Photo Travelogue :
I winced my nose at the typical dried fish odor as soon as I got down the metro at Versova. The sea was little away ( 3kms or so ), but the stench was overwheming. There must be some fish market nearby, I thought to myself as I got down the stairs and looked for an auto. Versova is quite an upmarket place, but, I wonder how its residents lived with the constant 'fishy' smell. I'd never be able to. Anyways, the metred auto that cost me about 30 bucks, dropped me about 1 km or so at the start of a narrow lane, which he said would take me to the jetty. I walked for sometime and after a point had to take a left turn and kept walking. It was a good 15 minutes walk in a heavily congested road, which the auto had said would take just 2 minutes. Anyways, I saw the jetty sign at last and its colourful boats docked that indicated that I had reached the jetty spot. I heaved a sigh of huge relief. I followed few other people who were boarding the boats that would take them to the other side. Its a barely 5 minutes ride ( maybe even less ), because, the other bank is just couple of feet away.
road to the jetty...
the auto dropped me at this circle...
it took quite some time to reach on foot...
floating rubber pontoon bridge at the jetty...it wobbled as I walked on it...
I got clicking as the view was quite quaint but stunning...
a returning boat...
my driver...he was amused seeing me clicking pictures...its an everyday sight for him...
the other end...our boat's destination...
the boat started and turned in the waters...
I saw the versova jetty where I was standing just two minutes ago...
approaching the other end....
colourful fishing boats....
birds enjoying floating in the waters...
an old sign board on the other side that says - my madh, clean madh...
view from the opposite end jetty while returning...
The ride cost 5-10 and 15 if someone takes their scooty or bike along. Its a busy jetty and the flow of passengers is constant throughout the day. It was a bright sunny day so I enjoyed the experience ( sans the fish smell ). Not sure how it'd be during rainy days. To go to Madh Island, the jetty is the main short-cut way along with an alternate bus route that comes from Borivali end, and is longer ( although more scenic with tall trees and mangroves on both sides ). There's also plans of a bridge coming up that'd connect it to Versova. The island, its fort and beaches often shows up in bollywood movies and songs. I was there to explore the madh fort and the haunted madh-marve road. Read all about them in my coming posts.
Versova originally named Vesave, is a small fishing village of the Kolis, situated to the north of the old Mumbai city. The native population or the 'kolis' sells fish at Versova jetty at wholesale prices ( wiki ).
Address : Versova jetty, Mandvi Galli, Versova, Andheri West, Mumbai, Maharashtra 400061
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