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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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Phew! But what a view
Definitely our most gruelling day so far, climbing up Ella Rock. The guides said it’s not for the faint hearted, and they weren’t kidding. It didn’t help that, as...
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A day of stops and starts
Funny old day.  On Eugenia’s recommendation, we decided to go to Dunhinda Falls. It sounded like the timing would be a bit tight – just one train there and one back and...
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Ella means waterfall
Who knew. And so much for that. Got to Ella late afternoon yesterday after a four hour coach ride along featureless motorways through featureless jungle followed by a long, grinding,...
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To the top 'o the world
Not much to say about today. We caught the bus to Ella. That’s about it. So, two weeks in, a few impressions of Sri Lanka… First and foremost, Sri Lankan people are lovely....
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What a palava
Bit of a fiasco day today.  All we had to do was get to Makumbura – the transit hub whence we have a bus booked to take us to Ella on the morrer. Started out heading up the coast...
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Keep the smiling
Off to Secret Island this morning – the island that’s on all the maps, and isn’t actually an island. Quibble quibble quibble. Nice man offered to ferry us over, and...
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