Onto Saigon
18 января, Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Less than 40 miles to go to end our cycling journey through Vietnam. Get some coffee (sweet of course) and breakfast and head out on small roads through the countryside. Ride through a few marketЧитать далее
A sick day
19 января, Вьетнам ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Woke up feeling crappy so spent most of the day in bed while Doug procured our packing boxes and materials. Sightseeing will have to wait .
Exploring Saigon
20 января, Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Head out to explore the city as I am feeling a bit better. Start off with terrific French pastries. Take a Grab to avoid the busy and unpleasant streets. Wander around District 1, passing a fewЧитать далее
Packing day
21 января, Вьетнам ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Organize and pack - that was how we spent our day. Did go out for pretty good pizza.
Goodbye Vietnam. Hello Sri Lanka!
22 января, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
After 2 months, it is time to leave Vietnam. Though there have been some high points, I found it a particularly difficult country. The roads weren’t great, the drivers were atrocious and theЧитать далее
Wandering around Negombo
23 января, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Spend the morning organizing what would be needed for our Sri Lanka vacation. Took an Uber into Negombo and wandered around a bit. Did a bit of shopping before returning to our apartment to makeЧитать далее
We are now a party of 4
24 января, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
After 2 days of travel, including a long layover in Hong Kong, Hannah and Maddie join us in Sri Lanka. We all get some more sleep (they arrived very early in the morning) before beginning ourЧитать далее
Easing into vacation mode
25 января, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
With no big plans, go with the very chill vibe around here and have a late start. Eventually head down for some breakfast and then prepare for some beach time. Relax, do puzzles and bob in the water.Читать далее
Scuba day
26 января, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Three is us (Doug has caught my cold and unable to dive) head out early for our fun dives. Get suited up and take small boats over bumpy water to first dive site. Very choppy water which makes gettingЧитать далее
Journeying inland
27 января, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
“Attend” a buddhist beach wedding. Two guests of the hotel opted to get married in a local manner. Grab some breakfast before heading back down the peninsula. Though we see elephant crossingЧитать далее
Safari time
28 января, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Up early to get into Wilpattu Park before sunrise (and other safari trucks). A bit of a queue to get tickets and enter but the crowd quickly disperses within the park. Bump along on rutted dirt road.Читать далее
Polonnaruwa
29 января, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Eat a fun breakfast of traditional foods based on coconut and rice. Once fully carbed up, pile in unloaded TukTuk and drive through elephant territory towards the ancient city of Polonnaruwa. ExploreЧитать далее
Kandy
30 января, Шри-Ланка ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Depart from our homestay after a different, and tasty breakfast. Another “short” drive (100 km) but the climbing is quite slow in our weighted down TukTuk. Have an additional climb into the hillsЧитать далее
UP to Ohiya
31 января, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Make our way down our big hill and continue southward journey. Huge climbing day, topping out over 7000 feet. Not quite sure which would be more “fun”;; on a bike or our TukTuk struggling to makeЧитать далее
Horton’s Plains National Park
1 февраля, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Get an early start to try and arrive at Workds End before the clouds typically descend. Steep climb up in the TukTuk. Quite chilly at the trailhead as it’s quite exposed. Have our breakfast and setЧитать далее
Ella & a train track walk
2 февраля, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Very short drive out of the mountains towards hills. Roads are quite small and windy but we cover the 40 km pretty quickly. Found our hotel who’s is up an incredibly steep hill making for aЧитать далее
Ella Rock
3 февраля, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Power up on breakfast and walk up to train tracks. Join the line of others heading to the same place. Quite a bit of up before the end and get nice views from the ridge overlooking the valley.Читать далее
To the beach we go
4 февраля, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
Roll ourselves down our steep hill, and pile in to our TukTuk for a long trip to the coast. Pass by pretty waterfalls as we descend down and around more hairpin turns. Although it’s IndependenceЧитать далее
In search of the best snorkel spot
5 февраля, Шри-Ланка ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Organize early to get some snorkeling in during low tide. First spot is way too shallow so move over to where all the people are on Turtle Beach. Do spot a turtle and some nice patches of purpleЧитать далее
Another beach day
6 февраля, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Decide to toot over to another beach to check out the snorkeling. Head to Polhena where there is very little beach but calm water and turtles. Water does get a bit rougher as tide comes in yet stillЧитать далее
A return to Negombo
7 февраля, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Doug offers to drive the TukTuk back by himself, allowing us more beach time. Have one last snorkel and enjoy the beach before catching a TukTuk to catch a bus to catch an Uber to the apartment.Читать далее
A day of chores
8 февраля, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C
Not much to this day besides laundry, organizing and walking to get food for dinner.
To Adams Peak we go
9 февраля, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
With a few days left before I head home for family matters, decide to squeeze on more adventure in - a hike up Adams Peak. Back to TukTuk rentals we go to pick up our green TukTuk this time. LongЧитать далее
Hiking Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak)
10 февраля, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Up at 2:00 to hike the 3.5 miles/1000 meters/5500 steps UP. This mountain is a very popular pilgrimage, supposedly with Buddha’s footprint on top. Goal is to get up before sunrise. Very steep, pavedЧитать далее
ПутешественникLove these pictures. Looks like amazing experience even with the steps!
One last TukTuk ride
11 февраля, Шри-Ланка ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Attempt to find waterfalls/swim holes on the way back though end up on some very small and rough roads. Do get to put our toes in and are treated to a fishie foot massage. Finish the ride, return toЧитать далее