I'm way behind so here are some of the highlights and photos from Varkala.
Varkala is a beach resort town set on red cliffs. It is a beautiful setting but is sadly spoiled by trash. Each business seemed to have a dumping point along the cliffs where a white glacier of of plastic bags, bottles and paper slid down the cliffs and choked out the green vegetation that was trying to hold back the tide of trash. It was sad to see the trash and it boggled my mind since the setting was what brought in the tourists and tourism was probably the foundation of the economy followed by fishing, which was also supported by the tourism.
Ross and I continue to be weak Indian shoppers and now own even more items we had no intention to buy and often purchased at prices well above the local going rates. In Varkala we ended up with shirts, pens and bracelets, which we bought from cute kids that don't take no for an answer, but made the swindle fun.
Our two days were spent walking the cliff-edge boardwalk, dining at the many inviting restaurants along the way and soaking up the views, and spending time on the beach, where we did some boogie boarding and body surfing. The last of which left me with chipped teeth when I bounced off the bottom of the ocean on my chin.
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