Date: January 2007
This trip was when I went one weekend to attend my friend Azhad’s wedding in Kozhikode (Calicut). He lived close to Beypore beach, so the day I arrived, we drove straight to the beach.
It's not the cleanest or the softest beach
Then again, Beypore doesn't see a whole lot of people
Beypore beach does have one distinct feature though
This nearly one kilometre stone pier extends out to the sea
But I decided not walk to the end right now -- it was scorching hot
Beypore also has a port close by
Azhad then took me to town
I bet their customers aren't laughing when their money disappears
I went back to Beypore beach to catch the sunset
I decided to walk all the way up the stone pier
The pier is nearly a 1km long
It is literally a stone pier
But I eventually made it and took this panorama shot
... and this
This was at 6:08pm
The fishing boats were done for the day
So was I
I walked back
6:24pm
I left the beach
The following day, after Azhad’s wedding, a common friend of ours, Jassim (who himself got married a week prior) took me to see Kappad beach.
Kappad is quite a remarkable beach
There are a row of trees that start and end at a certain point
I don't know what type of trees they are though
But this beach has another claim to fame
Kappad is where Vasco de Gama first landed in India
Which heralded the arrival of the Europeans in India, and Christianity
Even the birds enjoy the beach
Definitely one of the better beaches I've been to
It was time to leave
The (other) newlyweds
I left Calicut that night as I had to be back in office the next day.
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Tags: beach, beypore, calicut, India, kappad, kerala, kozhikode, sunset
