Showing posts with label Marari beach resort. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Marari beach resort. Show all posts

Sunday, January 2, 2011

Adventure in the deep seas

My cousin brother MC was our pillar of support and strength during the days we  spent in Kerala. So when I asked him if there would be any chance at all to go along with the local fishermen on one of their morning fishing trips into the deep ocean, he convinced me that it was the most dangerous thing I could think of doing.
But knowing him and his spirit I knew that he also thought that it would be once in a lifetime experience which he also had never considered doing. He actually ended up requesting some of the local fishermen at Marari if this would be possible. 





They  agreed with the condition that we would be doing this trip completely at our own risk. So that was the beginning of our boat ride into the middle of the Indian ocean. The fishermen got their little boat into the water and all of us climbed in very carefully. We were asked to remain still and to distribute our weight evenly in order to prevent any chance of toppling into the ocean!!


2 kms into the ocean and we could not see any signs of the land around us. This was the exact moment when I frantically started praying and hoping that nothing would happen. The fishermen put in their nets and also a flag indicating the spot and then continued moving into the ocean at around 3 kms from land. When I caught the first wiggling fish in my hand I was mighty excited. Little bunny decided against holding the fish with the fear that her hands would start stinking :-) 




The fishermen were so calm and composed and after pulling in their fishing nets asked us if we would like to
continue our journey into the ocean. With MC feeling a little sea sick we decided that it was time to head back to land.
 




All of us were really glad to be back on the shore and we realised that we caught about 65-70 fish and in turn the fishermen were also happy to get a gift from little bunny for all their hard work.

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Sheer bliss!

Visiting extended family was definitely high on the agenda during our stay in Kerala. At the same time staying in a place where we had our own space was definitely also a blessing.





The Marari beach resort made a perfect getaway. Waking up to early morning walks on the beach, watching lone fishermen trying to get their own private catch, seeing the fish dry on the sands are sights that will forever stick in my mind's eye.



Little bunny made friends with the local fishermen and they let her sit with them as they were going about their daily chores. She definitely has her own way with people I should admit.




But her favorite past time was collecting shells of all types and sizes, sometimes needing her own assistant who could bend down and pick them up ;-)


Sheer bliss indeed!!!