While I see myself more as a writer than a photographer, Kerala is an extremely photogenic place. I have not had any time to edit these photos, but I thought that I would share them with you anyway.
These are some of my favorite photos from my the first three days of the Kerala Blog Express. Enjoy!
![After arriving at Trivandrum Airport, I was driven to Poovar where I boarded a boat to the Estuary Island Resort.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/March-9-10-2014-Estuary-Island-Poovar-Chumara-Resorts-Arrival-9-584x438.jpg)
![After arriving at Trivandrum Airport, I was driven to Poovar where I boarded a boat to the Estuary Island Resort.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/March-9-10-2014-Estuary-Island-Poovar-Chumara-Resorts-Arrival-9-584x438.jpg)
![That night we were treated to a traditional local dance show.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/March-9-10-2014-Estuary-Island-Poovar-Chumara-Resorts-Arrival-39-584x438.jpg)
![That night we were treated to a traditional local dance show.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/March-9-10-2014-Estuary-Island-Poovar-Chumara-Resorts-Arrival-39-584x438.jpg)
![The next morning I took a boat across the estuary to the beach where local fisherman were hard at work pulling in their nets. I wrote about them here.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/March-9-10-2014-Estuary-Island-Poovar-Chumara-Resorts-Arrival-93-584x438.jpg)
![The next morning I took a boat across the estuary to the beach where local fisherman were hard at work pulling in their nets. I wrote about them here.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/March-9-10-2014-Estuary-Island-Poovar-Chumara-Resorts-Arrival-93-584x438.jpg)
![Two boys in a small boat on the estuary.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/March-9-10-2014-Estuary-Island-Poovar-Chumara-Resorts-Arrival-75-584x438.jpg)
![Two boys in a small boat on the estuary.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/March-9-10-2014-Estuary-Island-Poovar-Chumara-Resorts-Arrival-75-584x438.jpg)
![On our first day of the tour we visited a few hotels. The day ended with this amazing sunset.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/March-9-10-2014-Estuary-Island-Poovar-Chumara-Resorts-Arrival-220-584x438.jpg)
![On our first day of the tour we visited a few hotels. The day ended with this amazing sunset.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/March-9-10-2014-Estuary-Island-Poovar-Chumara-Resorts-Arrival-220-584x438.jpg)
![On the second day we visited Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Trivandrum. This temple holds a treasure of $19 billion.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-2-Trivandrum-PP-Palace-10-584x438.jpg)
![On the second day we visited Padmanabhaswamy Temple in Trivandrum. This temple holds a treasure of $19 billion.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-2-Trivandrum-PP-Palace-10-584x438.jpg)
![The children's smiles were arguably more impressive.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-2-Trivandrum-PP-Palace-461-584x438.jpg)
![The children's smiles were arguably more impressive.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-2-Trivandrum-PP-Palace-461-584x438.jpg)
![We then visited the Napier Museum which has an architecture that mixes Indian, British Colonial and Islamic features.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-2-Trivandrum-PP-Palace-23-584x438.jpg)
![We then visited the Napier Museum which has an architecture that mixes Indian, British Colonial and Islamic features.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-2-Trivandrum-PP-Palace-23-584x438.jpg)
![The final stop was the ancient royal palace. Padmanabhapuram Palace was nice to look at.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-2-Trivandrum-PP-Palace-81-584x438.jpg)
![The final stop was the ancient royal palace. Padmanabhapuram Palace was nice to look at.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-2-Trivandrum-PP-Palace-81-584x438.jpg)
![But the taste of this delicious local fruit is just as memorable.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-2-Trivandrum-PP-Palace-106-584x438.jpg)
![But the taste of this delicious local fruit is just as memorable.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-2-Trivandrum-PP-Palace-106-584x438.jpg)
![The next day we went to a beach where priests prepared offering for people to throw into the ocean. The offering is for one's ancestors. The flowers are thrown over the head into the sea.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-38-584x438.jpg)
![The next day we went to a beach where priests prepared offering for people to throw into the ocean. The offering is for one's ancestors. The flowers are thrown over the head into the sea.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-38-584x438.jpg)
![At the beach I ran into this father and son. The boy's smile is AMAZING!](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-45-584x438.jpg)
![At the beach I ran into this father and son. The boy's smile is AMAZING!](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-45-584x438.jpg)
![We then visited a hotel where they served us lunch aboard a houseboat.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-75-584x438.jpg)
![We then visited a hotel where they served us lunch aboard a houseboat.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-75-584x438.jpg)
![These spicy prawns are among the best things I have had thus far in India.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-65-584x438.jpg)
![These spicy prawns are among the best things I have had thus far in India.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-65-584x438.jpg)
![We were then treated to a traditional turtle boat race.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-103-584x438.jpg)
![We were then treated to a traditional turtle boat race.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-103-584x438.jpg)
![The winning team was happy to celebrate their hard earned victory.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-110-584x438.jpg)
![The winning team was happy to celebrate their hard earned victory.](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-110-584x438.jpg)
![We then watched an amazing sunset over the lake!](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-133-584x438.jpg)
![We then watched an amazing sunset over the lake!](http://miles2memories.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Kerala-Blog-Express-Day-3-Varkala-Kollam-133-584x438.jpg)
I will have more photos from days 4-6 coming soon! Let me know if you like these photo posts or you would prefer to wait for a written post about all of my experiences here. Thanks for being there!
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