January 27, 2014. Fort Kochi, India

 Arrived this morning by over night train. Unfortunately, I had stomach problems and so it was a horrible trip. Fort Kochi was supposed to be a nice back water but it is so touisty that after a little walk about town, Jim and I were fed up with trying to dodge all the hawkers. One chap invited us out on a wharf and then wanted a $1000 rupees for the honour.

The entire beach was lined with these traps and men peddling fish.

This is a Chinese fishing trap. It's lowered by a counter balance of enormous rocks and then. Then raised by a bunch of men on ropes. The catch was all small,

Then the fellows had to climb out the poles to get enough weight to put the net back underwater

Loved the baskets of spices and the fabrics leave me drooling.  Unfortunately, I don't want to buy anything. My load is way too heavy as it is.