Last time playing a tourist in India

Kumarakom, Kerala, a set on Flickr.

We spent our last weekend in India in Kerala. We styed in Kumarakom Lake Esort, which I must say is one of the best resorts I've experienced. We did take a backwater trip by just three of us and went on short sunset cruise on Lake Vembanad, but otherwise stayed in the resort enjoying the facilities.

As I'm typing this, we're already in Finland preparing for Christmas - unortunately without snow. Merry Christmas to all who've kept reading!

All the picture post-processing was done on the iPad with Snapseed, even for the DSLR RAW pics. I'm seriously considering bypassing the PC alltogether.

A rare Finnish bat seen in India

A rare Finnish bat seen in India, a photo by Dopeyrizer on Flickr.

Once I get to Finland I really should figure out what's wrong with my back. It's bothered me on and off for almost 20 years, but nobody's been able to tell me what's wrong with it, exactly. I originally injured it inthe gym doing leg presses but nowadays it gets sore if I don't stretch my posterior chain often and hard enough.

I've provided the local kids plenty of amusement by hanging upside down in the nearby playground. I got these hooks a long time ago, but they've served me well over the years. I can really feel the lower back stretch a lot once I can get all the muscles to relax. I hang for a maximum of 60 secs at a time. I don't know how long I should be upside down to pass out, but want to stay far from the limit.

It's better to do these without too much stuff in your pockets (speaking from experience).