With The Eastern Fleet ..........

I've been busy all these days doing various stuff.Couldn't get the time to write in my blog.Last week was a real roller coaster ride started off with the tour of the Indian Navy's Eastern Fleet Family Day.All the ship from the port go into the sea about 60 km.Its a kind of show of the various feats that the navy ships are trained to do.And It take s up almost 12 hours of your day in the ocean .

So i started off from my house at 6:45 in the chilly atmosphere.I wore a overcoat and a helmet to keep me protected for the next 20 minutes that i had to drive up to my friends place in Naval Park.It was damn cold i could feel it in my hands and fingers which were not covered really cold.But maybe it was also a bit less cooler than the other days cause it was Bhogi day And the whole atmosphere was smoky smoky .

I reached his place by 7:15.And waited outside the main entry gate.Avnish came and told that our other friends Mandeep and Nikhil had also arrived and asked me to contact them.In the meanwhile he went off to attend to Our HOD Mr David and his family whom he had invited for todays adventure.

By the time he arrived i met up with Mandeep and Nikhil .We moved from there to the main entry point to the port.Many people were waiting already some were going in .We parked our Vehicles and Avnish's dad arrived in his car and escorted us all with him to the Main ship in which we were going to send the rst of the day.It was Nirupak.His Dad were the in charge of all the ships which left and entered the port.

There we were assigned to a sailor named Debonath who looked after all the things which we would be requiring for that day.He gave Avnish a white paper and asked him to write the names of all those who were boarding the ship.

We boarded and were escorted to the place where already our HOD and his family were sitting.They were a bit surprised upon seeing us all.His son Joy was very naughty and cute boy.He got along well with us all.Most of the time he kept us engaged with him.We were told that the ship will start by 9:30 .so we had a lot of time cause it was still 8:00 .



We were roaming on the ship getting familiar with it.It was not new for me cause i had been on many ships before so nothing new.For my friends and HOD it was a complete new feeling.By the time it was 9:30 we started to get bored .Then we got the news that ours will be the last ship to leave by 9:50.

Finally our ship started and a tug boat helped it to get aligned into the correct direction.so everyone stood up and wee seeing how the tug crashed into our ship from one side to turn it .So we were in motion finally.every one started takin Pictures from there camera and Cell phones.







I forgot to mention that All this time we were cursing our friend Avnish for not bringing his camera which he said he would.It was throughout our journey we kicked him and abused him.So i had to take pics from my cell phone which doesnt give any nice quality Pictures but just to remember the trip it was enough.

So after 15 minutes we were in the blue ocean our ship was sailing at 7 knots/hr that was approximately 15km/hr .It wasn't swaying a lot but just a slight notion of it was there .The commentator was constantly filling us with the details of some interesting facts about the Navy and the ships .

We were following a ship and maintaining a distance of exactly 1 km between .And similarly in front of us were 20 other ships in one straight line heading towards the middle of the Bay Of Bengal maintaining a distance of 1 km between each one .






The wind was simply awesome .We climbed the highest point on the ship and as we saw the ship just heading for the Horizon splashing the wast amounts of water .It was such a beautiful sight .You should be there to experience it.Almost like the effect that must have seen In titanic when Jack and Rose extend their arms out.It was almost like that.We enjoyed every bit of it.






After sometime everyone was moved out of that area.and we went off t the Wardroom where all the Captains have their food and drinks and refreshments.It was empty except the steward who kept coming and going now and then.We took out Appy's for each and drank it sitting on the sofa.

Oh what a feeling .





The wardroom made us realize what sea sickness was.Cause when u r outside in the open u can see the ship oscilate with the outside surroundings but when u r inside in a packe droom only ur sense of balance intimates you about the oscillations of the ship.That creates a real awkward feeling in you.So thats how i experienced my first ever Sea Sickness .When ever we felt that it was becoming more .We came out in the open .

For breakfast we were given a Piece of bread and Bonda and 2 bananas .But we ordered for some,e extra cake and biscuits.So most of our time was spent just roaming in the ship taking some Pictures and attending to the needs of our HOD.

Finally in the afternoon when everyone got tired and the ship didnt stop to go i felt like taking a nap.But then realised as i was lost in thoughts that nap can be taken everywhere so was watching the sea and the place where our ship was being beaten with the ocean waves again and again and the white foam which it constantly produced after each splash .It was very Cool.




In the evening at the time of sunset again everyone gathered on the deck to take some final pictures of the Setting sun .We also joined in the crowd .





As we were entering the port again it was dark and only the lights of the ships around us and the port lights were visible which in itself was a breath taking view.



We were all out by 7:30 and i headed towards home after a short trip with my friend to a place which was closed .

The trip was really one of a kind can never forget such an experience in my life.It could have been much better if instead of our HOD some more of our friends had joined but then everything in this world is not in our hands whats in our hands should be made use of.................