Our journey from Thiruvanthapuram to Kochi included a a couple of days spent at Ashtamudi. You may have experienced or read about the beauty of the backwaters and the beaches of Kerala. We decided to do this slightly differently. We ignored Google Maps attempts to keep us inland on our journey. Instead, we drove very close to the coast almost all the way from Thiruvanthapuram to Kochi. In every way, this was indeed a ‘ Peninsula drive’!
The drive saw us driving through narrow strips of road straddling the sea on one side and the backwaters on the other. At points, we waves crashed into the terrapods and came on to the low wall along the road, at other times, there were small beaches along the way.
As we drove from Ashtamudi to Kochi, we experienced more of the same; but we were unprepared for what was about to come close to Kochi. We reached a place called Kumbalangi. I think it is the same place where the movie Kumbalangi Nights may have been shot. The water level was at the road level or slightly higher. We could see houses surrounded by water. All the while, the narrow strip of road was surrounded by water for miles. Google earth gives us a birds eye view of this stretch.
Thanks to Pooja and Karthik, we rode the Water Metro in Kochi. It was a superb experience.
The photo album includes pictures of the navigation and points where we stopped to take in the scenery and create a memory of the drive and the geography of the coast.
You may view more pictures at https://photos.app.goo.gl/U8Dn98hB5BejoRJE7
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