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Wave riding Dog on Kattu-maram (tied wood) and the crabbers
October 3, 2006 by
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Still jet lagged. S is more or less back to a regular routine.
My dad’s house is very close to the beach. I was there at the beach a lot in the early hours, trying to catch the rising sun, when I saw the kattu-maram (the word catamaran originates from the kattumaram or tied wood) coming into the shore, I didnt give it much thought. Just another fisherman I thought…
Check out the cool dawg……
as the kattumaram rides the swells to come ashore
Was I glad my camera was switched on, as within seconds the action was all over.
The only modernization to the ancient craft was a diesel outboard motor !
Meet the crabbers !
This guy was incredible nimble, the time between selecting a crab hole and digging in to grab his was within 10’s of seconds.
haa haa naan thaan firstu, all the pictures are nice…you are making us nostalgic day by day
Marutham-
stopped by your blog after several months- looks like your India trip was fun. The morning beach is always the best with its quietness as well as activity happening silently. Nice capture of the katumarams on the sea!
Nice Pictures!!!… I have never been to a beach in the early hours
Sleep always seemed more important always 
Seems like fun, will try going some time
That was nice pictures to see those amazing facts of our beaches. Its always fun to go early morning or evening to walk around beaches.
Nice pictures shankari .. How come u get up so early when u are in ur dad’s house. Naan ellam enga veetukku pona kalayila 9 manikku than enthiripaen..
Wow!
Good Quality Pics.
Great pics !
That is one coool Dawg!!!:D:D
Nice pics, lucky you are to live near the beach!! Bet you had a great vacation!! Now back to the real world, eh?!:)
Thanks ! Glad to share the photos. Beach at the morning is a great start for the day, miss it after coming back here. Had to be up by 5.30 to catch the 5.45 sunrise
Yep its back to the trenches in the real world now. It was good having some time off without the blackberry and cellphone constantly interrupting you.
Rajesh
jet lag ? i still coudn’t understand that shankari ; ) wish to talk to u soon
Thats a cute dog…
And hey, thanks for stopping by..
Very nice pictures.
Fun fact: I am sure you know that the English world “Catamaran” is rooted in “kattumaram”
looks like early morning in beach is a nice timepass and fun…
Good photos