The Tip of India

April 25, 2009 | Category: India, Southern India | by: Heather

Thousands of busy windmills on the road to Kanyakumari.

Well, we went to the very bottom of India.  There is a town right on the tip called Kanyakumari, and we arrived there via a bumpy bus to check it out for half a day before heading west to the coastal state of Kerala.  On our way south to the Cape, we got to witness the most amazing display of green energy production.  Apparently there is plenty of wind in the southernmost part of India, because we drove through an area with thousands and thousands of windmills.  Some people say that windmills ruin the view.  I think that they are absolutely beautiful and seeing them makes me happy.  It was quite surreal, looking out the bus window this morning, with the green green of palm  and banana trees all around, and then white turbines sprinkled throughout and on every hill, all around and as far as the eye could see.
In Kanyakumari, a.k.a Cape Comorin (2 names, like many places in India – thank you Brits) we stashed our backpacks at the train station and then wandered around the markets and monuments by the sea.  There was a statue of a famous Hindu poet, pitched on an island about 100 meters from the shore.  The breeze was really nice and we dipped our toes in the cool water at the very tip of India.  Some Hindus believe that the water there is holy water and can cure any ailment.  We met a guy who was there on vacation, gathering up many gallons worth of it in old soda bottles to take with him back to the north.  We’re not so convinced of its healing abilities with so much garbage floating around in it.  Oh India.

One Comments

  1. Leslie
    on May 12th, 2009
    1

    Heather, it sounds like you are living quite the adventure. Wow, that is awesome. I have to agree with the turbines. We have a slew of them here in our town, on the top of the hills, and I love to see them. One neighbor hated them. Glad he moved. Stay safe in your adventures. How long will this one last? And where have you been, besides India, and where do you plan to go?

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