The big boat arrived into Barisal just after 7:00am and what a bumscrum that was at least I did not feel out of place with not being able to shower, I am sure my delicious man scent was blending in admirably with the BO of an assorted 2-300 others trying to all get off at the same time. Thank your god for extra strong mints as I didn't even contemplate using the by now rather minging shared washbasin.
So an hours drive from Barisal to a launch pad for the backwaters round Banaripara, where we were informed we would spend most of the day, on the boat and off the boat, in an area inhabited by Water Gypsies, to see the markets and the life they lead.
Here is an introduction and some waterscapes. It started off as a hazy morning before eventually the power of the sun burnt it away
The waterways are the arteries of the small communities here, there are no roads as we would recognise them, dense greenery and a few hardcore tracks through them, water travel is the fastest and easiest and most direct method of transport.
Goods, in this case bananas, are traded not only at the markets but direct from the small boats, a kind of "floating market" I guess
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