S.c.r.i.b.b.l.i.n.g.s

17th May '09

hey mates...
phew what a day!!!!!!!! woke up at 3 a.m. can you believe it?? yea i showered too....no hot water mind you!!!!! by 4 a.m...we were all ready and trooped into the Sumo!!! the driver said there will be another family with us...so we have to adjust!!!! He didn't mention how much we had to adjust!!!!!!! In stormed a family of 7...into the Sumo...and not one was below 25.....me and my sis had to squeeze ourselves into the front seat grumbling and cursing. We were going to Baratang... its an island where you will find the Jarawa tribals... And thus began our 2 hour journey into the land of the unknown.....up and down the road we went....scanning the treetops for tribals with bows and arrows. And then the driver had the brains to tell us that they live in huts like normal people....Wanted to bash his head right into the windscreen.....mostly for crumbling my fantasy.... sadly not one of the famous tribals decided to give a guest appearance on the road we were travelling. So we safely reached the jetty from where we were supossed to take a dinghy to another jetty.

We boarded the second dinghy and off we went.....now the speed of the dinghy was such that even the laziest fish found on earth could overtake it!!!! The punishment lasted for 2 hours. Finally we stopped in the middle of the ocean!!!!!!!!! We boarded jet boats and off we went into the mangroves....Now this part was super awesome....the whole area was flooded with mangroves. Even saw crocodiles lazing around in the swamp.....(now this was too much...lol). Got down and hiked for about 1 km in search of limestone caves....it was nothing earth shattering, but the road through which we hiked was worth everything....Made a few friends on the way, so it was pretty fun.

Returned to the jetty at around 1p.m.....our driver was waiting....grining like an oaf!!!! The next stop was a MUD Volcano. Aye...you heard it right....volcano that spewed mud!!!!!!! It was such a dissapointment though....I expected something like Mount Fiji.....instead it looked like a seventh grader's science experiment!!!! But there's good news....on the way back....we met those elusive tribals on the road....all of them were stark naked...the boys, the kids, the girlsssss....i couldn't stop gawking at them...clicked about a zillion photos from the car...even though it was prohibited...lol. A few of them indeed had bows and arrows....Hah!!!!! take that! you arrogant driver!!!!!!! ahh...satisfied with the trip...only the bikini babes left now.....Reached back to the hotel at around 6....

the night was uneventful....everybody had to sleep early....coz the alarm was fixed at 4a.m again.
Oh....i was looking forward to it...

Now am in HAVELOCK.....the best best best place on earth....the only problem here is communication with the outside world.....my Vodafone doesn't work here....internet is rare and the slowest in the world....still i enjoyed today...will post it tomorrow guys....
Signing off now....Love you all....
Hakuna Matata

P.S Rose...sent you an email...check it out