The Fisherman of India - Roadside stories 2

This post is about the short journey of local fisherman of Mahabalipuram from the time, he has spotted the horse crab trying to hide itself in the sand till he had caught it successfully. The whole thing took 5, 6 minutes for it. It was his bread and butter.

 

Trying hard to remove the sand very quickly so that C does not went too deep

Note: The Horseshoe Crab does not really give the impression of crab at all. And also, it even does not give the impression of Horse or shoe. Identifying the origin of its name may be a challenge. But as we know, Horseshoe is a crab that looks more like a brother/sister of spiders strangely. The only attribute its shares along with the Crab family is that it lives near the sea in shallow waters with sandy bottoms. Also, due to its scary look, it can be quite intimidating for you to hold it but it is non poisonous.

Winner. He is holding the Horseshoe crab but due to my poor photography skills, it is camouflaged.

You can check my previous Roadside Story here which is about How the Coconut-water seller saved his life in Tsunami. 

 

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The Coconut Man of India - Roadside stories 1

This man selling Coconut in Mahabalipuram has lots of stories to tell and first hand experiences to share.

He was sharing his story how he saved his life in Tsunami of Dec, 2004 by climbing on 1 rock structure and stayed there for 6 hours. Though the water has returned to the sea immediately but there was fear that it can come back anytime and drove away the leftovers so he stayed there only. Due to language problem, I missed the opportunity to talk to him but somehow I get the flavour of his adventurous stories with the help of 1 other group who was also listening to him with great interest. He was sharing how his encounter with death changed his perspective towards life for better.

First time in my life, I felt the need of knowing the local language else India is such a place where English and Hindi suffices: may be my ignorance and lack of exposure but this is my experience.

We purchased 2 coconut water from him each 20 bucks. There was less Malai in one of the coconut and when my wife complained, he immediately cut another one for free. However, I do not want it for free. So, I paid him 50/- note and walked away smiling. 

 

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