The Sundarbans in my eyes

“Nature always wears the colors of the spirit.”-Ralph Waldo Emerson.

After my SSC exam, I had an opportunity to explore the beauty of nature by visiting Sundarbans with my cousins.

At 10 pm, we set out on a magnificent and lovely ship from Khulna BIW ghat. Our ship arrived in Kotka at 4 a.m. The ship belonged to the Mongla Port Authority (MPA), and it was reserved for us only. Sometime later the sun rises from deep-sea with the purple caller. That moment was the most beautiful moment. Huge known and unknown birds have surrounded us. We feel the pure and fresh air in our ship. Some boatmen woke up and started fishing. 

Sometime later we finished our breakfast and landed in Kotka, our target at the moment was the Kotka River. We began heading toward the river but this was not an ordinary way to walk. Our way is surrounded by small, medium, big sundari, geua, and named unknown trees, grass, golpata tree, a small wood bridge. Deer, monkeys, pigs, porcupines, and Royal Bengal Tigers can all be found drinking water from the same pond. Sundarbans mangrove forest's two greatest treasures are the Sundori tree and the Royal Bengal Tiger. We crossed the 4/5 km path with joyful discussion with my cousins and the forest officer. The officer shared some historic stories with us from his job life in this jungle. Kotka sea beach is not a long beach, but it amazed me. This location is unique compared to others. Especially when the beach and woodland trees are together. This time I selected my place for camping. This is the best place ever for entertaining camping. The massive wave washed away all of our travel stress and filled us with love and happiness.

We returned to the ship and concluded our lunch. After that we started exploring after having some rest and saw some wild animals. There were numerous monkeys, pigs, porcupines, and at least a thousand wild and deer. The deer was not terrified of us. They walk, run, and eat normally. There were many deer around us, but there is a significant risk whenever a tiger comes to gather food.

The day ended with a stunning sunset. The time we spent together was awesome. We returned to our ship and swiftly prepared for camping, beginning our stroll to my fantasy camping spot with my favorite munchies.

Luckily, that night was full of huge moonlight. On one side, wild waves roared in the sea apart. On the other hand, nature was fully silent with increased full moonlight. That heavenly scene is unforgettable. The night was going deep with a changeable mind-blowing nature. The sun rises with the same purple splendor as the day before.