Jaldapara
We are enjoying the car ride through the Buxa forest. We are going to Madarihat. Our driver is telling stories about this road. How people has met with elephants on this stretch. We are thrilled. The sun has gone set. The light is diminishing. So is doing our bravery. I am wishing no meeting with jumbos on the road.
We have reached Madarihat. We have booking in a lodge. We are searching for the lodge and we have found it in no time. Our driver has stopped the car at the exact place.
Our luggages are unloaded from the car. We are saying goodbye to our driver. He was hired for the day long trip and dropping us here. We are happy with his service. He will now return to Jayanti on the same route.
Its a nice cool evening. I have come out to accompany Soumendu for his venture to buy cigarette. There is a four point crossing nearby. We have crossed the road and walked few steps to reach a shop. The shopkeeper has returned the balance amount and Soumendu is counting it. The shopkeeper has included a five rupees Bhutanese note instead of five rupees Indian note casually. The customer now has found it and expressing his objection. The shopkeeper is insisting to take the note as a souvenir of the trip. But the customer is not interested at all.
The road map from Buxa to Jaldapara
( Please don't judge by scale ;) )
Its a nice cool evening. I have come out to accompany Soumendu for his venture to buy cigarette. There is a four point crossing nearby. We have crossed the road and walked few steps to reach a shop. The shopkeeper has returned the balance amount and Soumendu is counting it. The shopkeeper has included a five rupees Bhutanese note instead of five rupees Indian note casually. The customer now has found it and expressing his objection. The shopkeeper is insisting to take the note as a souvenir of the trip. But the customer is not interested at all.
Our dinner is over and now we have gone to bed. Tomorrow we have to get up early to do jungle safari. A Maruti Gypsi will come in front of our lodge to pick us up. We wanted to do Elephant Safari but no vacancy is there. So we have to do the whole jungle safari on Gypsi. We need to go to sleep quickly but I am having an interesting chat with Soumya while Soumendu and Argha are listening silently.
We have got up at right time and we are now ready for our early morning jungle safari. We have come down on road and boarded the Gypsy. Its a December morning and we are the passengers on board of a open top Gypsy.
Our car started and quickly we have reached at the gate of the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. After completing the formalities to enter the jungle, our car has started again.
Now we all four are standing. Our eyes are searching for the inhabitants of the jungle. After some time our car has stopped and our guide is showing us something at the left side of us. Its a male peacock. The peacock is having a stroll and we are watching it silently. Suddenly it started flying on above our head and crossed the road and disappeared in the jungle.
Our car is running fast and we are all freezing by standing on the open car. Again our car is slowing down and our guide is showing something on the left side in front of us. Its a big bison.
We have got up at right time and we are now ready for our early morning jungle safari. We have come down on road and boarded the Gypsy. Its a December morning and we are the passengers on board of a open top Gypsy.
Our car started and quickly we have reached at the gate of the Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary. After completing the formalities to enter the jungle, our car has started again.
Now we all four are standing. Our eyes are searching for the inhabitants of the jungle. After some time our car has stopped and our guide is showing us something at the left side of us. Its a male peacock. The peacock is having a stroll and we are watching it silently. Suddenly it started flying on above our head and crossed the road and disappeared in the jungle.
Our car is running fast and we are all freezing by standing on the open car. Again our car is slowing down and our guide is showing something on the left side in front of us. Its a big bison.
Our car is moving fast. We can hear the sound of the car tyres on the ground. We are watching carefully if any more animal can be seen. We four tourists are standing. The wind is so cold that our hands are getting numb. The sun is rising. The earthy road is going deep into the sparse jungle. I am enjoying the beauty of this fantastic morning.
One of the branches of the earthy road network in Jaldapara
We can see some other earthy roads are crisscrossing the road we are traveling. The roads have formed a network to reach different parts of the jungle. We have now taken a diversion on our left. After passing some distance we can see some spotted dears are kept inside a closed area. The fencing is made of iron nets. Don't know what is the reason behind this zoo like system. Probably its made to protect the deers.
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