Today's lesson: It's amazing what you learn by just having fun.
We decided that today was going to be a day of relaxing by the sea and soaking up the moment. So off we auto-ed to Serenity Beach, about 15 minutes away from Pondy with our books and enough change for a couple of fresh lemon sodas. We'd heard about a small cafe and craft market that was taking place there, but in reality it was a beautiful palm-screened and goodie-filled enclosure run by a dynamic business woman and social entrepreneur called Kasha. This little oasis was surrounded only by fishing huts and beautifully painted boats. This woman is working hard to make a living, create beautiful spaces for others to enjoy AND support local communities AND market goods for local craft initives. Wow.
You see, Kasha owns a cafe in town - on a rooftop terrace no less - staffed only by local women (very unusual here - it's normally men) and unlike the unspoken caste hierachy that still often operates, this cafe has a policy of everyone mucking in with every kind of job. Below the cafe is a fair trade boutique, and we also noticed she runs a real estate business. What an inspirational woman!
So there we were planning to switch off, but instead ended up having a great chat with Kasha, saw her ethos in action and gained loads of food for thought...and of course we still got those fresh lemon sodas. Delicious!
And finally, we know you haven't had a travel update for a while, so brace yourselves, the big news today is that Jen and Lyns have hit the roads! Yes, that's right, we've got wheels! Of the push bike variety. But if our mothers are reading this don't worry. Pondy's roads are smooth, quiet, and we've only been told off by the police once - for pushing our bikes along the pavement. We won't do that again. Thank you and goodnight.
We decided that today was going to be a day of relaxing by the sea and soaking up the moment. So off we auto-ed to Serenity Beach, about 15 minutes away from Pondy with our books and enough change for a couple of fresh lemon sodas. We'd heard about a small cafe and craft market that was taking place there, but in reality it was a beautiful palm-screened and goodie-filled enclosure run by a dynamic business woman and social entrepreneur called Kasha. This little oasis was surrounded only by fishing huts and beautifully painted boats. This woman is working hard to make a living, create beautiful spaces for others to enjoy AND support local communities AND market goods for local craft initives. Wow.
You see, Kasha owns a cafe in town - on a rooftop terrace no less - staffed only by local women (very unusual here - it's normally men) and unlike the unspoken caste hierachy that still often operates, this cafe has a policy of everyone mucking in with every kind of job. Below the cafe is a fair trade boutique, and we also noticed she runs a real estate business. What an inspirational woman!
So there we were planning to switch off, but instead ended up having a great chat with Kasha, saw her ethos in action and gained loads of food for thought...and of course we still got those fresh lemon sodas. Delicious!
And finally, we know you haven't had a travel update for a while, so brace yourselves, the big news today is that Jen and Lyns have hit the roads! Yes, that's right, we've got wheels! Of the push bike variety. But if our mothers are reading this don't worry. Pondy's roads are smooth, quiet, and we've only been told off by the police once - for pushing our bikes along the pavement. We won't do that again. Thank you and goodnight.
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