The Backwaters

DAY FOUR JAN 10

We are on our way to the city of Thekkady, which is more than ten hours of a bus ride for us. But luckily after five hours, we will reach Allepy where we will experience a boat ride into the backwaters of Allepy to observe its natural habitat. The backwaters have a different ecosystem that the usual lakes and ponds. a. they are far more beautiful than the latter ones. b. its sweet water one time of the year which gives birth to a world of lilies and lily pads and all sorts of other shrubs and flowers, and then the saltwater from the ocean comes in another time of the year, which kills all the plants and provides the water with enough nutrients so that locals could grow rice all year long.

The flora and fauna of this ecosystem truly amazed me. I sat my whole time on the edge of the boat gawking at the backwaters thinking that how could I ignore the hand of the almighty maker in this? How could have such superb, mind-blowing order come from chaos? It’s like saying that there was a huge sand storm that plucked the trees out of their root, and after some time as the result of that sand storm, a giant cruise ship with the most elegant design and carvings and work of art and paintings and all sorts of things came into existence!

Anyways, after the boat ride, all refreshed and with a full stomach, we resumed our journey towards Thekkady. The hotel that we are about to spend the night is called The Wilderness, a project by Inspiration, which is unique in terms of the material used in it and its architecture design. Inspiration is a team of amazing architects led by Mr Jaygopal who are doing tremendous work in Kerala. He is going to present in two days and after seeing this project, I am already a huge fan of Inspiration.