March 16:
We arrived just after lunch for a half day visit to this eastern most part of India. These islands are actually closer to Malaysia and Burma than India. Our plan today was to visit Ross Island, a short 45 minute boat ride from Port Blair. Just as the ship came into port, the weather turned wet. Really wet. Rain was coming down in buckets. In just the two minutes it took us to go from the ship to the waiting bus, we got soaked. A ship’s officer (not the tour guide) came aboard the bus and pointed out that while our boat could take us to Ross Island, there was no cover at Ross Island, so we would be doing our tour in a tropical downpour. The officer offered us two options, covert the tour into a city tour, or just return to the ship and get a full refund. We opted for the full refund and were glad we did. The rain continued the entire afternoon and didn’t stop until the ship left port at 8:00pm.
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