The Part 2 of my December tour.- A picture story.

A little late. But let me say about the second day of my visit to the Andaman Islands and the most fascinating part of my journey.

The Baratang Island.

We started from our hotel at 5.30 in the morning and it was a long long drive through villages , 45km through the forest. And here let me say permit is needed , a row of cars start their journey,  no stepping down, no stopping in the middle,  no taking any photos. Here ,  in the jungle lives the Jarawa tribal community,  with their bows and arrows and spears. Previously they remained completely naked but now some of them are learning to dress a little and the children are even picking up hindi. You can google to see their pics as we are not allowed to take any or give them anything,  mainly food, but let me say,  we gave our tiffin to the children silently when the police were not watching , yes,  we all were escorted by the forest guards.

Then we had to take a launch and then a speed boat which speeded through the mangrove forest to take us to a forest area. And from there a long walk of 2 kms through the ups and downs of the forest to reach the LimeStone cave. First time for me. The wonders of the world.

The mangrove forest.

Through the jungle.

We are entering the Lime stone cave.

And this is the cave. Absolute darkness. Our guide shows us light. Its slippery ,its salty by taste ,though you are not allowed to touch, but its too great a temptation. Guide said previously it was about 100 metres long but now only 40% is visible, the rest has been eaten up ,its the guides language, no more visible, the path is closed.

Look at the shapes. They take different shapes and our guide keeps telling us .

And this! Wonderful ,isn't it. Fascinating!

And the little rays of light that enters. 

My return journey was no less beautiful.

But some other day.