• Hamilton Dutch Canal

    August 18 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    At the start we thought what a waste of money at $100, but the tour was quite good. We still feel expensive and would have been worth $50.

    We started going through very dirty smelly water for 10 to 15 minutes then the area opened up to a beautiful waterway.

    The Hamilton Canal is 14.5 km and during the 15th century served as the principal seaport for the cinnamon trade.

    Between 1802 and 1804 Gavin Hamilton rebuilt the Canal to run a straighter course.
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