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Here we go again

Two years on and we’re back on the road – Sri Lanka this time. Beaches first, then maybe some hill walking, then ancient monuments in the interior, then perhaps some more beaches. And whatever else comes our way, hey hey hey. (Also available without the blah blah blah, at anassandadonkey.com.)

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All the wild horses
After the madness of yesterday we decided to make today a chill day. Ish. These things are relative. We love Delft. The island is proper special, with a wildness and a peace and a calming...
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Out to the island
Day got off a really bad start. Which is to say, it started at 5.30 am. We needed to get up at sparrow fart because there’s only one ferry a day to Delft and it leaves at 8:30...
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A day 'oop north
In truth, there’s not a great deal by way of ‘sights’ in Jaffna. There used to be a lot more. I learned from Google that before the civil war, Jaffna was Sri Lanka’s...
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Ho yus, back on the bus
Another farcical start to the day. Google said we needed the 57 or the 87 to go to Jaffna, (the train is another one that’s been taken out by the typhoons, or we’d definitely...
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Which way's the beach, bro?
Only kidding, but…there comes a point where a little voice in your head mutters ‘…and if I see one more reclining Buddha…’ But you can’t come all...
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Ain't we the culture vultures
I think Virle’s suffering from a bit of Buddha overload; she’s definitely itching to get back to the beach. As am I. But I managed to persuade her that it can be swimtime...
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