MikeS Wrote:
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> Hi Prema
>
> I'm with John in pic's of the new discoveries...
> could you let me know if the seashore temple
> survived the tsunami alright... its a beautiful
> structure and I hope its still there for future
> generations.
>
> Since you can't dive here is what to do to see the
> undersea ruins. Where the seashore temple juts out
> in to the ocean stand looking directly out to see.
> You'll see a patch of surf about 1km out (maybe
> less). Thats the first of the major ruins out
> there (I dived that one too), but the whole area
> is covered ... the patches of surf are just the
> tall ones.
>
> If you are feeling brave, hire a boat (one of the
> fishermen might take you?) to take you out to that
> one directly ahead of the seashore temple.
> Depending on the tide you 'should' see a large
> structure just beneath the surface which the waves
> literally break over. Remember when I got back I
> said we could see some of the obviously manmade
> structures from the surface (which i got panned
> for saying by certain people), well thats exhibit
> A, and I think you might find it interesting to
> see that.
>
> I probably wouldn't recomend snorkling for several
> reasons, firstly visablilty is poor, there is a
> lot of surge, and its not comfortable being in the
> water with all the boats having those rather
> lethal looking outboard motors, oh also there are
> a lot of nasty jellyfish (can't remember the
> species but they aren't nice).
>
> OOoooops! That last section is off shore! Sorry


Thanks. I will try if I could get a boat and could convince my folks to let me go (still they don't let me go anywhere without them accompanying/instructing.. they think I might get lost!!!) surely will try my best. I am going to spend lot of time in the Shore temple surely. and there is another important place in my list... pooncheri, the nearby village on other bank of the lagoon, which actually was the original port place.. this temple complex was just temple complex, but pooncher was the actual port. today the temple complex and the port area are separated by a lagoon (brackish water).


>
> Enjoy your journey...

Thanks.

> I'm jellous I haven't had a
> holiday in ages and am not going to get one till
> my honeymoon later this year!
>

All the best Enjoy your honeymoon


> Take care and safe journeys

Thanks.