Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal: Day 6 & 7

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Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal: Day 4 & 5

Day #6 at Andaman: 12 March 2017

On the day one, we experienced the British cruelty upon Indians and the patriotic triumph of Indian heroes through a light and sound event in the Cellular jail. But there was much more to this place. There was a general museum and a museum made for the memory of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose inside the jail. There were numerous stories and the uncanny architecture of the cells and the entire jail. So, we again went inside the jail on the 6th day. There was a guide who was explaining every single detail about this place. It took around two hours to know about it.

In the second half of the day, after the lunch we started our journey for Havelock island. We boarded a cruise for that. It was at a rate of Rupees 600 per person. It took us to the island in one and a half hour. we got our accommodation at a hotel just beside the Havelock jetty.

The weather was breezy but humid. On this day, there was no other program. So, we started to roam around and got to know about scuba diving events organized by a company at beach no 3 in Havelock. Two of our group members booked times for the scuba diving.

In the next morning…

Day #7 at Andaman: 13 March 2017

I went to the beach no 3 with our two co-passengers who booked time for scuba diving while our other co passengers went for the Radhanagar Beach.

On finishing the scuba diving, they received certificates and a cd containing photographs and videos. Next, we headed towards the Asia’s best and “7th best beach in the world”, the Radhanagar Beach. Glittering, fine grained white sand curvature gives this beach a croissant like shape. The turquoise blue water makes the beach more attractive. This beach is calm and less crowded as compared to its popularity. It is a perfect place to relish the sea at the fullest. We enjoyed very much at this place and were not willing to come out of the sea. But we had to obey the time schedule of our trip. There was a clean rest room where one could have shower and change the clothes.

We could not stay there for the whole day which we wanted to. We had a plan go to the Neil Island on the same day. At around 4:45 pm, we boarded our cruise for Neil Island. After reaching to the island, we went to see the natural bridge directly. We had to go through a stone covered rough and undulating path to reach to the bridge. But it did not seem that much weary as there were a few shops though the path. We bought Andaman T-shirts, wooden keyrings, and a few jewelries as souvenirs. We also had coconut water as refreshment. The natural bridge has a picturesque view. We clicked a few photographs and then returned.

Natural Bridge

The main attraction of the Neil Island was waiting for us. It was the sunset at the Lakhsmanpur beach. It was a marvelous experience to see the sun getting down inch by inch making a beautiful color change in the sea. We sat there speechlessly and let our eyes to view and mind to treasure this beautiful natural phenomenon which we consider each day but never give the appropriate value.

Lakhsmanpur Beach

We got an information about the special seafood dishes prepared at this place. So, we ordered for a mouthwatering crab preparation to a local person and returned to our car through a small road surrounded by high-headed trees.

Our hotel at the Neil island was a bit clumsy and the service was very bad. But our mood lifted by the delicious crab dish.

To Be Continued . . . .