This is the evening view across Lake Verkala while tourist boats cruise back to shore and fishermen set their nets. I’m floating on my back in the pool at the aptly named Cocobay Resort, looking up through some of those coconut palms as hawks glide above. I've been dreaming of diving into a refreshing swimming pool ever since I arrived to 45C days in Kerala but this pool isn’t remotely refreshing (we’d probably call this a heated hot pool at home). It's still relaxing however so my mind drifts to some of the moments from a spectacular few weeks in Kerala. Thats 2 weeks of sketching historic Fort Kochi on the Arabian Sea to caparisoned (love that term!) elephants in Thrissur at the largest festival in Asia, to sub-alpine tea plantations in Munnar, and to this place, Kumarakom the so-called 'Venice of the East'. Some highlights... • Fort Kochi • Mattancherry • Fast sketches on a rickshaw • Thrissur Pooram • Elephants and umbrellas • Shakthan Market...