During our estuary tour of the Madu Ganga, our boat captain, Leonon, greeted me with a frangipani bouquet. Loved it!
As we made our way about the river, we saw fishermen, birds and flowers (including the national flower, the blue lotus or “nil manel”):
There was a fish eagle soaring high above, too, but I never got a good photo of him.
We also explored some “mangrove caves”
And we were surprised by some water buffalo in a rice patty along the shore:
All in all a lovely day as the river met the sea:
Dez in India 