Ok, I admit that I’m way behind on blogging at this point. Nepal hasn’t been kind on the wifi front, and I don’t want to throw up posts without my photos.
That said, Varkala, a sleep beach town in in Kerala, was legit. Sleepy and cheap with lots of hippies wandering around. It’s not a big “beach” place like Goa, since it’s set against red cliffs, but it’s definitely plenty chill.
After gallivanting around so much for the first part of my trip this place was the perfect tonic. No people, no worries. I spent 3 days here eating seafood and reading books. Bliss. This was where I parked myself each morning:
I’ve found over the years that I prefer sleepy beaches like this to big party ones. It’s part of the reason I’m avoiding the south of Thailand on this trip in lieu of more trekking. Any place where I can lay down for hours and do nothing but read books is cool by me.
At the end of my few days there, I ended up like this:
