In the backwaters

After a leisurely morning we said goodbye to Don and the lovely team at Blue Whale Resort and had an interesting journey to The Backwaters eco lodge, mainly by water, across the lagoon and then crammed into a tuktuk with all our luggage. The Backwaters was great! A load of shipping containers, converted into tree houses around the grounds. There's a great philosophy at work and eco credentials were spot on.

We went for a river tour, being punted along the Aru Appu by a 'village elder' - he was about our age! Anyway he certainly knew his birds and this was a bird-watcher's paradise. Dozens of egret, kingfishers, peacocks, a weaver bird, and many many others. The river was so peaceful and atmospheric, I felt I'd had an hour's meditation when I returned.もっと詳しく