The Sunderbans
It was my last Spring Fest, the socio-cultural festival of IIT Kharagpur. Nevertheless, the idea of giving it a ditch was constantly hovering my mind. Thats when it all happened. Eight souls..one mini-launch..the clear sky..the fresh water..the fine breeze ..n one helluva mission!The ARMY!
The cool "Gidad Bhabki" guy - r very own Mahe Bhaiya!
The culinary delight, the big Bite - The AdicoolDude!
The Treasurer - Godara Rulez!
Baby's Day out- Icarus
The snoaring Bacchanal - The Ponds effect (Rather the Peepee effect)
PandeyJi (L) - Ran(u)dom Al da way!
Chints (R) - Candid Kamera
Thts Me! - captions anybody?
The WAR-boat
SHe was fun to ride on...an open air loo at one end...a luvly bow for that perfect experience... just enough room for sleeping at the bottom floor...great cooking arena on the top... AWESOME!
Our Weapons
Accoutred for any casualties we were all set for the wonderful foodie journey....seriously it was the luvly food which made this trip really enjoyable
The Battlefield
The Sunderbans - Part of the world's largest delta formed by the rivers Ganges,Brahmaputra and Meghna. A network of estuaries, tidal rivers, and creeks intersected by numerous channels, it encloses flat, marshy islands covered with dense forests
The Mission
The first night on the launch- We started from Port Canning - the gateway to the sunderbans ....some excitement..some frustness...lil beer...lil vodka...and finally a "cramped-up" sleep
The following morning
All charged up for the adventure ahead
No, this aint a painting
Close-up smile :D :D
TITanic
The faint line between water and sky
Picture Purrfect!
The croc at Sajnekhali museum and sanctuary
Spotted a Spotted deer
..But where are the tigers ????
Next attempt to spot the Bengal tiger
Gearing up!
Atop the watch tower
But ALAS! Guess we shud be happy with monkeys!
Aha! Some treat to the eyes! Iky andar jao ;) :P
Relaxing 1.0
Relaxing 2.0
Deer at Do-Khali
The only pic with all 8 of us - this was taken at Do-Khali... there was a watch tower from where you could see the deep forest. Two straight lanes were cleared off vegetation so that any animal which crosses this narrow barren part could be spotted from far off...We did turn lucky as we finally saw a creature catwalking down ....
This is what we didnt see .....
Nevertheless, the day was replete with many highs....the weather was awesome, the waters placid, the sunset beautiful (camera batteries ran down), the confluence of five rivers breathtaking and the sleep at night in the boat -priceless!
Woke up the next morning only to be totally fogged!
Cooked maggi with egg Bhurji for breakfast....yummy!
All in all we HAD r share of fun..fights..dance..peace...didnt feel like getting back home that afternoon..
Sunderbans - An ideal place for an idle mind ....Felt like someone hit the refresh button on me!
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED!
posted by sagaRedefined @ 5:56 PM
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