The motto of the Southern Indian state of Kerala is God's Own Country. As we drove North from around Mahe in to the Wayanad district in the highlands, and then up the beach to Kannur, the scenery did not dissapoint. Rice paddies, tea plantations, and rubber trees dot the landscape across the country. Bannanas, coffee, and spices like black pepper and cardomom are also cash crops. These spices characterize Keralanian foods, traditionally served on a plantain leaf, and eaten with your hands.
More scenes of wildlife, and a monkey :)
The landscapes are beautiful in Kerala state; we crossed many rivers, and watched the sun come up over 150 year old tea plantations.
We stopped at a few historical sites, including the Wayanad Heritage Museum, a colonial fort,and the Edakkal Caves, where we found cave paintings from between four and six thousand of years ago.
And, the beach was beautiful, including the port city of Kannur.
My travel companions were a lot of fun, too. Here's Peter Boller, the Fulbright in-country coordinator touching a tea plant for the first time. We also took a lazy river float in Kannur, along with Rathnakaran's old college buddy. In true college form, he brought cocconut wine!
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