Year of the clownfish
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
My favorite underwater subject
I’m going to be out of range of the Internet for a few days. As such, this week will be dedicated to photos from a story on India’s nascent dive industry. Above, is a standard, Western Clown anemonefish.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, anemone, anemone reef, anemonefish, environment, fish, havelock, india, journalism, ocean, photography, port blair, scuba diving, underwater, western clown, wildlife
A year-in-review
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india, kenya, madagascar
2009 kinda kicked ass
This past year pretty much rocked. And the New Year came in fine manner. No kisses, but a bonfire amid the palm trees (above), new friends, lobster, a decent cigar (thanks, C!), champagne and even the Harry Connick, Jr., band playing Auld Lang Syne at midnight (never leave home without the iPod).
I meant to post this sooner, but here’s a little look back at my new life (as chronicled on this blog):
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Tags: andaman and nicobar, antananarivo, beach, beer, circumcision, conservation, delhi, drought, economy, emerging nations, environment, festival, fishing, food, ft dauphin, gear, havelock, health, hiv, holiday, india, island, journalism, kenya, kibera, kisumu, lemur, maasai mara, madagascar, market, motorcycle, multimedia, mumbai, nairobi, ocean, party, photography, port blair, poverty, preparation, scuba diving, shenanigans, shopping, thailand, tourism, wildlife, year-in-review
Hello gecko
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Caught (and released) by researchers from Croatia/Serbia
Presenting a native son of Wandoor, the Andaman Islands Day Gecko. (More on this adventure later.)
Tags: andaman and nicobar, andaman islands day gecko, beach, ecology, environment, india, photography, port blair, research, science, wandoor, wildlife
Drop a line in the water
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Roots make a neat ledge for for string fishing
One reason I came to the Andamans was to pursue a story about the legacy of the 2004 tsunami. That unfortunately fell through for a number of reasons: language barriers, logistics, me being sick in the middle of nowhere. But I did manage this photo. Continue reading this entry » » »
Tags: andaman and nicobar, beach, environment, fishing, india, island, photography, port blair, tsunami, wildlife
Happy Island New Year
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Slow down and breathe deep
Wandoor, South Andaman, India
Tags: andaman and nicobar, beach, boat, environment, fishing, india, photography, port blair, tourism, wandoor
Beach art courtesy of sand crabs
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Busy little crabs
Little, semi-translucent sand crabs scurry everywhere along the beaches of Havelock Island. They are heartily afraid of anything, even shadows.
But leave them enough time to themselves and they’re rather industrious in their digging. And they leave behind some fun “art.”
Tags: andaman and nicobar, beach, crab, havelock, india, island, photography, port blair, shenanigans, tiny, wildlife
Noticing the little things (with claws)
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
30-second shutter delay and he still only peeked out.
Taken at Havelock Island’s Beach No. 7
Tags: andaman and nicobar, beach, crab, environment, havelock, hermit crab, india, island, ocean, photography, port blair, shell, tiny, wildlife
Disconnected and loving it
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
The blog has gone dark for a reason: I severed ties to modern telecommunications for more than a week. And it was glorious.
When I came to Havelock Island for some reporting, sun and surf in a tropical Valhalla, I completely lost touch. Hell, for several days, the Internet was literally a half-hour drive from my hotel.
And when I finally did stop at a cafe, I (re)learned the painfully slow (glacier-like) reality of dial-up Internet 500 kilometers from anywhere. We’re talking pre-1998 data speeds.
So while I have had many thrilling adventures involving new friends, good food, tan lines, a deadly banded sea krait and one near-fatal (overdramatic: could have been fatal if I had freaked-out and acted utterly stupid) hiccup, the retelling of those tales will have to wait a bit longer.
I should be back to a bit more civilization (sadly) in a few days, so perhaps there will be time to recount my shenanigans then.
Happy Holidays to all.
Tags: environment, holiday, india, journalism, party, port blair, shenanigans, tourism
The lights of Port Blair
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
One-second exposure of the bay at Port Blair.
It’s painfully slow, but the Internet has followed me at least as far as Port Blair. I take a ferry from this lush, green, ramshackle burg tomorrow morning to an isolated beach. We’ll see if the Web comes along. (My phone however doesn’t work. Same carrier as the cell modem, but no signal.)
The above is a long exposure after sundown of the sea wall of Port Blair. Nothing stellar, but I like the “texture” of the water.
Tags: andaman and nicobar, beach, india, internet, islands, light, photography, port blair, remote
Of beaches and elephants
Posted by Adam Jadhav | Filed under india
Since I read about the Andaman and Nicobar Islands almost eight years ago during my first backpacking trip in India, they’ve been third from the top on my list of destinations. I knocked off No. 1 (Cuba, and specifically Havana) and No. 2 (Madagascar) this year, so I’m going for the hat trick.
I leave next Tuesday via overnight train to Calcutta. From Calcutta, I fly to Port Blair, once home to the prison used by the British for undesirables during the heady years leading up to Independence.
I’ll be there for almost four weeks roaming about; I plan to return to the mainland by ship, a three- to four-day journey.
I’ve got a full list of story ideas to pursue, some of which will almost certainly be jettisoned once I feel the siren call of island life.
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