Today was a quiet one of recovering from jet lag. We observed the fishermen out in the harbour this morning bringing in the day’s catch. We then went to have massages at the spa. The massage was incredible and a great way to relax. The weather has been hot but there is a beautiful breeze so hanging out on the beach for the afternoon reading books and swimming in the Arabian sea was a delight. Tomorrow will be more active. We are venturing out to where three seas meet.

The people here are amazingly kind and polite. There are probably seven times the number of people working at this hotel than you might find in any Canadian hotel. The jobs are pretty varied too. For example, there are a number of women groundskeepers who all wear beautiful purple saris as they tend to the lush greenery. There was also the guy who climbed the coconut tree outside our hotel room and dropped this day’s crop to the ground. Kerela is known for coconuts and we have tasted them in a number of ways already. Thank goodness for this guy’s agilit.