Seshadri's Musings

Got up early as we had two boat rides today, one from Havelock to Neil Island and the next from Neil Island to Port Blair! Had breakfast as soon as the counters were open.  Then waited for the tour operator to come and pick us up.  There were 2 stops for the itinerary today. One was a natural bridge and the other was the Bharatpur beach.  Today looked to be a hectic journey but it was not so 😊 ! We were dropped at the Havelock jetty point, from where we took the same Nautika boat to Neil Island.  The journey took some 45 minutes.  We were met with another employee of the tour operator here. There was some confusion regarding our visit as they had still not got any confirmation of our visit. The tour agent at Havelock had given me the Neil agent’s mobile number. So, I had called him as soon as we reached Neil Island.  After a few tense minutes, he got the confirmation and we proceeded for the trip. He took us to a shop where we kept our luggage on ren...

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The itinerary for this day had only 1 place – Elephant Beach.  All the water sports activities were supposed to happen at this place.  I was told by someone that elephants used to swim at this place, hence the name 😊 !  Here are some facts from internet… The elephant beach is located at a remote corner of the Havelock Island which is accessible by both water and road from Havelock.  In ancient times, elephants were used to bring people to the beach due to the lack of transport facilities. Hence the name, Elephant Beach 😊 !  It has a rich and colorful underwater coral reef. What makes this beach popular among other beaches is the opportunity for visitors to indulge in water activities like scuba diving, snorkeling, sea walking, kayaking etc. We had our breakfast at the hotel and waited for our car to pick us up.  The car took us to the jetty. The lady agent was already there. She procured the boat ticket for us to the beach. We boarded a small boat wit...

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We had an early boat ride to catch for travelling to Havelock Island.   So, got up early, finished our morning conveniences.   Previous night itself we had told the pantry to make us sandwiches as we would not have the time to eat breakfast.   We collected the sandwiches and then the car dropped us at the jetty from where the ferry was supposed to leave for Havelock (now called Swaraj Deep).   We had booked a luxury ride and it sure was luxury one!   It was a 90-minute ride in an a/c ferry.   For time-pass the boat had several TV’s showing the boat and its architecture, things to see in Andaman and sports activities that can be done at various places.  They also put on various hit songs on the TV to while away the time.  The ferry had a mini-snack and tea/coffee counter also for those who cannot travel without these comforts 😊 !  The luggage was stored in the front side of the jetty and the jetty had 2 floors of seating arrangement. Plush ...

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