Afternoon Ferry Ride on the River Hooghly

I know I love my job when it takes me to places such as this. So what if it’s just a one hour recce of a River Boat called Mayurpankhi. I went to Millennium Park and boarded the ferry that took us to the Howrah bank of the River Hooghly. Getting on the ferry that would take us to the other side was quite fascinating. There are no guard rails and proper gangways to get on board. The ferry just lines up against the platform, the rubber tyres cushioning the impact and people just get on while two helpers at each swung ropes over the railings onto the boat on shore holding it in place. This entire operation happened in minutes and before we knew it we were on the river heading towards our destination.

I got buys clicking wondering when the next opportunity to shoot both the bridges, Vidyasagar Setu (New Hooghly Bridge) & Rabindra Setu (Howrah Bridge) from the middle of the river come my way. Once on the other side, we disembarked and got onto the ferry which we had come to see, the Mayurpankhi. This boat makes one hour trips with proper entertainment & snacks for a mere Rs. 60 every Saturday & Sunday. It was quite a fascinating boat with stage, kitchen and all that is required for making merry on the river.

We then headed back to the other side, our mission completed. We came, saw and liked what we saw. All the other boats moored were the catamaran which was used to go to Haldia, the Big passenger ferry that goes to the Sunderbans and the small speed boat that belonged to the river police.