Having lost most of 2021 and many travel plans to the pandemic and its multi faceted variants, 2022 seemed to bring in some normalcy to the craziness we had seen in the past 2 years. Business travel was opening up and I needed to go to Qatar for a week of meetings and quarantines. Having spent most of the previous year locked down at home, being locked down in the Marriott was a welcome experience. Not the most uncomfortable lockup I have been. Jet lag ensured that I woke up very early and meetings ensured I slept late. The cheery on top was of course was the sea view from my hotel room. I did not manage to explore the locales much in Doha due to the still restrictive restrictions but did manage to hang around the hotel beach and look at some good artwork.
A quick week later, I landed in Pondicherry for some time off with family. Staying at the club Mahindra there is always a relaxing holiday thanks to the beach proximity from the rooms. We did manage sunrises as well. The pleasant surprise here was that they had a turtle hatchery at the beach, and Feb is the end of the season for hatching. We saw a bunch of these hop out to the sea with help from the folks in charge. They also collect the eggs at night to re-bury them in a safe area away from dogs and naive tourists who may damage them. Due to this they knew when the eggs would hatch and where to follow the 'turtlings'.
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