Kerala – day 4

Varkala

Sunday, 2nd April 2023

We sleep in late, until 9:30 AM. But at five in the morning, some bird (Cuckoo) was screeching, and then the Muslims had some ceremonies broadcasted through speakers, so I kept waking up. We go for breakfast at Juicy Cafe, where we meet Ryiad. We want to take a bus to the city, and he offers us his motorbike, but it’s manual, so Jozef declines. He told us that buses are more difficult to catch today because it’s Sunday, but we eventually manage to catch one. In the city, we only go to buy some beer and then enjoy a coconut at one of the stalls.

From there, we take the bus back. We pass by the beach and tourist restaurants so we can have a proper coffee, which makes everything better. Otherwise, it’s like a sauna on the sun, so we head back to the room. We book accommodation in Munnar for the next three nights.

We also try to book a train, but no luck. Before 4 PM, we head out for a walk to Kappil Beach, 5 km away. We walk along the cliffs by the beach and don’t encounter many people. People are throwing trash off the cliffs, and there are some carcasses because it smells pretty bad and there are lots of eagles flying around.

We descend from the cliff to a fishing village, where they grab Jozef to help them with the boat to the sea. Apparently, it’s harder than it looks.

Then we walk another two kilometers along the beach. There’s no one here.

In the distance, we see a group of people, so we head there, hoping to find a drink stand, but all we find is ice cream. They also have backwaters, where more people are swimming than in the sea. We don’t feel like walking back, so we check if there’s a bus to Varkala. There are some people waiting, so we ask, and yes, there is a bus. It arrives in 5 minutes. We pay 40 INR, it’s crowded, so we’re standing. Jozef bang his head on the ceiling. The ride is quite wild, and I feel like we might hit someone any moment. Phew, we survived. We buy some fruit and vegetables, and in the evening, we grill with Ryiad.