We caught the afternoon ferry to Havelock Island, a distance of 24 nautical miles covered in 2 hours. It gets crowded on the lower deck and we quickly discovered the upper deck where most people were willing to just stand or squat on the deck and watch the water and the landforms. We saw quite a few flying fish and the two hours went by quite quickly. I must add here that I found the porters who hang about the docks were quite helpful and completely trustworthy. Barefoot Resorts had organised for a jeep to pick us up and we were soon on our way down a newly laid road towards Radhanagar Beach. Interestingly, the President of India had visited this remote part of her empire only a couple of months before our trip and the islanders benefited from that visit in the form of a brand new road.
Havelock Island is only about 100 sq km and you can travel from the western part of the island to the eastern part in less than 30 minutes. The island receives its electricity from a solar power generating station and hence power supply can be a little erratic.
Most of the 'eco-resorts' are located on near Beach # 3 and Beach # 5 (that's how the beaches are named), but Dolphin (run by the Government) and Barefoot (managed by the Aitken Spence Group) are located near Beach # 7 on the other side of the island.
Spread over an area of 7 acres, Barefoot has 18 cottages, built with indigenous materials. No concrete jungle this - if you want to earn green credits, this is the place to stay !
To be continued : Part III : The most beautiful beach in Asia
Havelock Island is only about 100 sq km and you can travel from the western part of the island to the eastern part in less than 30 minutes. The island receives its electricity from a solar power generating station and hence power supply can be a little erratic.
Most of the 'eco-resorts' are located on near Beach # 3 and Beach # 5 (that's how the beaches are named), but Dolphin (run by the Government) and Barefoot (managed by the Aitken Spence Group) are located near Beach # 7 on the other side of the island.Spread over an area of 7 acres, Barefoot has 18 cottages, built with indigenous materials. No concrete jungle this - if you want to earn green credits, this is the place to stay !
To be continued : Part III : The most beautiful beach in Asia
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Hello Arun - Great to see you start a travel blog. Do you have the photos on flickr as well?
Will look out for more posts!
BTW - Have you checked out http://ilupeju.blogspot.com/ ?
You know te author!
Only wish, the Prez and others dont start visiting these places more often; for then , more " conveniences" will come up spoiling the pristine beauty of these last stretches of natural beauty.
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