The Port of Mystery

Imagine you are now on a business trip in Chittagong. On a bright sunny afternoon you have got nothing to do but staring down at the traffics from the rooftop restaurant of the local five-star hotel. What will you do then? Are you thinking to go for a nap? Or go outside on shopping that you hate most? After the tiresome business sessions you are planning to enjoy some time in solitude. Here you are. Fasten your seatbelt and drive your car towards the Port of Mystery. You can’t even imagine this 15 minutes’ drive is going to take you to such a place that can only match with a fairyland. Yes, it is indeed. It is Sagarika Sea Beach, just 7 kilometers away from the Chittagong Metropolitan’s hub GEC moor. The beach itself does not have any formal name though. One of my friends once named it The Port of Mystery. This is not like an ordinary beach and it will rather remind you some wild, unexplored sea beach which is yet not dressed well to elude the tourists to pour in. The scenic coast line, the wide open seascape, the deserted sea beach along with other mind-blowing features will lift your mood up, for sure. Well, if you will come here, the first thing that will catch your site of is the coastal mangrove forest. I hope you’ll not miss the chance of having a walk across the forest. Take off your shoes and roll up your pant. You’ll enjoy walking barefooted on the soft marine grass. Soon you’ll get yourself at the end of the forest. Right before you there’ll be nothing but the vast expanse of the silver sea. The sun is about to set in the shimmering horizon. Your mind will be engulfed with an invisible sea of an eerie silence. The distant birds’ chirping and the soft crushing noise of the rolling waves will make the silence more sacred. Your feet will be washed by the gentle waves. You may see some fishing boats’ smoke and they are coming back to the shore. I’ll request you to walk a bit further. Now you’ll see the mangrove forest as a green backdrop behind you. Of course you will be a lone wanderer on the deserted beach. You will see the crabs trying to climb up the mangrove roots. The stars will soon start to blink up in the sky and you’ll hardly believe that you are only 5/6 kilometers away from the metropolis. The fresh air of the forest will fill your lungs with spirit. You can stay there as long as you want. You can enjoy the moon rising high up above the forest. You’ll see the well-lit vessels anchored in the deep seaport like some floating cities. Then the hour of departure will arrive and you’ll wash your mud stained feet. On your way back to the city, I am sure; you’ll turn your face back and will try to fill your eyes with that mysterious beauty. You’ll come back soon, I know.