4th August 2010, 11:36
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| A Reef Full Of Life I am still in the land of  Doing what I do best  But something better got me in, better than this  Something better than these too  Something I will remember for all my life. A place I urge everyone to go. A place I have taken a wow to go each time I am here  Coming soon.... |
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4th August 2010, 11:50
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4th August 2010, 12:10
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This is a continuation in a way and I wanted to include this into that thread on Dwarka but you will see why I started a new one. Quote:
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4th August 2010, 13:19
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| A few more of this place. These should give away if you have travelled to the Saurashtra region   |
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4th August 2010, 15:31
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. Its the landscape that was excellent and my humble P&S couldnt help generating this.Can anyone guess which place this is? A hint here, the formations in the last few photos were due to the tidal wave movement. | |
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4th August 2010, 22:10
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4th August 2010, 22:15
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| So, on our way back from Dwarka. I saw a sign board that facinated me. And the best part was that it was just about 30KM's from my inlaws place. Me and wifey immediately planned to come back the next morning and explore this place. Initially i was apprehensive about this place being secluded. I asked around and most people said it is absolutely safe and worth the effort. There were 2 particular gentlemen at a pan shop who said, 'you can go anywhere in Gujarat, with families (they meant ladies) at any time of the day/night at any day of the year and it would be absolutely safe'. And now, i completely agree with them. 60 KM from Jamnagar and 25-30KM from my inlaws place in Sikka, is the NARARA BET or NARARA ISLAND. One has to take the SH92 to Dwarka from Jamnagar, travel upto the ESSAR Wadinar refinary and take a right turn towards Wadinar. The landmark for this right turn is a small railway gate. NARARA TAPU as the locals call it is a natural coral reef that is abundant in marine life. It is a classified Marine National Park and Sanctuary.  |
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    EDIT: Oops! just saw your post after posting mine. We missed out on Narara Island, but it's part of the same chain of islands (some 42 of them) as Pirotan. Last edited by SS-Traveller : 4th August 2010 at 22:33. | |
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4th August 2010, 22:32
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4th August 2010, 22:53
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| Narara Island - Marine Wild Life Sanctuary OK OK! No more waiting. There is a strong reason for starting a seperate thread on this one, though this is just one day after my Dwarka Trip. First, i didnt see another thread on TeamBHP. Second I would like to highlight some issues this place is facing. We started early only to see dense fog. Since this place was only 30 odd km's from my inlaws place, i decided to take our old-rusty M800 along. Due to the dense fog, we had to stop every now and then to make way to oncoming vehicles. All fogged out and zero visibility  After crossing the ESSAR refinery at Wadinar, you take a right via the Indian Oil refinery. Just before the Narara entry, there are salt drying beds and this is the sight that greeted us. Flamingo's ready for their breakfast   The road upto Narara is fairly good except for the last 2 KM's of kuccha road. The first shocker that greeted us was that there seemed to be not a single soul around. While we were just about to turn back reluctantly, I noticed a guy hanging around. I approached him and started enquiring about Narara island. He happened to be the guide to the Marine wild life sanctuary. Then came the next shocker. One needs to obtain permission from the district collecter of Jamnagar to enter the Marine WLS. There was a lone armed guard at the entrance. We didnt really have the time or energy to go back to Jamnagar and asked the guide for an alternative. Some vitamin M and he agreed to take us along. This is the entrance to the Marine Wild life sanctuary   |
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