Feb 5–11

Feb 5 — Turned AC off, slept ok despite minor barking. Wake 9:30, rise 10:10. Make café with mug + water provided. Pay 900rs cash another night. 11:30 walk to beach, local spot chk fried rice + pina juice 210rs. North end Varkala beach quieter, note good for push WO + sprints. Walk south ~1km, phone splashed by wave but seems ok. Back to hotel, chill. 2:55 push WO at north end beach: 6×25m crawls, handstand 3–4 holds + 2 partial presses, 1‑arm PU 3×10 on sand, headstand thrusts superset w/ diamond PU 2×20. Solid 40min WO (7/10). 4pm chk biryani + pina juice 300rs on card. Shower + rest. 7:40 curry chk + parathas 190rs, later cliff boardwalk, convenience store snack scam (MRP 70inr tried to charge 160). Parking lot spot again, chk chowmein + pina juice 300rs, waiter compliment “super fitness n body.”

Feb 6 — Bloating from overeating. Slept ok, wake 10, rise 10:30. Upload QT account statements for rebate. Pay 900rs extend stay, new towel + soap. Eat dark chocolate. 12:10 veg thali + orange juice 200rs. Wash clothes w/ bar detergent 10rs. 3:15 fish thali 130rs. Walk north cliff, blocked by rocks. Play w cute puppies on way back. Shake spot pina juice 90rs. Room chill, youtube tai chi til 8pm. QT trading fail, chat w agent no solution. 8pm chk curry + paratha 200rs. Walk temple road. Later fishermans village past cliff, wander around beach til midnight.

Feb 7 — Security guy talking loud to himself at 6:30 tell him to shutup. Rise 9:40. QT edge finally working, place DLR order. Power cut. Pay 900rs again. Wash clothes. 12:15 veg thali + mango shake 200rs. Neck bridges 3×30, handstand holds 2 sets. Nap 30min. 4:10 chk curry + parathas 200rs. 5:45 beach leg WO at sunset: bounce squats 3×60, ATG drills, broad jump, triple jump, pistols w/ rock ~80lb, 1LDL broke rock. Sea dip nice at sunset. More pistols + 1LDL w/ busted rock. Black Beach Resort seat, chk fried rice + pina juice 380rs. Tai chi, lotus breathing. Solid training day.

Feb 8 — Slept ok, wake 10, rise 10:50. Pay 900rs again. Wash more clothes. Pray at temple. Cliff spot: pina juice + egg chapatis + boiled eggs 210rs card. Stretch routine 1:45: yoga warrior, kossacks, splits, horse, pigeon. 30min flex (6/10). 3:30 chk curry + paratha 200rs. Wifi down, nap >1hr. 8pm last dinner in Varkala: meat point chk curry + chapatis 120rs, then Black Beach splurge pom juice + chk chowmein 480rs. Finish reading Clarey behind housing crash.

Feb 9 — Slept ok, rise 9:45. Checkout Padmat Inn 11:15. Walk to train station, ticket to Thiruvananthapuram 10rs. Bfast across station; Fish thali 220rs (prob overcharged). Train left on time 12:10, arrive 1:15. Walk around find Dreamz Hotel 1000rs cash w AC. Withdraw 20k inr at canarra. Beef biryani 140rs. Wax museum 100rs. Pina juice 60rs. Room no shower, bathe under washroom taps. 7pm KFC tandoori zinger combo 340rs. Norbert’s gambit started. 9:20 anar juice 30rs, falafel sandwich scam 40rs. Busy spot chk chowmein 140rs.

Feb 10 — Slept ok, gas. Rise 9:20. Checkout Dreamz 10:40. Train ticket to Nagercoil 60rs, longest ticket line so far. 11:35 train, arrive nagercoil at 1pm. Bus to Kanyakumari 25rs. Walk around town awhile, windy. Find Hotel Bhagya fan room 800rs. Veg fried rice 130rs. Move TV to make space for laptop, had to clean some nasty black shit.. disgusting. Breakwater walk, take selfies at world's end. Ferry to island closed. Gandhi museum donate 100rs to guy who said he survived 2004 tsunami. Viewing tower sunset 15rs. 7pm mushroom chowmein 140rs. 8:15 work, QT Plus trial. 10pm dosa 70rs. Chill at lands end, listen to waves crashing, befriend orange dog. Wifi only works lobby at night, shit hotel.

Feb 11 — Light sleep, noise. Rise 8:30. Ferry line huge. Gandhi memorial. Pullups 3×10 on swing. Onion bing pancake + yogurt 110rs. Checkout Bhagya 1:50. Bus to Nagercoil 20rs. Walk 1km to Train station, ticket to Tirunelveli 70rs. 3:50 train, arrive 5pm. Lodges full, walk around town over 1hr. Finally found Semmeen Lodge negotiate 1100rs for fan room. Chk curry + parathas 195rs. Shower, rest. Journal dlr.to to dlr.u for Norbert’s gambit. 10pm fried chk + parathas 80rs. Productive day.