Waterfalls

Dec 29 Thomas Becket and up for 6.45 a.m. Mass celebrated in Malayam by Xavier. Lovely view over the river of the sun rising. We went by car to Vazhachal Athirrapilly waterfalls and had a paddle in the river with lots of nuns. Thumboomurhy garden by the river was pleasant and we had an excellent lunch with beer and icecream at a restaurant on the way back. Xavier was at yet another ordination so I finished the excellent Elizabeth Buchan book and read the meditations by the founder of the ashram Fr Sebastian Painadath SJ. "The power of silence". He was a botanist and loved trees which I enjoyed sketching and the outdoor crib. The chickens and turkey give the place a rural feel and the vegetarian food is delciious and mostly homegrown. The bed is not comfortable and eventually a devised a mre comfortable position with some spare cushions. The truth is I did not sleep well on the isngle beds for the whole trip.