19th February, 2010 Friday 4:05 pm Sitting at the khidirpur dock. Can see the ship. It was supposed to sail at 4, taking us along through the hooghly river, then to the sea - kala pani - and then to Andamans. But i think we have to wait. A whole big crowd waiting with us. Feeling sleepy already at the beginning of the journey. Took a few pictures...want to get up on the ship...to the deck. 11:50 pm Now we on board MV Akbar! She is still in the hooghly waters, tied to the dock. Navigating the river is difficult, we have to wait for the tide. The ship set sail for a very short distance before getting tied to another dock mid-river. Now we can see the second hooghly bridge in front of us when
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