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Sri Lanka and India Day 7: Olavipe Home Stay

23 February 2016 • 34 km / 21 mi (map)

  • Added to Eric Scouten :: Travel on 26 June 2026
  • India 2

This morning we took a brief tour of a spice market in Kochi and then moved on to our home/farm stay in the Kaithappuzha Backwaters.

Chinese Fishing Nets, Kochi, Kerala, India · by Tara Scouten
A fish market display in Fort Kochi, India, with rows of fresh fish — red snapper, silver fish, and dark striped fish — laid out on burlap on the ground, alongside blue and pink basins of shrimp. Behind them sit colorful plastic bowls of seafood on a tiled counter, an old hanging weighing scale, and an orange crate.
Fort Kochi, Kochi, Kerala, India
Colorful plastic basins filled with fresh shrimp and prawns arranged on a dusty ground at a fish market, with several whole fish lying to the left and a person’s feet in sandals visible at the top right. The basins are turquoise, orange, pink, and yellow, with one teal bowl holding large tiger prawns and a blue tub containing fish in water.
Fort Kochi, Kochi, Kerala, India
Kochi, Kerala, India · by Tara Scouten
Kochi, Kerala, India · by Tara Scouten
Kochi, Kerala, India · by Tara Scouten
A weathered, rusty red metal sign reading “Ganesh Trading Co., New Town, Cochin 2.” in white lettering, mounted on a wall painted light blue above and dark navy below, with a string of dried marigold flowers hanging down over its surface.
Kochi, Kerala, India
Spice Market, Kochi, Kerala, India · by Tara Scouten
Spice Market, Kochi, Kerala, India · by Tara Scouten
A narrow, traditional veranda with a polished red floor, whitewashed walls, and an exposed sloped wooden ceiling with rafters and clay tiles. Two woven wicker chairs and a small round wooden table sit along the left wall, with a tall dark paneled wooden door at the far end and a screened window letting in light on the right.
Olavipe Homestay, Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India
A long narrow corridor with a glossy deep-red floor, white plaster walls, and an exposed dark wooden beam ceiling, lit by green glass pendant lanterns hanging in a row. A wooden door stands on the right, bamboo blinds cover windows on the left, an antique ship’s wheel and pots sit at the far end, and a green floral mat lies on the floor in the foreground.
Olavipe Homestay, Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India

In the evening we were offered a leisurely ride in a long canoe. I wound up being the only one to go, but the views of the quiet lake were lovely.

A man carries stacked chairs along a sandy path between a backwater lagoon and a calm lake at golden hour, with tall coconut palms silhouetted against a bright hazy sky and a traditional carved wooden boat moored at a small jetty.
Kaithappuzha Backwaters, Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India
A traditional wooden canoe-style tour boat with a curved, decorated prow and an arched canopy floats on calm backwaters, fitted with two wooden folding chairs and an orange life ring, with a distant tree-lined shore on the horizon.
Kaithappuzha Backwaters, Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India
Canoeing at Sunset · Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India · Kaithappuzha Backwaters, Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India
A small white building with a red pitched roof sits on a low, palm-fringed shoreline across calm gray backwaters under a hazy pale sky. Tall coconut palms and dense green vegetation line the distant bank.
Kaithappuzha Backwaters, Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India
A man in a blue plaid shirt rows a wooden canopy boat with a hand-painted paddle across calm backwaters at sunset, viewed from inside the boat with an orange life ring and a water bottle in the foreground. Palm-fringed shoreline lines the horizon as the sun sinks low over the water.
Kaithappuzha Backwaters, Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India
The sun hangs low over a silhouetted line of coconut palm trees along the far shore of calm backwaters, casting a golden reflection across the rippled water under a soft peach-colored sky at sunset.
Kaithappuzha Backwaters, Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India
Two people sit in a small wooden canoe with a motor on calm, wide backwaters under a hazy pale sky, with a distant shoreline of palm trees on the horizon.
Kaithappuzha Backwaters, Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India
A wooden boat oar with a dark blade hand-painted in white with text in a South Asian script, held out over the calm gray water of the Kaithappuzha Backwaters, with the worn edge of a wooden boat visible in the lower right.
Kaithappuzha Backwaters, Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India
A man in a pink checked shirt sits in a long, narrow wooden canoe on calm green backwaters, with a second small boat carrying people in the distance. The far shore is lined with coconut palms and dense greenery, with a small white house among the trees under a pale evening sky.
Kaithappuzha Backwaters, Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India
A traditional tiled-roof house sits along the edge of the Kaithappuzha Backwaters, fronted by a row of terracotta potted plants on a paved walkway above a stone embankment, with a person in a light green outfit standing on the veranda. Tall coconut palms and lush green trees rise behind the house, and the calm backwater reflects the scene in the foreground.
Kaithappuzha Backwaters, Olavipe Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India
Kochi to Village, Poochakkal, Kerala, India · 34 km / 21 mi
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