On our way to Koduvila, we made a surprise visit at a convent in Vadi. Stayed for a few hours, harvested some mangoes, and then got back into the cab to go to Koduvila. The next day, we visited a familiy sponsored by namasteIndia!. Before we left Koduvila, we did another backwaters tour before leaving for Anchal. The convent in Anchal has a huge, beautiful garden (it’s really more of a forrest), where the nuns harvest nutmeg, jack fruit, mangoes, and caoutchouk. Again, we stayed for only a few hours before returning to Adimalathura, our final stop.