SRI LANKA
Sri Lanka may be the friendliest place we’ve ever been. And we’ve been to New Zealand. And everyone – kids especially – seems genuinely happy to see us (“Where you from? Ah, England!”) Big smiles. Big. Huge. Must be the cricket.
Follows our progress, day by day, from our arrival in Colombo at the top to our war-continued-play eleven day Nileveli extension at the bottom.
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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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...