Thank you for all of your emails. We are having a fantastic time, but miss everyone. So it's great when we get to the Internet and can see mail from around the world.
We have had our day on the houseboat through the back water of the state of Kerala. When we first planned it, I was picturing Humphrey Bogart on the African Queen, having to duck through tight passages in the jungle. This was a beautiful, roomy one bedroom with a western style bathroom (toilet instead of hole) and toilet paper. Oh, the simple things in life. The waterways were large, open and developed. There are straight pieces of land through out the backwater, that have really nice houses on them. They have the water in the front and thousands of acres of rice patties in the back yard. They go to work or school on boats. Here, the pictures will be better than the description.
Our first meal was lunch served on a banana leaf instead of plate. It was a beautiful presentation and tasted delicious. We sat at the table in the front of the boat, facing out as we floated along. There are thousands of banana trees, pineapple plants, cashew trees, coconut palms, so everything is fresh. Suffice it to say, we had a great, relaxing time.
We had a brief stop in Cochi and visited Jew Town, went to the oldest Synagogue in India and met Sara Cohen, a store owner, who Chuck read about in one of his books on India. It was a strange experience having all of the signs say "Jew Town".
We are now in Mangalore where Chuck gave his fifth talk. I think this was the best so far. And we are still being treated like very important people. We are going to be so spoiled when we return. And we will be enunciating well, and talking very slowly too. It's become pretty natural.
Gotta get to dinner before it gets too late.
Love Chuck and Jan
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