A Journey by Boat

Bangladesh is a land of river. So it is easy to make a journey by boat. Journey is always pleasure to me. But my greatest pleasure is in a journey by boat. A few days ago, I made a journey by boat from Mongla to Paikgachha on the occasion of autumn vacation. We were four in numbers. They were my family members. We hired a big boat. We had our breakfast early in the morning. We started at 8.00 am. The sky was clear and the weather was fine. The river was calm. It was full to brim. Our boatman rowed for a while and then set sail. The boat began to move smoothly. There ware small waves on the river. We enjoyed scenes on both sides of the river. There were green field, paddy field, jute field and rows of trees which were full of flowers and fruits. We saw many boys and girls were bathing and swimming in the river. Fishermen were catching fish. At about 1.00 pm the boatmen cast the anchor. We took our meal. The boatmen took rest for a while. Then they raised the anchor. Again we started our journey it was late afternoon. The sun was setting. We enjoyed the sun set. 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 the most memorable day of my life indeed.