Digha - A date with waves in Korona Kaal

 

Corona has damaged the normal social fabric of so many people who are travelers like me. So finally after getting my Vaccine shots we took a ten day break to go to Kolkata to meet my grandparents and other relatives. This was the best gift I could have hoped for in this Corona Kaal- a gift which I had yearning for since the last 3 years.

During this trip we also to beach side resort of Digha for a vacation with my extended family . And what fun it was! We stayed at hotel Blue View bang on the sea shore. All our 3 rooms opened up to the sea and sitting on the balcony, watching the waves and life go by was itself so refreshing. 

We stayed at Hotel Blue View Digha for 3 nights. Everyday after breakfast we would visit a neighbouring beach. 

We visited Shankarpur beach which is quite rough and wild and the hub of making and repairing boats and trawlers. The beach was empty and I took Bhaiti out for a walk on the long stretch of sand while Dadai sat in a shade and sipped coconut water. 

Mandarmani beach has come up as a nice attractive destination. Here the sea is serene and quiet and there are facilities for all kinds of water sports facilities available. Me and Baba wanted to do jet surfing in a speed boat but with 4 very seniors and my mother pulling us back,  it remained a dream. I liked Hotel Sonar Bangla Mandarmani a lot. Some day I hope to stay here and indulge in water sports to my hearts content. At that place we had fantastic fresh fish ....cooked really well........It was so yummy......

Tajpur Beach too has been developed quite well. Here the sea retreats for quite a few miles during low tide and it was great fun walking on the sandy beach and watching the scared crabs scampering away.

Evenings and nights on the Digha beach seemed like a carnival of sorts- open markets, thronging masses and the warm salty breeze blowing through all. It was hard to leave all of that and return to the city with only memories........but that's a  reality we all have to accept and we better accept it cheerfully.