Sometimes the Gods test you. Leaving Kannur, we had a plan. A short train ride to Payyanur, which would lead us to the boat jetty, whence we would take the Kerala state ferry up through the Northern Backwaters to a remote homestay. It was a good plan.
We caught the right train, found the boat dock, and then found that the ferry schedule had been changed and the boat had just left and would not be back for six hours.
Re-group, have some tea (the cure for everything here) and a new plan. We took a Tuk-tuk to the remote guest house, so remote that the driver had no real idea where it was an we ended up at a beautiful, but abandoned jetty. The picture show Liam exploring while I come up with Plan C.
"C" ended up being another Tuk-tuk ride to the bus, a bus North to Nileshwara, then a Tuk-tuk to the Oyster Opera, a magic place tucked back in the Backwaters. We found it without any trouble. And so did the min-bus of Swedes who had just booked every bungalow. Damn Swedes.
Plan "D" was back to Nileshwara where we found a simple little resort and Liam popped back out of registration with the Two Thumb Up sign. Yeah, no more Tuk-tuks for the day.
Be open, keep your sense of humour, Adapt, Improvise, Overcome. The Kid is a real asset, keeps his smile and rolls with it.
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