I spent the morning and afternoon getting acquainted with the area. Visited the Chinese fishing nets, walked along the beach area, and did some window shopping. The weather got hotter and hotter...I decided to accept a tour from a tuk-tuk driver which was the best decision I made. We visited a central washing area where clothes are hung to dry without clothes pins, ironing is done with an iron that is filled with hot charcoal and weighs 10 pounds, visited a spice market with superb aromas, a ginger sorting factory where women were screen sorting ginger...the dust and aromas were overpowering...had a vegetarian lunch which cost all of 65 rupees ($1.25) for two...etc.
Went back to the hotel since it is so hot to relax and take a nap...going to get a Indian Ayurvedic oil massage at 5:30 PM before dinner. The massage was quite different from Thai, Turkish, Laos or Cambodian massages. With the Ayurvedic oil massage, you strip down to your basic birthday suit and put on a loin cloth. During the first fifteen minutes, you relax in a chair and warm oil is poured onto your head and massaged into your scalp. During the remaining forty-five minutes, you lay down on a table while two masseuses apply liberal amounts oil to your body while kneading your muscles from head to toe. The end of the process is a 1/2 hour cook in a steam box followed by a wash which gets rid of the oil. It was worth the experience.
I had dinner at a nice cafe called the "Dal Roti" which came highly recommended by the locals and "Lonely Planet". I don't know what I had but it was good. Talked to 2 young ladies from Copenhagen...they were 2 weeks into their 3 months trip throughout India. In bed by 10:00 PM. Exhausted.
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| Chinese Fishing Net |
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| Outdoor Laundry - No Cloth's Pin |
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| 10 # Charcoal Iron |
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| Holy Cow |
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| Fellow Diners - No Utensils |
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| Visit to Spice Market |
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| Sorting Ginger - Dusty Job |
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| Rossitta Castle - Homeb |
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