Sundarbans II

I awoke in a fit of coughing but otherwise, the rest of the day was much more calm. The morning was shrouded in a mystical fog that made for the most hauntingly beautiful photos. Even more so when we, Russel's brother and I, departed towards the Sundarbans once more, into the mist where we encountered tons of animals. Dolphins, otters, mudskippers, spotted deer, and tons of birds.

After getting back to the resort, we headed to the village to get a slice of the local life. Most particularly towards the now-under-construction site for Bonobibi, the forest goddess of the Sundarbans. The village chief explained to Russel in Bengali the lore and he shared it with me afterwards in English. I found it most fascinating just because she is worshipped by both Muslims and Hindus, but only here in this region.

Russel then took me to one of the huts where they were currently making the new clay idols of Bonobibi. Funnily enough, it was only when I checked the keys of my cabin did I realized that the resort was named after Bonobibi herself.

While lazing about by the swings, it seems like Russel wanted to go for another round in the Sundarbans and I wasn't one to turn down such an offer. Off we went again, this time his two sons accompanying us. Another beautiful time capturing photos of plenty of birds.

After lunch, we got on a bigger boat heading to Koromjol. The ride took us to the wider straights of the Sundarbans where I saw even more settlements by the banks. Local life was booming and it was incredible to see. We even saw a gigantic crocodile from afar before it scurried off as our boat approached.

Russel's family and I disembarked at Koromjol to be greeted by tons of monkeys. We saw some deer in the breeding grounds and Russel summoned a giant crocodile who seemed to know its name, Alexander. We went deeper and followed the walking trails of Koromjol, spotting tons of monkeys. From there, we returned to Molna but not before seeing such a dazzling and radiant sunset.

This time we had a private car back to Khulna which was great after such an awesome expedition.Read more