I’m Josh and I’m 8 years old. We live in the USA and last summer we went to Kerala to visit my Grandparents, Uncles, Aunties and Cousins. Our trip was filled with lots of fun and adventure! Here’s my story.
After visiting my Grandparents, we took a train from Kochi and went to Trivandrum to visit my Uncle and cousins. I love the chook-book-chook-book sound of the train. We crossed many rivers on bridges on the way. In Trivandrum we visited an old temple that was build by the King a long long time ago, then we went to Kovalam and climbed the light house all the way to the top. We played on a small beach with black sand. My uncle told me the black color was because of the minerals Ilmenite and Monazite. I’d never seen black sand before! We ate the awesomest food like squid because my uncle is a very cool Chef. I also played Ping Pong with my cousins and played with their pet Turtle named Picasso.
Kovalam - View from top of lighthouse
My grandmother, uncle, aunt and cousins live in Kuttanad, also called the rice bowl of Kerala. They have many pets; dogs, cats, goats, ducks, rabbits, turkeys, pigeons and many kinds of fish, so I love visiting and feeding them. I also played cricket and football with my cousins. When we’re thirsty we drink tender coconut water.
Kovalam
One sunny day, we made fishing rods using bamboo sticks and walked thru small paths in between rice farms got on a wooden boat called a Vallom and went fishing. We caught a few small fish! It was so thrilling!
Another day we went to a very big river on a small motor boat and visited an old church that is more than 400 years old. We also went swimming in the river and had a lot of fun!
We also went to a really cool ride park called Wonder La in Kochi. I had a great time there and wanted to go again, but could not as I had to return to USA to go back to school
I can’t wait for our next trip to Kerala!
Wonder La park in Kochi