Day 2 - Sholebay Bliss
Plan for the day is to leave Port Blair, ride from south Andaman to middle Andaman, total of 58KM cycling followed by TT ride (support vehicle) crossing Jarawa reserve forest and covering the last leg in a jetty to reach Baratang. Route is Port Blair – Tushnabad – Ferrargunj – Wimberlyganj – Shoal Bay 19 – Lunch at Shoal Bay 19 – boat ride to Shoal Bay beach – TT ride (in support vehicle) – Jetty to Baratang – TT ride to Coral Creek hotel. We pedalled out of Port Blair town, crossing suburbs, the ride itself was not by the sea or greenery but in hot sun, at least first 20 KMs. Roads were good though; we took good breaks with juice and banana at small petty shops. Brij Krishna IIMB professor caught up with me, he, and his brother Purushotham(Puru) looked so similar and are often mistaken for twins. It was hard to distinguish them. Brij was truly a bridge across India and America with his family still living there, while he worked passionately at IIMB. One of them even wore a ...