a boat tour of the Backwaters of Kerala. A maze of rivers, canals and lakes that spill into the sea. This area has been occupied for centuries with people farming and fishing for a living. Most of the land is below sea level making it ideal for rice production. Everything comes and goes by boat. Even the bus system is by boat. Hundreds of Rice barges have been converted to Floatels. They plow the waters for one, two or three days, cooking for and entertaining the guests as they go. The Chinese Fishing Nets are very interesting. They lower the nets at night, turn on a light, the light attracts bugs, the bugs attract fish, up comes the net. Done in 15 minute intervals they catch all kinds of fish.Read more