Kumarakom (20)

At Kukarakom
We arrived at the hotel, only to find out that although our boat comes in at 9:30 our rooms were not to be ready till 2. So we had to rough it till then. And boy did we rough it! This is another TAJ hotel and it is beautiful. Hopefully we’ll get some pictures up for you, but don’t feel too sorry for us. We swam in the riverside pool (we have some work to do on our riverside pool now!), then went and did pottery, basket weaving and played pool. This time Jack and Jan were the clear winners. Although the table probably won more than we did! At 2 we were in our rooms and then stepped out to the 250 m meandering pool that rambles around all the huts (rooms) that make up the Kumarakom Lake Resort. The rooms we are in are similar in architecture to those of the original Kerala homes (although some slight adjustments have been made I believe!). The washrooms are neat in that they are outdoors. So right now we can stand outside and get wet from the shower and from the torrential rain that is coming down. The sink and the toilet are under an overhang. Beautiful marble throughout, and Beth, they have made beautiful use of different rock sizes to make the bathroom a very peaceful place.
We had planned on a bike ride after working out. Fortunately we hadn’t planned the reverse as we would be rather wet if we’d gone biking first. So I obviously didn’t touch enough wood this morning when I talked about how little rain we’d had! We may end up not getting out of this hotel today – but there are worse things in life to have to live through. Later - Jan