Folks!!This was my first trip to Sunderban biosphere. Our destination was Bakkhali Frazerganj. The objective was just to spend the weekend leisurely, but the nature surrounded by us so much active - we can't stop us to explore the whole place all around.
We reached Bakkhali at 11.30 am in WBSTC bus from Esplanade. Accommodation we made in Hotel Deepak. The location was really awesome. After taking heavy lunch, we came out from the hotel compound and choose a 3-wheeled vaan rishka. Bablu the vaan driver first took us at Benfish Harbor from where ganga mandir we saw at a distance; The troller to jambu island can be managed from this place. 10-15 fish trollers were leaving the jetty that time. The scenic beauty was nice. Then we went to Henry island-a complete isolate wonderful place with scenic view of lake and meadowland all over. The roadside reaching the place was nice. Due to rainy season, rainwater was logged in the marshlands - it made the real beauty of the place.
Green and green all over -- really it was scenic....
We took the permission from the Henry Island management and went inside the island through the narrow lands across the fishing. There we watched Black rumped flameback, paddyfield pipit, large billed crow, little egret, and little cormorant.
Then through a short cut way - we moved towards Bakkhali. There we went to
Crocodile Center and Deer park. After that we moved towards Frazerganj
beach...We take little snacks at afternoon. The sea wave was not much -- but the evening sky and long view through beach was really eye catching...The whole evening we enjoyed and then at 7 reached hotel. After taking meal at night - we took early sleep as we have to wake up early.
Next day at around 5.40 a.m. we left from hotel. The vaan wala was waiting at hotel outside. Opposite of the hotel - there was a huge marshland and the local people was saying that marsh land is full of birds...bronge winged jacana, white bellied moorhen, jungle babbler, common kingfisher, stork billed kingfisher, white throated king fisher, pond heron, cormorant, crow phesant, tree pie was in large number.... all are flying around in front of my sight...really amazing...i feel the beauty of this bio-sphere--really splendid. We again sat on the vaan and started moving to see bana bibi mandir at bakkhali...We went inside the casurina forest across the bakkhali beach and reached bana bibi mandir after 15-20 minutes gentle walk.....on the way we found cactus with flowers, geoa tree....then we entered on the bakkhali beach....wonderful - i feel a heaven in front of me - in the drizzling the sky was appearing ashy blue in the early morning...i moved near to the sea to feel the water on the beach....Jambu island was appearing. On the beach - we snapped red crabs.
After taking breakfast we again went to Frazerganj beach -- we find Redwattled lapwing, collared kingfisher across the beach.... At 11.30 we got into the return bus and trip ends here.... less than 24 hours we were here - but no disappoint comes to us for short trip - but our heart was contented with the bio - diversity of the whole place...an
unforgettable weekend.
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