Day 10 (Apr-21) : Trying for a dolphin

We left early in the morning for Satapada, the place to see the Chilika lake Dolphins. We reached the place at around 12 pm. We ate in a dhaba, following the rules of authentic cuisine (see earlier posts). The food was good. We took a boat and left the place. In the middle of the lake, our driver stopped at a place. A guy from another boat came to us with a tub full of oysters. He took one in his hand and broke it. And wow a pearl!!!! He gave the price of the peal to be Rs.55. Every 5th oyster had a pearl. Every 15th had a black pearl. Our excitement took over us. One thing I noticed was that those pearls were not completely round but the guy told us that the oyster made the pearl that way. We believed it and bought a good amount for it.

The big truth : 

The pearls were fake!!! Unfortunately, we got to know that when it was already too late.

Well, we did see dolphins, but it wasn't very good sighting. We couldn't take a single good photo of the Dolphin. But we did get a good sighting of the red crab and a school of small fish that kept jumping out of water. Few things to remember for future trips:

• When you get costly metals, stones, etc at very cheap rates, always think that it is too good to   be true.
• Everything the nature makes is 100%  PERFECT. I realised much later that the pearls must be perfectly spherical for it to be pure.
• A loss once made is lost forever. Don't think about it much just learn your lessons and move on. All Izz Well

Stopping at a dhaba for lunch. The car was an object of curiosity for some

Ready to cast the net

This *black pearl in the shell" got us all excited!

Feeding on the prawns caught in the net

Red crabs on the bank