HENRY ISLAND Part 3

We decided to go to Bakkhali the next day.The road was good and it was only 5 Kms away.The beach was deserted.The sea had come in a few days ago and washed away the shops.Within 4 days the shops were rebuilt and business restarted.As the blazing sun hit us mercilessly, we went for some shade and coconut water in one of the shops.Some animals were more lucky.

We sat down under the billowing canopy made out of sarees. The shopkeeper tempted us with "Lotke" fish. It is something like the Topse maach. Hot and spicy, we consumed them in a flash and watered it down with fresh dab(coconut) water. Pluto revelled in the attention that he got, and occasionally turned his puggy nose in the air.Bakkhali has about 20 decent hotels and could be more popular than it is.
As we wended our way back to Henry Island, what should we spot ,but these fabulous Windmills........Bengal continues to surprise even diehard residents like us.....


Like a circle in a spiral
Like a wheel within a wheel
Never ending or beginning
On an ever-spinning reel
As the images unwind
Like the circles that you find
In the windmills of your mind...

Noel Harrison