Alleppey - Boating & Floating

I know that,! For most of you Title of this story might sound a little negative but believe me our intuitions could be deceiving sometimes. It induced me in deep thinking & eternal thoughts.

Let me explain -

In 2019, Very commonly! Like everybody else we planned a trip to Ladakh in the early months of the year & due to some No’s we couldn’t pursue the plan. However, The plan was until the last stage of execution & we dropped. But, Couple of us had already applied for leaves & were approved. Despite the fact that we are not going to Ladakh. So to appease, We decided to go to some other place. A break basically from all this Hustle & Bustle.

We decided to go on a Kerala trip (5 days long) to explore most of the places. Munnar, Alleppey , Kochi & kumarakom. We began our route plans & later kumarakom was dropped. Kumarakom is a lagoon which is kind of similar to Alleppey water banks.  So , rather than rushing towards place to place we decided to spend time on the places we go as much as we can to feel satisfied about our visit. Please refer to the article “ Munnar -The Green Paradise “ to know things to do in Munnar & its authenticity.

I generally had the notion about Alleppey that its a place of beaches, water banks & houseboat was something similar to Cruise in Goa ( I imagined ). But, that wasn’t true. Alleppey was different. The Nature of the place was very unique  & different in a good way. We booked house boat a day before reaching Alleppey so it was sorted.

Due to unusual traffic & there was a festival in the upcoming week we were late by an hour to our destination. Directly went to the boathouse & hopped in. As it was around 1PM , I was pretty surprised looking at the things organized in the houseboat during the intro session. We met the owner of the house boat & he introduced us to the crew members who were extremely kind. The houseboat generally comes in 2 categories ( Private & General Sharing ). We chose the private one as I was Amateur to understand this.  

Our sea going has begun & it invoked a dopamine release too. It was lunch time & food was ready on the seating area in the dining space. I must say the food was utterly delicious. A native food of Kerala which is known for its authenticity was ready to eat. We enjoyed the delicacy of food & back to the balcony on the first floor where we began.  We saw the few other house boats passing by. I mean the general sharing one which has a capacity of accommodating 12+ members. It didn’t look like they’re jammed. Everybody had their own private space & they all were dancing to the loud music. I for a second felt I could have been on the general sharing house boat as it was too much fun to be. But for the people who like to limit & maintain social distancing, a general sharing boat wasn’t a right room.

Honestly, Nobody looked like they needed a post lunch nap. We were fully charged to see the waterscapes which are a whole new sight. Time flew crazily in capturing views, playing Music & in group talks. It was dusky & we reached a small village where all the boats halted on a sea shore side. We jumped out & were strolling all around the place. It was interesting to see how the locals unite with the crews of the houseboat in facilitating the needs.

“Hot Pakoras” & “Chai” were prepared in the evening. In my opinion, It’s the ultimate evening snack for every Desi’s. “ Red Sky, A pleasant nature, lotus bloomed & the smell of water with a crispy pakoras & hot chai” was a perfect definition of bliss. It started to fade away in the darkness & we hit our bed with these relaxing scenes, exhaling our breath & falling sleep unconsciously.

Next day morning , It was a return to our starting point. The numbness in our eyes &  the last few precious hours on the boat left us sailed. The voyage by water is an answer within yourself. It was a treat of awesomeness & fulfilment.