EXPRESS TO BEKAL

Arrived safety at Kottayam railway station...

The Malabar express has 23 coaches and the platform is very long so this chart directs me to the correct position.

Last chance to stock up on snacks for the journey.

There's always tea and coffee sellers on Indian trains.

Bedding is provided and taken away in the morning.

It's somewhat rundown but here's my destination...

 

The beautiful Bekal fort and many kilometres of golden sands.

 

XRJBX

PLANNING A JOURNEY

A computerised ticketing service for Indian railways is available through this window at the rear of Kumily post office,the nearest railhead is 110 Kms away in Kottayam.

Here's my ticket for an eleven hour A/C sleeper birth on the Malabar express.

New Year , New Moon , New Start.

 

XRJBX

FLOWERS

Flowers and foliage plucked and arranged by Bindhu Haridas brighten the staircase where I stay at Chrissie's hotel in Thekkady.

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2016

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Love and best wishes from

the jungle edge

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MARKET TRADERS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fish fry 

 

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WELCOME TO KERALA

 

Hanuman

First and last

Namaskar

You are welcome

First and last check point.

XRJBX

INTER-WEB

"STATUS REPORT"

Due to intermittent internet connection,writers block and a short yet debilitating case of Delhi belly,my bloggerooni has been sadly off air for a while.

"PLEASE DO NOT ADJUST YOUR SET"

I have relocated myself to district 14 where I continue to reconnoiter Kerala's northern province :
kasaragod
"the jewel in Kerala's crown".

"SCHEDULED PROGRAMS WILL BE RESUMED SHORTLY"

The light side of the web

The dark side of the web.
More films : http://kasaragodfilms.blogspot.co.uk/

XRJBX

SNAKE CATCHER

Conservationist Abeesh Karanath catches snakes that stray onto people's property,fearlessly he attends call-outs wearing lungi and sandals to grab and bag the reptiles and relocate them to the Thekkady forest.

                   Watch him catch a Rat snake in this short film on call-out in Kumily 

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INTERLUDE

                 ✈️✈️✈️✈️ Traveling from England to India  ✈️✈️✈️✈️

                       Deploying 'Airplane mode' until further notice 

                             
                                There will now be a short interlude

              Tune in weekly for a postcard from India 

                          

TEST CARD

It's almost time for RJB to go tropical

A simple postcard from India

Broadcasts begin soon...

Tune in weekly for updates.

(This has been a public broadcast announcement)

 

 

XRJBX

MARKETING VEG

 

 

 

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ROCK BLESSING CHURCH

Kumily town borders with the state of Tamil Nadu.Just over the check point and down the steep mountain,swing right

and you will come to a sweet village called Lower Camp. Here is home to a community of Pentecostal Christians and

their Lords house The Rock Blessing Church. Originally the prayer house was palm thatched but after a unfortunate fire the parishioners cobbled up this rustic blue tabernacle.

After some years ,tireless

fund raising and the grace

of God,Pastor Aaron and

his wife Gunaselvi have

been able to construct this

more permanent brick but

so far unfinished house of

worship.

The sand pile is still high

but the cement powder is

all but finished. These dear

people need our help and

I appeal to you all to please

place them in your prayers.

(Donations gratefully received)

Preacher Aaron's message (2 mins)

In Tamil and English languages...

http://youtu.be/wuCakY6aEV0

Love from X RJB X