– The Amazing Ride On The Chunnambar Backwaters
There is something magical when one goes on a winding journey from a river to the endless expanse of a sea. Traveling in a steamer and enjoying the windy, choppy journey, I ask you to visualize my thrilling experience in just three minutes. It is not just the Arabian Sea but even on the Bay of Bengal and the eastern coast of India, one gets such moments to take up such escapades once in a while.
As we were winding up our visit to Pondicherry, Loganathan, our
guide-cum-driver who took us to most of the sights in this old French colonial
town, was insistent that we should not miss this incredible experience.
Although we had hardly any time at our disposal since we were taking the night
bus back to Bengaluru, he dropped us off at the Chunnambar Boat office by 3
pm. I was already exhausted as it was a hot Tuesday afternoon and pretty
sticky and sweltering even in the month of January.