Andamans: Exploring the emerald islands
Andamans: Exploring the emerald islands… Trip Details: Let me write about my trip to the Andaman Islands which we did back in Nov 2008. Below are the excerpts of the eventful trip: Day 0: Started by the evening train from Bangalore to Chennai. Reached Chennai at 21:30. Had an onward flight to Port Blair at 04:30 in the morning. So had to spend the night at the airport. Day 1: After an uncomfortable night at the airport, we boarded the flight from Chennai to Port Blair. The view was spectacular as we neared the capital of the Andaman isles. We could see patches of land in the middle of the ocean scattered around. We reached the destination at around 07:00 and checked into our hotel. The conditions were overcast with chances of rain. After an early lunch we left for Corbyn’s Cove beach around 9kms from the town. It was a silent beach with palm trees all around. Spent a while at the beach before proceeding to Viper Island along the Port Blair harbour. The gallows atop a hillock here i...