Village Safari

I believe I enjoyed this more than James ,it doesn't sound like fun being put on of a cart pulled by buffalos up a rikty track . But in the end it turned out to be fun.
After a small wait we were transferred to homemade catamaran and taken out on to a beautiful tranquil fresh water lake with Eagles and white herons . The 20 minute boat ride to the village included fresh flowers being picked from the waters edge for Alison.

We arrived at a supposedly authentic Sri Lankan village but was in reality a tourist destination created for stupid Westerners , like ourselves. Although I would like to add I got a bit grumpy with the excursion manager as I got the distinct impression we were being ripped off. I negotiated a discount but in my world it wasn't enough . $30 dollars became $15.

In the end our overriding memories of this trip was the traditional home cooked lunch . And small cookery lesson. Freshly grated coconut is a beautiful thing and even better when turned into coconut sambal.

The return was on a motorized rotivator even more uncomfortable than a tuk tuk .Read more