Tuesday 26th Feb - day 23

My flight arrives at Kochin airport at about 1:30pm in the afternoon. It's hot ! Maybe about 34 degrees. After collecting my suitcase I make my way towards the tourist information counter. I'm ambushed by a hotelier of 'Quality Airport', 3 star, who shows me pictures of his air-conditioned hotel with a swimming pool. I make the mistake of agreeing to spend a night there.

The hotel is clean and presentable. The swimming pool is very small and CLOSED; I've probably spent about 10pounds more than I should have and the air-con has a pungent pine smell coming from it. A little tired, I fall a sleep for a few hours in my room. The pine smell is getting to me now. I read my book and watch tv a little, and make my way downstairs to the restaurant for dinner. The pine smell is getting worse by the minute, it puts me off my food. I resolve to move out asap.

I go to sleep with the fan on but air-con turned off.