Treasure Island - St.Mary's

Malpe - a small fishing village is a few km from Udupi and off Malpe is a small island. You can take a 20 minute boat ride to this serene island. It is called St. Mary's Island.

The island is uninhabited and very clean. The island has a fantastic mix of small coves, beaches and rocky outcrops. It hosts tall grasses, palm trees, moluscs, crabs and small sea faring birds.

You can spend a wonderful hour climbing its cliffs and can walk around the island. Wade in the clean waters, collect some shells or just watch the sea spray. The unique feature of this little stretch are vertical hexagonal rocks, formed by volcanic activity.



This little treasure trove is a fantastic photo opportunity. In fact, I spent a lot of time experimenting with my camera. I must admit here that I did not capture any of the birds in my photographs. I always managed to scare them away. :)