Madh and Marve

A few pictorial updates.

Not having ventured out much due to family stuff and a cold, I briefly stepped out with the pater  for  a short  trip to Madh and Marve, which is fairly close to home. It was a bit of a nostalgia trip for the dad as he has been making visits to the area from 1962.   Though much has changed since I last visited, a glimmer of an older Mumbai exists in these parts. While fairly familiar with the place, I didn't know a ferry operated from Madh to Versova.  You can see the Versova's buildings from the ferry point.

There were a number of boats about and here and there and in tiny patches, the last of the mangroves.

These areas of course were once fishing villages and remain so, you can spot Bombay Duck drying along the road.

At Marve beach we stopped awhile. A dog was asleep in the mild winter sun, fisherfolk cleaned caught fish and tucked away in a corner, a young couple enjoyed some intimacy.

Our driver scrounged around for some free catch and came up with a single tiny crab, not sufficient for his cooking pot on this day. 

And last, before we left, a flag for a rough and ready shop that had slipped unnoticed. And a notice at a restaurant for a rice plate and ice - cream, a combination I have yet to try.