Last day of traveling gave us a pleasant layover in Dubai with enough time to get out and explore some sights
Burj Khaleefa - At 828 meters (2,717 feet), it's the tallest building in the world.

Dubai, Dubayy, United Arab Emirates at 12:53am GST.

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Avengers movie in 3D! Not sure the best part: erotic sculptures on either side of the screen, Indians cheering their favorite characters, or the movie itself. GREAT time :)

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Stunning sunset, right?

Cochin, Kerala, India at 1:54pm IST.

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Sunset approaches while we sip tea from our upper deck.
Coconut, banana, AND mango trees living harmoniously together. All that's missing in this tropical paradise are avocados.

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Watched a man climb a 30ft mango tree with barefeet, no ropes and a stick w/ a knife tied to it while this man gathered the fallen mangos to be sold around the backwaters.

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Afternoon tea and snack each day as well. Sam doing his best to enjoy the banana fritters being that we literally ate lunch one hour prior.

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Another insanely huge meal with fish and vegetables prepared a different way each time.

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The upper deck where we were served our meals and snacks.
Looking out from the upper deck onto the sun deck where we watched village life float by.
Local people fishing in their saucer boats.
Enjoying the views and breeze through the backwaters of Kerala.
We tie up along the riverside during meals.
Our first meal...lunch. Dinner that night was just as plentiful.
After climbing through 3 houseboats docked side by side, we watched as our floating home for the next 2 nights came to pick us up

Alleppey, Kerala, India from 10:31am to 10:51am IST (20 mins).

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The lower level/ living room.

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Grilled Butterfish from our favorite restaurant, Trattoria, for our last dinner in Varkala

Varkkallai, Kerala, India at 7:24pm IST.

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Gonna miss this place. Varkala Beach, India.
Sam got invited to play in a local's game. His (he) team dominated!
Freshly juiced pineapple has been our drink of choice for breakfast. And Sam's fighting fire with fire, on the garlic toast bandwagon.

Varkkallai, Kerala, India at 5:32pm IST.

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Thali lunch. Bathing boys frolicking in the water below (not pictured).

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Thanks for the steri-pen mom! Been using it to cut back on the plastic. Works great!

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I spy...
View from a rickshaw

Varkkallai, Kerala, India at 2:01pm IST.

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2 stand-up paddle boaters set this fishing net more than 500m off shore before those on the beach began pulling it in
Just too nice not to share :)
2 boats: one a humble stand-up paddle, and the other amazingly STITCHED together with twine! Both take local fisherman far offshore to catch their prize.

Varkkallai, Kerala, India from 2:55pm to 3:51pm IST (55 mins).

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I'm not the only one with a breakfast vice. Sam enjoys his pot of black coffee adequate for a party of 4 every morning. Quite the duo...hyperactive and malodorous.

Varkkallai, Kerala, India at 12:36pm IST.

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Linda, this is your daughter's breakfast (raw garlic) everyday! And it's been too dark to photograph dinner...

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Hammock session. Brought all the way from CA.

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View from dinner. "Double sigh"...Sam watching an incredible electrical storm. Not much rain but beautiful lightening that ran horizontal through the sky displaying yellows, oranges, reds and purple.
View from breakfast. "Sigh"...

Varkkallai, Kerala, India at 9:39am IST.

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The path that runs the length of the town with restaurants, shops and hotels on one side and a 50ft bluff leading to 86 degree water on the other. Bothered? Not a chance.
The view from every restaurant and cafe here in Varkala.

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