Kochin

Reluctantly checked out of our cool mountain home and off down the mountains to see tea plantations and rubber .It's a long windy road and a litle hazardous- both the road and on the stomach. We had lunch at the rubber plantation, got to see how rubber is harvested and made into sheets. The family was very nice and the wife an excellant cook. Their daughter and first grandson were visiting so we got to meet them as well. It took 8 hours to get to Kochin at our waterfront hotel. We drop our suitcases and hop right back on the bus for some shopping to our guide's favorite shop. The bus can't make it all the way and we hire some autos for the rest of the ride. They had some beautiful things. We got back to the hotel about 9 PM for dinner and cocktails.