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Fort Kochi - journey's end

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Fort Kochi Our final destination 

Exploring up and down the Kerala coast

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  Kerela's coastline After a very relaxing four day break in Kollam we set off for the beach ⛱️. 

Onwards to Kollam and New Year's Eve

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A bit of luxury for our New Year's stay

Kerelan Mountains Part 3: Vagamon to Alleppey

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The mountain view from our hotel in Vagamon 

Kerelan Mountains Part 2: Pooppara and Thekkady

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Another stunning landscape  We left Planet Munnar as prepared as we could be for our next mountain challenge. It was another short ride but from a quick glance at the scenery it was obvious we would face a fair bit of climbing to reach our next destination. We started on a high as we were treated to about 10km descent with the most gorgeous views through the tree plantations. After that it was a few miles of gently rolling lanes, with lush greenery and pretty flowers everywhere.  Then came the hefty climb up - I knew this was coming as we were essentially doubling back on ourselves to get back up to the main road. On the positive, the trees provided us with ample shade and the constant sound of the waterfalls had a soothing (almost cooling) effect.  Nonetheless it was a tough climb and by the time we reached the top our legs were shouting at us 😂. That was the first tough climb done, just one more to go (or so we thought 😂).  Once out on the main road, we enjoyed a...