Ella to Udawalawe

We got up and dressed and walked to the supermarket for some supplies. We then came back and had showers before breakfast.

After breakfast we packed up and checked out and got our transfer. The driver was a bit dangerous, first bad driver we’ve had though. We arrived at our hotel and checked in and settled into our room.

We had homemade lunch of plain noodles and peanuts 😬 and then spent the afternoon reading. At dusk, thousands of bee eaters flew past as they came in to roost.

In the evening we went to the New Year Gala Dinner. We started with a drink in the bar and then went to the dining room for a buffet dinner. Just as they were offering the raffle, beauty queen contest and couples dancing, we left. Our excuse was we had a 6am safari, not that we’d travelled back in time 50 years!

We did have an earlyish night and definitely missed the fireworks 🧨Read more