Wednesday 8th of February
It is really hot and we have arrived in Port Blair in the Andaman islands. It is still a province of India and the Indian influences are much in evidence. Traffic, people taxis and cows!. In Mumbai the cows are not allowed to roam without their owners on pain of a fine, but here no one owns them and they just roam around eating what they can find and getting in the way of traffic.
Here we went on an organised trip in a tuk tuk; those inventions that perform as taxis built on lambretta scooters.
We went to a temple, a jail that was built in colonial times and run by a really brutal British regime, which was passed on to the Japanese when they invaded during the last war.
Port Blair is just chaotic! At least in Mumbai there seemed to be a purpose to the traffic; people needing to be somewhere and making their way, but in Port Blair there does not seem to be any purpose at all. Just thousands of people overcrowded stalls and shops taxis and the inevitable hundreds of tuk tuk’s. It’s been an interesting visit one not to be missed and we left port again with an outdoor deck party with music and dancing and a most wonderful sunset.
Next port? Singapore
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Thurssday the 9th of February
A day at sea but something amazing and unusual event. We went through the turbulence of a Tsunami in the making! It was across us but not serious. It spread from horizon to horizon with a visual turbulence very evident.
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Cramped in a Tuck tuck
not quite new street in Birmingham
lots of traffic going nowhere
Looking very cosy tucked up in your Tuk Tuk and the deck parties sound like great fun.
ReplyDeleteEnjoy Singapore!
Love,
Joke
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ReplyDelete... see what you're missing here Mum! You get the sun and we get the (almost) 'Elfstedentocht fever!
Sounds wonderful, oh for some hot sunshine!! Love looking at your photos & great to know you are enjoying the sights.
ReplyDeleteI guess you know that you are missing some very cold weather at home, snow last Saturday & Sunday.
Try & get into Raffles when you are in Singapore, we had a drink & sandwich there (cost an arm & leg) but it was worth it for the experience (unfortunately I couldn't partake of the peanuts). I didn't cope with the weather it was too humid, although the water & floodlit hotel rooftop swimming pool were delightful.
ReplyDeleteWill miss you on Wednesday evening at H.F.
ReplyDeleteWe are off to "The Harvester" to celebrate Maisie's birthday.