Bugger Bognor
Bugger Bognor
Not much time for photography today – we were on the move. After a few minutes on the side of the road, along came the 322 we were waiting for – packed to the rafters. We’d thought the packs would be a problem, but the conductor said to stack ’em on the engine bulge, right […]
14,623 steps – and every one a sweat Read More »
Crocodiles! Real live crocodiles, with big pointy teeth! And we actually saw one, out of the water, just lounging around on the bank. We got the impression from our boat man that this was a stroke of luck – mostly you get to see little more than the odd snout, maybe a bit of back
Went for a walk along the beach last night, having been told this is prime giant turtle time – three were spotted crawling up the beach a couple of days ago. No turtles, but we did get a bonus when Virle stopped to take a closer look at something on the beach that looked somehow
Oh, those lazy days of summer Read More »
Got to Freedom Resort after dark, the last stretch involving a stumble down the beach and a climb up flight after flight of super-steep stairs – challenging with the full packs, but we made it, to be greeted by smiling faces and a room with a view. Also a shit-spattered toilet, which even travellers less
Yes, it’s Shangri La time Read More »
Last morning in Colombo, what to do? Ah! The red mosque that we went to yesterday, early, as advised by the guide book, only to find it closed to visitors till 10.30. Ok. Today that works for us. We could drop by the market, go to the mosque, then not much hanging around for our
Our second day in Colombo started well – we woke to find both of us had slept well, which makes all the difference. After breakfast at our friendly local restaurant we set off to visit the street market, only to find…the street market. Except that it wasn’t quite as markety as we’d expected – basically
Slightly farcical, still fun Read More »
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – here we go again! Arrived in the (very) early hours, and felt the heat the moment we left the plane. And the humidity. Cab to the hotel, to discover that our room won’t actually be available till early afternoon, so we camped out in the
Well I thought that was that. But I’d forgotten the stopover in Hanoi. How could I forget a stopover in Hanoi. Only a few hours, but a few hours in Hanoi is different. We had only one specific planned: a trip to the market, for the interest but also with vague intentions of picking up
Not the most promising start, as we opened the curtains to the first pouring rain we’ve seen in many a week. Oo-er. But the forecasts were promising all day sunshine! But the forecasts have been consistently wrong. But, but… Oh well, it’ll be what it’ll be. We’re going to have a great last day, whatever
The finale – and it worked out grand Read More »
Well that was full on. We’d decided to hire a bike and head off to the national park, and go for a bit of a trek. First stop was ‘Hospital cave’, which we’d been told was ‘hardly worth the visit’. But I for one was keen to see it. A hospital built inside a cave,
A hospital in a hill and a walk in the park Read More »