Person on a parasail just about to land in the water off the Lakshadweep islands

After an exciting few minutes, the fun is over. After being pulled by a boat to start floating in the air (tied to a parasail), gravity takes over and the person has to come down to earth. In another few seconds, the person will fall in the water, and the boat will be there to pick them up.

Floating in a parasail over the beautiful green water, pulled by a boat

Imagine how nice it would be. You are floating high above the water, over coral laden water, with the boat having taken you high in the air, slowly starting to descend when you reach the top height. It is real fun, and this is exactly how this person would have been feeling, after doing this para-sailing on the beaches of the Lakshadweep islands.

Coconut or palm trees and white cottages in Lakshadweep, with hedges on the ground

The Lakshadweep are a set of Indian islands in the Arabian Sea, located at around a day's ship cruise time from the Indian coast. This is the scene from one of the islands, where you can see trees and a lot of greenery along with small white cottages. There were a small number of cottages, making for a nice vacation.

View of one of the islands in the Lakshadweep from a passing ship

The Lakshadweep Islands in the Arabian Sea, off the coast of India, consist of a chain of Islands. They are typically reachable by ship (although there are some flights available). Many of these ships start off the mainland, and then hop from island to island (with boats coming out to meet them); we were traveling in one such ship to our destination, the islands of Kadamat.