May 2007 the beginning of the Monsoons (Before you begin to read this, remember that the internet can mislead you - paradise is the comfort of home looking at those beautiful pictures of a remote palm fringed island! also have a look at the tips at the bottom of this story) We flew from Chennai/Madras the city of tall trees, to Port Blair, South Andaman, the capital of the Andaman Islands. We left hot sunshine and the luxurious skyscraper pool deck of the Raintree Hotel in Madras/Chennai for muddy rain soaked tracks on South Andaman and its insect haven 'Eco hotel' The aeroplane coasted round towering cumulus nimbus and dropped through air pockets before aqua planing the Port Blair airstrip. Eco Hotel awaited us... the slick photos from the website confirmed artistic license and ignored cockroaches,
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