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| Nimii |
 Mar 6 2004, 08:43 PM
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Anyone been to Egypt??
I am planning a trip there this summer. I know it is not the right time of the year. But I need this break badly and may even get mummified with the lot there inside the pyramids hehehe. If anyone been there, plz give your experieces  N:) ps: Albatross bhai thanks for starting this forum |
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| Nimii |
Mar 12 2004, 08:26 AM
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DAY 2 7TH OCTOBER 2002 Jollybuoy Islands Oh boy! It was 7th morning and we were all set for the trip to Jolly Buoy! On the way to the jetty to get into the motored boat to JB we visited an agricultural farm - Sippighat Farm. Around 80 acres - this place is under Central Agricultural Research Institute. We got around to see all the various species of plants, trees, spices.. being grown here. I guess this was routine stop before the tourists are being to taken to the small jetty to board the boat to JBuoy. We were not enarmoured by the farm, as we get to see such plantations on the ghats of Karnataka .. We waited to get back into Bolero and finally after all of us cramped into the vehicle we reached the port to get into the ferry that was about to take us to Jolly Buoy. The usual cacophonics of the people sitting in the boat (most of the crowd were chatting up Bengali) we found some decent seats by the window.. Gawd it was hot and humid and not a whiff of breeze  The boat left on time and we moved over the expanse of the sea. It was serene despite the heat, sweat and cacophonics around us, which we tried to ignore.. We moved past so many tiny islets and it was awesome to see the changing sky above us. The clouds were moving so fast that we couldn't figure whether it was going to rain or we will have a steady sunshine. An hour passed by quite easily for me as I was humming my favourite singer's songs, and enjoying the clouds moving and the islands that we were passing by.. We finally got closer to the J Buoy Islands. It is a small island and we can walk around the place in less than 20 mins. The personnel in the boat told us that we would disembark from the big boat and be ferried to the coast in the small glass boats. So, group by group, people got off the boat and we took our time to wait and watch most of the occupants leave the boat. We were last ones to get off. I was looking forward to seeing the sea creatures thru the glass bottomed boats but all I saw was sand and we were taken to the coast. Now, this place has no eat out joints, no soft drink counters or any kind of rest house. There were small huts meant just for changing clothes. We had to carry our own packed meals and water and ofc swim suits, if anyone wanted to go swimming, diving or snorkeling. It was very exciting when the fellow-in-charge for us the vip guests  handed us the snorkeling equipment and a ring to hang on while snorkeling. We went over to the huts and changed our clothes. We carried our bags dumped by the low branch and put away our shoes and walked into the sea. The water was crystal clear and we could see the ground below. Almost a km from the coast the sea is safe to even walk into, the water comes only up to your hips. The fellow-in-charge came over and told us that he will take us one by one for the snorkeling. My chance came I was worried my eye lens falling off , took a deep breath and wore the head gear and hung to my dear life = the rubber ring!! My! What a sight it was. The waters were clear and there were clown fishes, tiger fishes, sea anemones, moving as tho' they were in the aquarium! Awesome sight that was! Something one cannot describe and what we saw still lingers in the memories so fresh! The corals were a something that no words could describe. Beautiful colours and shapes. AMAZING was God's creation indeed!We were informed that the boat would leave at 2 p.m. It was only 12.30 p.m. and the sun was shining brightly. The fellow-in-charge asked us to follow him to get into the glass bottom boats to see more of sea life further into the sea. We were so excited but the sun was so hot we wondered how we would see it all in there. We took our bath towels and put it on our heads and made a kind of a shelter so that the bottom of the boat do not deflect the sunlight and we can see the sea below with all those beautiful life out there. The next ten minutes were fantastic. We saw more of the sea creatures. What a variegated colours of fishes, the corals were awesome!!!!!!!! Wish we had more time for learning diving. I am sure it would have been worth all the effort!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Snorkeling and diving is a must if anyone ever goes to islands that are noted for coral reefs! The time just moved so fast and we saw it was 1.15 p.m. We had a quick lunch with the aloo parathas that were brought packed with curds to go with it! We were all set after the meal to just go around the island, but the fellow-in-charge called us again to take us for a second glass bottom boat ride. IT was fun! We had a second spin of that. It was almost 1.50 p.m. and it was time for us to get into the motored boats to get back to Port Blair.Back into the boats, it took another good 1 hour of sailing back to Port Blair with more cacophonic. I had a short nap despite the heat, sweat and the noise around me and when I opened my eyes we were docked near the jetty to get off the boats. We had to declare that we had brought back our plastic bottles and claim our refund of Rs.100! Now what was that, you might ask.. Well that is one of the environment protection enforced in J.Buoy. We cannot take plastic bags. No throwing around of bottles or any kind of waste on the islands. When we take bottles of mineral water, we have to declare the number of bottles that are being taken and a deposit of Rs.100 is put in. Good thinking on the local authorities. Wish more of the tourist's places enforce such laws!!!!!!!!!!! Back on Port Blair our next stopover was the local Cottage Emporium and Khadi Gramoday. A good 1 hr stop we had a look at the display of the shell-wares. We then moved onto the Chidiya Tapu. Here, many birds arrive after their migratory flight from their native habitats. You could probably guess from the name itself. It was 4.30 p.m and the tide was low. The waters had receded and we could see the wide coast extending into the sea. Some of us went walking towards the sea. I was exhausted and decided to sit on a small rock by the side of a tree. I was watching the sea and the surroundings. I could see the small teeny weeny little fellas.. small crabs moving around making small holes into the ground. They were in and out of the holes, as though they were playing some game. I could hear birds on the trees that were perched so high, but didn't get to see any of them. Our driver, Salaam told us that a little away from the spot we were sitting is a view point where one can see the sunset which is breathtaking. |
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Nimii Egypt Mar 6 2004, 08:43 PM
Pradeep get me a mummy ;) Mar 8 2004, 12:59 PM Nimii
Chee chee ghar pe mummy hai aur Egypt se Mummy l... Mar 8 2004, 01:12 PM Pradeep I am talkin about mummy not mummy. Mar 8 2004, 01:52 PM Nimii ab kis liye egyptian-mummy chahiye??
Idar kya pyr... Mar 8 2004, 02:04 PM Pradeep Voh kyon ke tera avtaar tik se dikhayi nahin detha... Mar 8 2004, 03:42 PM Nimii
main khud teek se tujeh dikhaayi nahi deti phir ... Mar 8 2004, 05:24 PM iqbal Hi Nimmi,
Not been to Egypt but travelled to it... Mar 8 2004, 10:14 PM Nimii
Hmmm interesting Iqbal ji. How about a brief wri... Mar 9 2004, 07:34 AM Pradeep Don't disturb any mummy sleeping there. :P Mar 9 2004, 08:25 AM Nimii
why would i disturb if I will turn into one and ... Mar 9 2004, 09:10 AM iqbal
Hmmm interesting Iqbal ji. How about a brief writ... Mar 9 2004, 05:26 PM Nimii
Hmmm interesting Iqbal ji. How about a brief writ... Mar 9 2004, 07:52 PM Lata
Hey Nimii,
Why dont u share some of ur travel e... Mar 10 2004, 01:49 AM Lata
Here is a site that might interest u
http://www... Mar 10 2004, 01:59 AM Nimii
Hey Nimii,
Why dont u share some of ur travel ex... Mar 10 2004, 12:25 PM Lata Thanks Nimii, I too enjoyed my Andamans trip. I wa... Mar 10 2004, 07:58 PM Lata Has anyone travelled to the eastern part of India ... Mar 10 2004, 08:01 PM Nimii
Wowow a coral to take home!! grrr now th... Mar 11 2004, 08:38 AM Lata aha Nimii.......enjoyed reading day 1. Very good d... Mar 11 2004, 08:14 PM
Lata
Nimii, From ur description I feel that Andamans ... Mar 12 2004, 09:02 AM |
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