Pulicat Lake

Had been to Pulicat over the weekend...Its an awesome place about 65 kms from Chennai..

The entire stretch of the backwaters is decorated with beautiful islands, most of them being uninhabited. The water is just waist deep in most of the places except near the estuary.

Here are some of the pics...


One such beautiful island


Suvadugal


Sangamam


The water is clear... We dipped here


Yet another island. Ideal place to have food and take some rest

The fisherman who took us to these places said that if planned in advance they can make arrangements for a tent and stove to cook some of the seawater fishes, which get exported and are not available in Indian market. They even arrange for night camps, but ladies are strictly not allowed for that.

Its advisable to go there by late afternoon and spend the pleasant evening in one of the lonely islands. More pics here

Route Update: When going from Chennai, take the Chennai - Nellore (Calcutta) highway. 5-6kms after Red Hills, you will come across a signboard giving directions to Ponneri. Take the right there to reach Ponneri. Proceed straight for another 20 kms and you will reach Pulicat.