Andaman’s Day 8: Port Blair

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Next day early in the day we went for Bose Island where most of the cavalry and all of the British officers used to live during the Raj days. Now most of the buildings are in ruins. It is still a beautiful island with deers roaming freely. We took a ferry from Marina Park Jetty which hardly takes 10 minutes and runs every half hour.

Ruined buildings at Bose Island

A pleasant battery ride took us up a hillock from where the other side of this island. We trekked down the other side and saw a lighthouse. It belonged to Hollywood movies - the waves were crashing high on the lonely lighthouse with the backdrop of an infinite sea. We loved it. By the time we came back it was still not lunch.

The lonely lighthouse at the back of Bose Island

We decided to return downhill walking and take some pictures with the deers. They would run away at our slight notice. We still enjoyed the walk back to the terminal where we were supposed to take the ferry back. There we found two hungry deers jostling for bread that one of the staff was offering.

Freely roaming deers at Bose Island

We decided to rent a cab and go for Chidiya Tapu which is on the southern most tip of Port Blair. It is famous for sunset point and small trek into lush green forests. The trek closes for entry at 3 which we missed by a whisker. The entrance itself was grand and we ended up spending about an hour there.

Sunset @ Chidiya Tapu

We returned back to our hotel in Aberdeen Bazar just before dinner. After refreshing ourselves we settled walked to Marina Park where we settled at another of those numerous food stalls that line along the Park Road.