28-03-2014
After five blissful days at Neil Island, it was time to leave. Leaving was hard and we kept wishing we could stay longer. A week in the Andaman's is not enough but it was all we had. Nonetheless, I couldn't be happier that I had a chance to experience Neil Island. Memories were made here and so were friends, friends who became family. Neil Island brought us together from different parts of the world. Our Neil Island family was huge; Erik and Marcella (Germany), Simon, Avitel, Guy and Dan(Israel), Mik, Alexy, Allan (Switzerland), Dvorah (Russia) and Harish and Utpal (owners of BreakWater).
If we thought our last day at Neil Island would be slow and sad, it was not. 1 hour before our departure we learned that that the ferry that was scheduled to take us to Port Blair broke down and we were to board the earlier ferry!! We (Erik, Marcella, Ashok and Dvorah) rushed on our bicycles to the jetty while we sent our luggage in an auto rickshaw. But when we reached, the ferry was already full and was leaving. We then had to wait for a replacement ferry that was sent from Havelock. The boat was late by two hours but we didn't really mind. We got to witness a beautiful sunset from the jetty. Later we boarded the ferry and stayed on the upper deck and enjoyed a smooth ride to Port Blair.
Bidding farewell to our friends was emotional, but we were happy we had had a chance to meet. All good things come to an end, but with it comes the hope of more good things in the future.
After five blissful days at Neil Island, it was time to leave. Leaving was hard and we kept wishing we could stay longer. A week in the Andaman's is not enough but it was all we had. Nonetheless, I couldn't be happier that I had a chance to experience Neil Island. Memories were made here and so were friends, friends who became family. Neil Island brought us together from different parts of the world. Our Neil Island family was huge; Erik and Marcella (Germany), Simon, Avitel, Guy and Dan(Israel), Mik, Alexy, Allan (Switzerland), Dvorah (Russia) and Harish and Utpal (owners of BreakWater).
If we thought our last day at Neil Island would be slow and sad, it was not. 1 hour before our departure we learned that that the ferry that was scheduled to take us to Port Blair broke down and we were to board the earlier ferry!! We (Erik, Marcella, Ashok and Dvorah) rushed on our bicycles to the jetty while we sent our luggage in an auto rickshaw. But when we reached, the ferry was already full and was leaving. We then had to wait for a replacement ferry that was sent from Havelock. The boat was late by two hours but we didn't really mind. We got to witness a beautiful sunset from the jetty. Later we boarded the ferry and stayed on the upper deck and enjoyed a smooth ride to Port Blair.
Bidding farewell to our friends was emotional, but we were happy we had had a chance to meet. All good things come to an end, but with it comes the hope of more good things in the future.
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