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Here we go

This being more or less a diary of our wanderings, working back from most recent to most distant. Hence, below, the finale to our recent travels in Sri Lanka.

For owt else, try AWAY, above.  As in up up and. 

Kalpitiya beach, Sri Lanka
War stops play stop
“D’you want the bad news or the bad news?” Not the ideal start to a day, at a groggy seven in the morning. Oh yes, he’s only gorn and done it. And that’s...
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V on Kalpitiya beach, Sri Lanka
It's all over now, baby blue
That’s all, folks! As the Loony Tunes used to say when I were a nipper. A reference that will mean nothing to anyone but me, no doubt. Anyway, barring a couple of buses and a...
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Christian shrine nr Kalpitiya beach, Sri Lanka
Pondering perambulations
After our lazy day yesterday we decided it was time to make an effort, get some exercise in, what? Also we needed to get some cash – our dolphin jaunt had left us shy of the funds...
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Dolphin off Kalpitiya beach, Sri Lanka
Flipper and friends
We’d tried to go dolphin watching up in Kalpitiya but couldn’t find enough co-enthusiasts to make the numbers work, but our host for dinner last night managed to hook us...
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Dolphinchilling, Kalpitiya beach, Sri Lanka
Journey's end
Well, not quite the end. We still have to get back to the airport. But it feels like the end, as we arrive in Dolphinchilling for our last four days before doomsday. Right from the...
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Kalpitiya beach, Sri Lanka
Same old same old
Stuck here in Shangri-la *sigh*. It’s hell, but someone has to do it. Has its compensations I guess. https://geriackpackers.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/VID_20260224_143302_081.mp4 That...
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