Beautiful and hot Andamans… It is not difficult to get from Port Blair to Neil Island. Every day at 7.00 little byt fast ferry is departing the jetty in the capital of Andamans. I was there just 20 minutes before sailing… The hot sun was rising… Some people bought the tickets the day before but they allowed me to board the ferry and sold “lower class” ticket for 150 rp. Most of the people onboard are locals so you have 2 hours of time to chat with them, to lough and to take your pics…
At 9 am we landed at the long jetty on Neil Island… Malwelous landscape around – emerald warer, green mangrove trees, white beach with little fishing boat just at the jetty.
What to do now? There are few guesthouses with huts along the beach – just turn right from the jetty or call the rickshaw… I decided to walk on sand… After few minutes I got sweaty, the weight of my backpack in the strong sun seems to be not 20 but 40 kgs…. First guesthouse: Cocon Beach was full… Second – “Tango Beach” also full.. They offered me sleeping in the hammock fo 50 rp – but you must have your own hammock. Sorry! Third GH – Pearl Beach has really the best beach on this side of the island – one hut cost just 100 rp – but all of them were full!…
They advise me to come back to the maim settlement at the jetty and call the government GH. It is not on the beach (5 min walk) but they had a space for me in 4-beds dormitory with fan and bath outside. It costs 150 rp. I found my bed in the paradise… Uff! Good night from the South Seas!
