Sri Lanka

September - October 2016
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  • Ella

    October 12, 2016 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Took two buses to get here yesterday so happy to stretch the legs today. Relaxed (huge) breakfast overlooking Ella Rock, so decided to walk up it! However, to get to the track we did as the locals do and used the railway as a footpath! Lucky trains are few, slow and noisy. The photo of Louisa next to a building is actually a pre-school playground with handy train track - and no fence! The trail passed through tea plantations, but nowhere for a cup of tea and cake. Met a variety of really nice people and escorted a lost Indian man off the hill.Read more

  • Ella (again)

    October 13, 2016 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    Walked up Little Adam's Peak this morning and could look across to where we were yesterday. Had to have a thosai for lunch after we enjoyed last nights thosai so much. Went for obligatory walk along the railway but the other way to nine arches and a tunnel on a live railway.....Read more

  • Still Ella

    October 14, 2016 in Sri Lanka ⋅ 🌙 30 °C

    Last day in Ella - more walking! Huge breakfast including egg hoppers (rice flour pancake bowls with egg cooked inside), mixed fruit, toast & jam and curd with treacle. Walked to Ravana cave via very steep rock steps to see where Sita was hidden in Hindu tales. Had canine companion for two hours, reward was a biscuit. More walking on railway spotting birds and monkeys. First rains of monsoon this evening. (Also realised we have been a 'couple' for 21 years today. Obviously together when we were 9 years old....).Read more

  • Galle again

    October 17, 2016 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    Arrived in Galle for the second time on Saturday, for a couple of days. Arrived by bus using Grand Prix rules.... Galle is a Colonial Fort with loads of history and characterful buildings. Spent a day and a half walking the streets and people watching, including a cricket match where the boundry included the road. Also indulged in another afternoon tea overlooking the ocean (including waffles and ice cream). Unfortunately it is time to leave Sri Lanka, but moving on to new adventures in Nepal.Read more

  • Leaving Sri Lanka

    October 18, 2016 in Sri Lanka ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    This is what 10 hours and counting in the airport looks like! Finally airside and waiting for the next sector to Nepal (via India). Its been a variety of experiences of a new country - people are kind and friendly, always having time to sit and chat.Read more