First foray in to Singapore - photo story

Merlion sighted in Singapore during a boat ride in the rain

M poses 

Singapore eye at dusk

View from our office....see Krish anywhere anyone?

Another view...still no Krish

Night safari

Near the food court

Hunger pangs

Ooooo la la

Hmmmmmmmm

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Andamans Blues (Nov - Dec 2007)

Day 1: Base: Megapode's Nest, Port Blair. Centrally located & offers great views of the bay. Reasonably comfortable lodgings & good fare. Evening walk to the naval museum was informative as well as intertesting.

Day 2: Visited the pristine blue waters of the North Bay by way of a catamaran ride followed by a brief & all too-quick ride in a glass bottomed boat. Day spent collecting corals strewn around the beach, hiking to the imposing light house & capuring the moments in the shutterbug. Highlight was not the spotting of the corals but the look on A's face when realization dawned regarding the contents of the mysteriously "heavy" rucksack!

Day 3: Early morning speed boat "Hut Bay" sped us from Port Blair to Havlock Island. After the initial thrill of spoting a few flying fish I went below decks to catch some shut eye. A stayed on deck with the beloved Canon only to be rewarded with a blinding headache due to the sun's reflection off the waters. Taxi pick up arranged at Jetty & takes us to the Dolphin's Resort at Vijaynagar beach. There is an internet cafe close to the entrance of the reasort & we were informed it is the only one on the island! Well maintained & neat property. We get a cabin just a few minutes from our very own beach. The beach itself is picture postcard perfect with a solo tree kissing the sea green blue waters on a stretch of pristine white soft sand!

Evening spent at Radhanagar beach - a brief 25-30 mins drive. The sunset is beautiful and the view breath taking. The beach is clean, devoid of crowds & curio shops. You are likely to encounter at best some hermit crabs skulking away, the occasional divers returning or heading into the waters and bird watchers. The sands that are lined with casurina trees and the venue is simply set up by nature to amble away the hours. No wonder its among Asia's most beautiful beaches!

Day 4 saw us headed for Elephant Island where A indulged in snorkelling and I enviously watched his escapades from the shores . It was one of the rare days I cursed my inability to swim. The guide though assured that even non swimmers armed with a floating device could have a dekko at the famous coral reef but I was not convinced enough to attempt this. A used the chance to have a second fly by of the corals! The evening saw us head back via "Jolly Bouy" to the base.

Day 5: Spent walking all over Port Blair and sampling all forms of sea food. Highlight was a simply barbecued barracuda & an evening enjoying the poignant light & sound program at Cellular Jail.

Kundli August 2009 - Monsoon Magic