by Debbie Ross
Womens Travel Network founder.

Day 12 India tour – Kumararkom Spa Day at the Backwater Ripple.

Today we enjoyed a leisurely day at the Backwater Ripple hotel. e started off with early morning yoga by the lake. The fishermen are out alongside  the birds, both trying to get their catch for the day. The hotel’s spa offers Ayurveda treatments for a better harmony of body, mind and soul.  Each lady had a spa treatment, masssages, oil drip for relaxation and facials. They relaxed by the pool and some found a peaceful place to stretch out and read a book. Our new motto for this trip, which has been said many times through out our journey “It just doesn’t get any better than this.”  It’s about 34 degrees with a warm breeze blowing off the lake. It’s perfect.  A few of the ladies took the boat cruise this afternoon and made some new friends. There were tourists from Taiwain, India and a ew of our Canadian women. I’m not sure how it started but they had a sing along during the cruise. it’s sounds like they had great fun. Too bad I missed it.  This evening the sing song continued in the restaurant. Everyone joined in the fun! What a great way to end our stay  at the Backwater Ripple. This is a fabulous resot, lovely rooms and amenities, great food and excellent service. All good things must come to an end. We’ve just been informed of a political strike in Kerala tomorrow starting at 6am. We must leave our hotel at 4am to ensure we gt out of town before the roads are blocked off. Our flight leaves for Mumbai at 1pm but we can’t take any chances . It’s going to be a long day. We’ll have to nap on the bus on the way to the airport. Of to bed now. Watch for my next blog about Mumbai. Coming soon!