Happy Holy in Maya Bandar, Andaman Islands

Sea Topaz
Duncan Briggs
Mon 17 Mar 2014 10:52
12.55.482 N 92.53.655 E
 
So this morning we moved as instructed by port control, who was very helpful indeed. We are now anchored off the commercial jetty. We took the dinghy ashore and were met by the local police who needed our details and see some papers. They then took us to the port control office where we met the gentleman we talked to on the phone. He explained where we can anchor in the area and where to watch out for crocodiles. We then walked into the small town and met some very friendly people. What we did not realise until it was too late that it is the holiday of "Holy" today when they put colored paint powder on people's faces and hair. We did not escape and caused the locals much merriment. We found a simple place for lunch, took a tuk-tuk back and bought some fresh fruit and vegetables. The tide range is more than 2 m at the moment so we were lucky that we could just manage to get back in the dinghy, it was so low off the steps.