• In search of a leopard 🐆 😳

    April 14, 2025 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    The organised tour started this morning with a trip to the Catholic church I'd been in yesterday and a visit to the fish market...I stayed on the bus and booked my horse riding in the rockies in Canada instead.
    Those who went came back stinking of fish.

    Called to try local palm 🌴 wine
    And saw the guy climbing and going between the trees.

    Onwards to an old colonial house for tea then a traditional home for lunch ...its a lean to kind of place with a tree growing up through the centre.
    Onwards again to a wildlife park area ...where we were supposed to see leopard in the wild..instead saw only deer and peacocks
    Not impressed..might as well hv been Dunham.massey
    The ride in the jeep was bone shaking and whiplash inducing thanks to the pot holes ...for 3hrs !
    Finally to the hotel which is of a poor standard!..one room had to call the manager as the shower flooded the room
    The group are nice enough and seem to get on ...all around my age.....we shall see
    Given the mileage we are covering., --- the tour is the right decision, but I'm rather underwhelmed so far.
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