Last Sunday we went to Purbasthali for a boat ride in the ox bow lake. Sighting of migratory birds was a bonus. The boat ride, costing Rs 250 was worth every single rupee.
To get there you have to turn left (when coming from Katwa) towards Purbasthali railway station from the Katwa Nabadwip main road near a place called Parulia. This road is very pretty and runs through lazy rural Bengal for about 7 km. The last village before the river is Kasthosali.
We had organised a boat in advance through our friend Raja Chatterjee of Junglee. Paresh Pal was ready for us and got the boat ready near the Sing-er ghat from where we boarded.
The final climb down to the boat was steep but everyone managed without much problem or any slippage.
We were a bit late. The boat journey started at around 11 am. The sun was playing with the water droplets and I was ready with my camera.
In the lake we got to see a lot of birds but being totally illeterate about ornythology we didn't know what all we had seen. But even I could recognise the cormorant, white throated kingfisher etc.
This area of Purbasthali is full of flower nurseries and old zamindar style buildings. I will most definitely go more to Purbasthali. The place is worth more than one visit.
The journey was obviously fun filled for all of us.
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