Chennai beach walk

 

I stayed in the southern end of Chennai and walked to the closest beach, Foreshore Estate.

I passed under tall shady trees, dilapidated footpaths and cows searching for something to eat before I arrived at a long, wide stretch of beach. This sandy coastline would have been a joy to visit before the invention of plastic. Fishing boats nestled in the sand. Fishers idled in the shade of their boats or untangled their nets.

Littered beach, Foreshore Estate, Chennai

But the litter was a depressing sight. It was like a plastic wasteland. I had to turn around and leave the dismal sight.

Foreshore Estate apartment blocks, Chennai