tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post2940803964343386547..comments2024-03-18T14:53:56.122+05:30Comments on Windy Skies: River CrossingsAnil Phttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-76938549133695977912008-07-10T19:25:00.000+05:302008-07-10T19:25:00.000+05:30Shantanu: Most times it is quaint.Marita: Thank yo...<BR><B>Shantanu</B>: Most times it is quaint.<BR/><BR/><B>Marita</B>: Thank you. Stories make life.<BR>Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-84971474339081118472008-06-26T02:41:00.000+05:302008-06-26T02:41:00.000+05:30hello anil,thank you for your comment on my blog. ...hello anil,<BR/>thank you for your comment on my blog. <BR/><BR/>reading the different posts on your blog i think you're such a wonderful story teller!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-37834537797116364272008-06-15T21:46:00.000+05:302008-06-15T21:46:00.000+05:30I did watch the ferries going to and fro when I wa...I did watch the ferries going to and fro when I was close to Panjim during my recent vacation. There is a certain nostalgia associated with this for this; reminds me of the ferries on Hoogly in Calcutta from another time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-31844852766441655012008-06-15T14:47:00.000+05:302008-06-15T14:47:00.000+05:30Bobbie: It heartens me to know you enjoyed River C...<B>Bobbie</B>: It heartens me to know you enjoyed River Crossings. <BR/><BR/>I particularly like the feel of crossing the river, riding on its current, feeling its girth.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your comment.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-80363001595033659602008-06-15T00:31:00.000+05:302008-06-15T00:31:00.000+05:30Your words bring the story of your journeys so viv...Your words bring the story of your journeys so vividly to the reader! I have enjoyed every minute. I too have a love of ferries. It has been a long time since I have ridden one. So many here have been replaced by bridges. But then, some bridges are breath-taking experiences. Your photos are wonderful too - especially the last. Thank you for this post.bobbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00658103343742852411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-33294272816554120842008-06-14T09:10:00.000+05:302008-06-14T09:10:00.000+05:30Arun: Thanks, Arun. Try them before the bridges re...<B>Arun</B>: Thanks, Arun. Try them before the bridges replace them.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-18937943775860327552008-06-13T20:40:00.000+05:302008-06-13T20:40:00.000+05:30lovely write-up as always. Will not this for my ne...lovely write-up as always. Will not this for my next Goa visit.Arunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14432016515230268895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-9855052355287022742008-06-11T06:58:00.000+05:302008-06-11T06:58:00.000+05:30Muse: Thank you. It must be quite a feeling to rem...<B>Muse</B>: Thank you. It must be quite a feeling to remember Goa more so if one has grown up there, riding ferries et al.<BR/><BR/>I doubt if I took the ferry you mentioned unless it was so long ago that I cannot remember of it.<BR/><BR/>The ferry across the Zuari after barges knocked into the bridge over it is something I recollect for, I took it often. They used to be crowded. The bus from Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-73691131054893931602008-06-11T00:29:00.000+05:302008-06-11T00:29:00.000+05:30Brought back some fond memories ofbeing on a ferry...Brought back some fond memories of<BR/>being on a ferry to Diwar and in Pernem - did you know that there used to be a totally quiet, utterly peaceful boat ride from Pontemol (Sanvordem) to Nirabag where they made feni?musehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08815806552660712913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-64863792473544589372008-06-10T08:33:00.000+05:302008-06-10T08:33:00.000+05:30Adi: The next time you're in Goa you can try a fer...<B>Adi</B>: The next time you're in Goa you can try a ferry route. The ferry timings should not be a problem, you'll know when they run once you're at the ferry point :)<BR/><BR/><B>Elizabeth</B>: A pleasure. I'm glad to know you enjoyed the narrative. Thank you.Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-65704782752027773752008-06-10T00:29:00.000+05:302008-06-10T00:29:00.000+05:30Hi Anil, thanks for visiting my blog and for your ...Hi Anil, thanks for visiting my blog and for your comment. I am so glad to have found yours--this was a wonderful account of your travel, I felt I could see everything you described. The lovely pictures helped too!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05334969603318926031noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-68169428137676483562008-06-09T16:18:00.000+05:302008-06-09T16:18:00.000+05:30i went to goa for three days during the goa adfest...i went to goa for three days during the goa adfest this april. all i wanted was to roam around in those little public transport buses and see the place as closely as possible. don't think i was in any ferry route as such, but yes, would have loved to board one.<BR/>next time am there, will ask u to accompany me :)delhidreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613041484425960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-61928443158662755242008-06-08T16:53:00.000+05:302008-06-08T16:53:00.000+05:30Deli: Thank you.Churningthewordmill: Thank you. Yo...<B>Deli</B>: Thank you.<BR/><BR/><B>Churningthewordmill</B>: Thank you. You're most welcome.<BR/><BR/><B>Carletta</B>: Thanks. Blue is so elemental, universal. Sometimes I wonder if it was by design or an accident of nature for blue to be so.<BR/><BR/><B>Lifecruiser</B>: Thank you. Kingfishers are aplenty and so are birds of prey. Goa is only a small state, there are probaly hundreds of ferries Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-82190960169434926452008-06-08T11:14:00.000+05:302008-06-08T11:14:00.000+05:30very vivid, interesting blog you've got here. than...very vivid, interesting blog you've got here. thanks for your comment.raindoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17226217552300096002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-77171409630027614542008-06-08T07:42:00.000+05:302008-06-08T07:42:00.000+05:30A very nice travelog, and very poetic phrases like...A very nice travelog, and very poetic phrases like<BR/><BR/>... let your imagination fall in step with the rhythm of the train chugging over the bridge you can see it sail away with the clouds...<BR/><BR/>...The setting sun nudges our ferry on its journey across the river...<BR/><BR/>made it beautiful. highly readable and would make anyone want to wander around...<BR/><BR/>Awara Hoon!Bob Dylanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08509744261705946999noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-82684756225873873652008-06-08T02:39:00.000+05:302008-06-08T02:39:00.000+05:30Dennis likes your blog a lot. Sitting by the river...Dennis likes your blog a lot. Sitting by the river waiting for the Ferry sounds nice.dennishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07382113112087625147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-81237862316647607622008-06-07T22:22:00.000+05:302008-06-07T22:22:00.000+05:30An extremely interesting piece embellished with gr...An extremely interesting piece embellished with great photos. Reminded me of some ferries I have taken - of a different type, though.RAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-9313912655839933952008-06-07T21:50:00.000+05:302008-06-07T21:50:00.000+05:30Sounds like very beautiful water roads indeed. I'd...Sounds like very beautiful water roads indeed. I'd love to see all the bird life and especially the Kingfishers. <BR/><BR/>Wow, that's a lot of ferries you have listed there. *whistles*<BR/><BR/>I think we have 38 ferries in the whole Sweden, at least official ones by our national road administration. <BR/><BR/>We have many thousands of lakes in Sweden and some islands out in the Baltic Sea that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-40995171341516884032008-06-07T19:58:00.000+05:302008-06-07T19:58:00.000+05:30HI,I wanted to thank you for stopping by my blog t...HI,<BR/>I wanted to thank you for stopping by my blog today. <BR/>You have a very interesting one and the photos are excellent!<BR/>In your profile you say "and some of them are blue" - a love the sentiment in that.Carlettahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11178161514195582965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-28610331353358294652008-06-07T19:52:00.000+05:302008-06-07T19:52:00.000+05:30hey anil...came by ur blog for the first time...u ...hey anil...came by ur blog for the first time...u hv some very nice pics there..will take my time and read thru ur posts...<BR/>mandiraAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-52527098511675012862008-06-07T16:52:00.000+05:302008-06-07T16:52:00.000+05:30so enthralling Anil. sublime photos....thank you f...so enthralling Anil. sublime photos....thank you for dorpping by my placeDeLihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15795530327579458125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1892515371002587932008-06-07T15:55:00.000+05:302008-06-07T15:55:00.000+05:30Sarah Laurence: Thank you. It was intimidating and...<B>Sarah Laurence</B>: Thank you. It was intimidating and alarming to say the last, and is the longest runs of ferries anywhere in Goa. <BR/><BR/>Hopefully, I would someday, more likely it would meander like ferry journeys :)<BR/><BR/><B>Mountainear</B>: Thank you :)<BR/><BR/><B>Adi</B>: Different strokes for different folks :)<BR/><BR/><B>Chiefbiscuit</B>: Yes, you must. There's something very Anil Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02422187314611747278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-24342718428359140012008-06-07T11:11:00.000+05:302008-06-07T11:11:00.000+05:30I would love to travel the ferries you have descri...I would love to travel the ferries you have described ... maybe one day ... I especially loved the description of the trains travelling over the 'sky bridge'.Kay Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01791873464409271216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-2443630157740940672008-06-06T14:10:00.000+05:302008-06-06T14:10:00.000+05:30first of all, it was a bit longish post, people mu...first of all, it was a bit longish post, people must really like your words to read through all of that :)<BR/>second, yes, i felt i should be traveling on one of these ferry routes, atleast once in life.delhidreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04613041484425960760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13132765.post-1049201998876061182008-06-06T04:05:00.000+05:302008-06-06T04:05:00.000+05:30Another evocative blog Anil - I feel I have been t...Another evocative blog Anil - I feel I have been traveling with you.mountainearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15977393968796316843noreply@blogger.com