Friday, March 18
Palm Lagoon/ Kollam to Kovalem – 107 K
I caught the sunrise from our float house just before leaving this morning. This was such a great location… very peaceful and relaxing!
Its funny the things we see as we ride through the villages and towns. We’ve seen many of these “scarecrows” posted at the entrance to homes, on their roofs or mounted somewhere nearby. This one was particularly charming:
The roads were busy today – definitely not favorable riding conditions! We did pass a sign showing us how far it will be to get to the end of our ride in Kanyakumari – 117 K.
We will get there tomorrow, but today we had a nice beach to play on when we arrived. The warm water and the ocean breeze makes the hot temps feel cooler. Here’s our beach for the afternoon and evening:
There was fun had by all at the Rider’s Choice Awards Ceremony! Annagretta was awarded the “Most Clueless Rider” award – she admits that she has no idea how to change a flat or how to do anything on a bike – she just bought a bike and came on the trip with her friend Eva. J
After the awards ceremony and BEFORE dinner I stopped in at a local shop and had my hand henna’d. I’ve never had it done before and India is the place to do it so here is what my hand looked like when they were done. J