Gerry Hat-Trick

As in, hoorah, it looks like we’re actually going home. Sitting here in the departure lounge in the airport, surprisingly perky given that I slept not a wink last night, and little more than an hour on a park bench this morning. Must be the excitement! It was a good finale in the end. Went […]

Can’t think why.

Joking aside, and lovely as it is here, we’re rather on tenterhooks, fingers crossed that our flights don’t get canned again. It’s all been wonderful, but it’s reached the point where we’re all psyched up for going home. We do have a plan B, just in case, and there’ll be no wailing or rending of

Well, without wishing to hex anything, we’re cautiously optimistic that our days in this living hell are numbered. Got the email from Qatar to confirm that, as expected, our flight on the 12th is cancelled. Spoke to BA again; long story short, we’re booked to leave on Frday 13th. Oo-er. For the first time, it

We didn’t just go to the beach.  Ok, we went to the beach. In the morning, and then again in the afternoon. But we also went out! Wooooh! Ok, not far. Just to the local metropolis – Trincomalee. A half hour bus ride down the coast, and a bit of a dump when all’s said

Back on the beach. Well there’s nowhere else to go really, and being five minutes walk from our gaff and also being one of the nicest beaches we’ve ever been to, it’s a bit of a no-brainer. Not much to say about it, other than phew what a scorcher and yes thanks, we’ve had a

After the last couple of days’ expeditions, we decided to relinquish the scooter (there really is nowhere else to go) and head back to the beach. Along with, it soon turned out, literally hundreds of locals. We’d forgotten it was a Saturday. Boy but they must be wrinkly by close of play – they were

Second (and probably last) scooter day, we decided to head up north, for a couple of cultural fixes and the prospect of seeing fishermen bring in their catch in the late afternoon, highly recommended in Lonely Planet. Needless to say, when we got there in the late afternoon there were no signs of fishermen on

Which is to say, we’ve hired a scooter. To zip around and see some stuff in the old locale. Just for the change, like. And a very nice morning we’ve had.  First off, it’s the freedom. It’s very hot, and just the sheer joy of swooping along in the open air is well worth the

Yes, I know I did…but aren’t they just tooooo cute! Excellent news this morning – we have a flight. Woop and for that matter woop. Spoke to BA’s Sri Lankan customer support, who I have to say were very helpful, and efficient, and altogether top hole – which given the strain they must be under is