Kerala, Redemption! Ashrams and Backwaters!

I know I kicked off the Kerala post with a downer, but we're still here in the only freely elected communist state in India, and we're learning a lot! We had a nice second night in Fort Cochin visiting the dutch settlement and Jew Town. More on those places and Kerala history later. We've also visited an Ashram in the South Coast of Kerala and the backwaters near Alleppy. We're covering lots of ground and headed to Varkala beach, a resort town further south.