Achievement of the day:

getting a swimsuit!

After a few days of fever and sweating in my hotel room I managed to muster up enough energy to finally go and shop for some swimming gear as I - true to my habits - forgot my towel and bathing shorts on a balcony when I left to Mumbai at 4am. Anyway, the water is warm and the sun is much nicer at the beach than warming up the walls of your room.

I am thinking about dropping Kerala from my itinerary as the trains are quite booked and the main activities there would be either beach life (might as well stay here) or cruising around the backwaters on a houseboat (and be alone there? no thanks. Seems like an activity that has holding someone close written all over it). And frankly, already spending one full week riding trains is quite enough for a while even though the atmosphere generally is quite nice.

Might rent a scooter or a bike and explore the immediate surroundings instead. I think it will be at least half a year before seeing another glimpse of the sun like it is revealing itself every morning here.