MAYDAY 2010

Photos taken during the May 1 2010 outing with my '82-86' batch mates of GOVT ENGINEERING COLLEGE, TRICHUR.

(to be seen bottom to top - 1st picture in the sequence is at the bottom)

An abandoned dredger in its watery grave

A KSWTC abandoned boat

Backwater Church

Duck formation

Dredger on a pontoon

HouseBoat in Air Asia livery (on the exterior only, I presume)

House-boat @ lunch break

Out-rigger, ballast, fender or balancing tank?

Rice cultivation below sea-level (harvest stage)

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A lone house-boat

Dredging of the waterway & repair of the bunds

A Transport boat among houseboats

Sign-writing from water

Take off

More houseboats than buses in any KSRTC bus station!

A Stroll along the Cochin Marine Drive Promenade

Fresh coconut water

to quench your thirst.....

Looks like they are quite strict with the Safety gear in the boats.

Everyone is wearing floatation devices.

Boats for hire

Welcome to Kochi,

The flowers & full bloom

and

the pathway swept clean

by the "KudumbaShree" workers.

You can see a lot of boats for hire along this long walkway from Ernakulam Boat Jetty to High Court Boat Jetty.

Chinese Fishing net in the backwater

An air asia aircraft at Kochi Airport

KOCHI

If Kerala is "God's own country", then Kochi is the gateway to the GoC; yes via the Kochi international airport and the peripheral attractions.