Kumarakom Trip
By: nakulshaji
Category: Kerala, India
| Aperture: | f/8 |
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| Focal Length: | 55mm |
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| Shutter: | 1/400 sec |
| Camera: | NIKON D40 |
Finally, after years of planning, my friends and I decided, planned and executed a trip to Kumarakom, a small but beautiful place in Kerala, India. The difficulty here was not the logistics of reaching the location or anything of that sort, but rather the fact that we are all now scattered across various regions of India (and the world). We get together to meet for a few days in a year (maybe couple of years), and when we do, we just dont have the time to devote an entire day for carefree bachelor life again!
However, this time we did it!
Kumarakom is known for it’s beautiful back waters and lakes, and more importantly, the house boat rides along these water bodies. I embedded a small map below to give you an idea about the location. The place is located between Alleppey and Kottayam (closer to Kottayam). The major waterbody here is Vembanadu lake, a huge one, which reminded me of my unfruitful attempts at fishing in Lake Minnetonka!
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So, we started out in the beautiful backwaters (don’t know if there is a name attached to it), in a houseboat called ‘Babilu’. En route to the main lake, we could see a vibrant business thriving around us, in the form of house boats, small and large fishing boats, people selling food/drinks (Toddy or “Kallu” in the native language), all sandwiched by bright green plants, shrubs and coconut trees.
Once we got onto Vembanadu lake, it was a whole different story. The view from our boat was a wide open, vibrant blue lake on one side, and a chain of resorts on the other side.
The best thing about cruising in the houseboat, other than the beautiful view of course, is the great seafood. We started out with a great appetizer in the form of fried Clams (Note that these are not batter fried, but fried directly in oil with spices).
Then came the special treat .. we found a local fisherman (on the lake) trying to sell his catch before evening. Boy, what a catch it was. These were by far the largest prawns I have ever seen in my lifetime. For 1.5 Kg, we got about 4 prawns (thats close to 400 gms per prawn!)
And finally, thats me at the head of ‘Babilu’
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Kumarakom is really a place with stunning beauty. Though it’s known more for backwaters but it’s also a prominent place for bird watching. Expensive but good.