Venture is generally a joy to me. Whenever I go on an excursion, my heart jumps up with euphoria. Be that as it may, my most noteworthy joy is in an excursion by boat. Bangladesh is a land of rivers. So it is easy to make a journey by boat. A journey by boat is interesting and pleasant.
Whenever I get an opportunity to make a journey by boat, I make the best use of the opportunity. A few days ago, I made a journey by boat from Mongla to Paikgachha on the occasion of autumn vacation.
We were four in number. We hired a big boat. The boatman and the oarsmen were very nice people. We had our breakfast early in the morning. We started at 8. a.m.
The sky was clear, and the weather was fine. The river was calm. It was full to the brim. Our boatman rowed for a while and then set sail. The boat began to move smoothly. There were small waves on the river.
We enjoyed the scenes on both sides of the river. There were green fields, paddy fields, and jute fields, rows of trees which were full of flowers and fruits. These things charmed our eyes. We saw many boys and girls bathing and swimming in the river. Fishermen were catching fish. Women were seen fetching water in pitchers.
We reached the market at 12 o’clock. The boatman cast anchor. We got down. We bought rice, egg, a big hilsha fish and sweets.
The boatmen gave us an oven and fuel. We cooked the food ourselves. We had our meal. The boatmen took a rest for a while.
Then they raised anchor. Again, we started our journey. The boatmen tried to reach the destination before the sunset. It was late afternoon.
The sun was setting. We enjoyed the sunset. The boat moved slowly, and we reached our destination. It was dark all around. The journey in my heart I bore. It gave me much pleasure. It was one of the most memorable days in my life indeed.