India - Through Chris's Eyes

Monday 5th April

Upon reaching Kollam it was about seven o'clock in the morning and our first thoughts were to find a place to stay, dump our heavy backpacks, and have some breakfast. Sounds easy enough, but in India nothing seems easy. Two hours later and the temperature rising very quickly along with the humidity, which we hadn't had elsewhere, we looked like we were getting nowhere. However, our luck changed and a hotel did have room and a short walk away we ate some very nice breakfast.

As for the rest of the day, less said the better as Kollam goes. The town centre was overcrowded, polluted with vehicle fumes, and to make things even worse a venture out later in the day saw us get drenched as a two-hour heavy rainstorm got us soaked. Hopefully the two-night trip on the Houseboat that we had booked in the Kerala backwaters starting tomorrow would allow us to see Kollam in a better light.