Hide Ella
8月26日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Another day another Hotel. The hotel is located up in the hills of Ella.
Our Room
8月26日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Shanuka, our guide, has worked his magic with the bed decorations of rose petals and towel.
Birthday Cake
8月26日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
A lovely birthday cake, I am so lucky.
Ravana Pool Club
8月26日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Now to celebrate my Birthday at Ravana Pool Club.
Birthday Drinks
8月26日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Ravana Pool Club
8月26日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
From dusk to night we enjoyed the surroundings with food, music and cocktails.
Visitors
8月27日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
This morning we had some friendly visitors enjoying our balcony.
Driving to Yala
8月27日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Time to drive to Yalla our next destination. This drive will be 2 and half hours with a stop or 2 along the way.
Ravana Falls
8月27日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Ravana Falls is renowned for being one of Sri Lanka's wildest waterfalls. The cascading body of water is 82ft and in the Ravana Wildlife Sanctuary. The Falls are named after the demon King Ravana whoもっと詳しく
More Food
8月27日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C
Shanuka certainly wants to fatten us up. We do love that we are trying all the local food.
Today's tasty delights BBQ corn and sugar cane juice.
Tissa Lake
8月27日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 32 °C
Tissa Wewa is a reservoir near Yala and thought to have been constructed in 3rd Century BC either by Mahanage of Ruhuna or his successor Yatala Tissa of Ruhuna in order to irrigate paddy lands andもっと詳しく
Chaarya Resort and Spa
8月27日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 32 °C
We are now in Yala, home for tonight and to continue searching for leopards.
Our Room
8月27日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 32 °C
Shanuka has been at it again with decorations. It is a lovely surprise. The room is quite nice with a lovely outlook over the pool.
Yala National Park
8月27日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 31 °C
Yala combines a strict nature reserve with a national park hugging the Indian Ocean. Divided into 5 blocks, the park has a protected area of nearly 130,000 hectares of land consisting of lightもっと詳しく
Yala National Park
8月27日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 32 °C
This park was quite different to Wilpattu, Yala is quite dry and dusty. Even the drivers are different in Wilpattu they chatted to each other as you passed by their jeep, Yala they just drove past. Weもっと詳しく
Leopard Found
8月27日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
Yala National Park has the highest density of leopards in the world, making it a premier destination for spotting these elusive big cats.
The park’s Block 1 is particularly famous for leopardもっと詳しく
What an Experience
8月27日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
Finding a leopard really was an incredible experience. Certainly, worth all the driving or should I say racing around the park in search of a big cat.
Dinner
8月27日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
Another buffet dinner all the food is now starting to look and taste the same. The major difference here was the desserts, so many and beautifully presented.
Breakfast
8月28日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 28 °C
Breakfast was nice, but very slow. A number of people ordering eggs and waffles like they have never eaten before or will again. The young chef I think sympathised with me waiting patiently andもっと詳しく
Heading to Galle
8月28日, スリランカ ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
This morning we will be driving to Galle. Of course stopping by tourist attractions. Drive without stops is nearly 2 hours.
First stop bats in a tree, not sure why Shanuka thought this deserved aもっと詳しく
Pole Fishing in the Indian Ocean
8月28日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Traditional pole fishing known as Ritipanna where fisherman balance on a narrow crossbar attached to a vertical pole planted in the seabed. It is a centuries old practice along Sri Lanka’s southernもっと詳しく
Pole Fishing in the Indian Ocean
8月28日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Even John went up the pole, he did not catch any fish. This was an unexpected excursion as John still had his phone, wallet and passports in his pocket. I was really surprised how warm the water wasもっと詳しく
Fishing Boats
8月28日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Galle
8月28日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
Galle, before the arrival of the Portuguese in the 16th century, was the main port on the island. Galle reached the height of its development in the 18th century, during the Dutch colonial period.もっと詳しく
Galle Fort
8月28日, スリランカ ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
The Galle Fort is also known has Dutch Fort or the Ramparts of Galle. Galle Fort was built by the Portuguese in 1588 and heavily fortified by the Dutch.
The Galle fort is a World Heritage Site and isもっと詳しく