Sundarbans

I haven't written for quite a while because I haven't had a computer. I had the amazing opportunity to go to a tiger reserve and a World Heritage site. It was a two hour drive and then an hour boat ride to the hotel. We were lucky in that we had beautiful weather for the boat ride. It was a nice relaxing ride. Once we arrived, we settled in and then went back on the boat to visit a observation area. The trees were interesting. The roots were sticking up and the tree looked like it was stilted. The a boat ride was gorgeous and to see all the birds flying low to the surface of the water. We disembarked for a view at the observational towers. We climbed up to get a spectacular view but sadly no tiger was found. I did see a monkey, a crocodile and a monitor lizard while there. We loaded back onto the boat just in time to see the sunset. It was gorgeous and the sun sets so quickly here.
The next morning, we had to be up at 5 am to be able to see the sunrise. I was happy that I got to see the sunrise, it was definitely worth being up that early. The colors were vibrant and how the sun hit the water was something else. We started looking for wildlife and tons of birds were out. In addition to the wildlife, people were out in their dingys fishing and hauling things. There were so many people out. The boat ride was nice and relaxing. We also stopped at different observational areas to spot the elusive tiger but again we had no luck. We did spot some deer. After the observational towers, we had breakfast on the boat. Breakfast consisted of fruit, lutchi, and local honey. It was all delicious especially the honey. After breakfast, we continued observing various wildlife until lunch. We went back to camp for lunch and it was delicious. After lunch, we took a short nap and some of us went back onto the boat for more of a ride. We went to different observational areas then in the morning. it was so nice to be on the boat, it reminded me so much of Minnesota's summers. The afternoon boat ride was much more for enjoyment and being in the mangrove forests. They cut the engine for us and to listen to the silence was wonderful. We stayed out way past sunset. The sunset was so stunning and especially with the egert that flew. After the sunset, I saw the stars. There were so many twinkling and so bright. I could have stayed out all night watching them. After a little star gazing, we headed back to camp for dinner. Dinner was delicious and I can't remember what I had!
The next morning, we went for a walk through the village. It was neat to see how people lived. We were quite the attraction. On the way back from the village, we took a rickshaw with a flat bed in the back. You can fit up to 6 people in the back.
I do have a video but the internet isn't fast enough to put it up. Once I get it loaded onto youtube, I will post it to my blog!