Posted in on May 5th, 2022 Comments Off on Saturday – April 23rd, 2022 – St. George’s Day
April 23rd is celebrated in the UK as St. George’s Day, celebrating the Christian saint who defeated a dragon to save a princess from human sacrifice. Yes, Roman soldiers who would someday become Christain saints did things like that back then around 300 AD. You don’t see so much of that anymore. But things did […]
Posted in on May 4th, 2022 Comments Off on Friday – April 22nd, 2022 – Negombo
One of the reasons for the route passing through Kitulgala was that this small town on the river has a number of “adventure” attractions like river rafting and ziplines. Before we leave, some of us have signed up for both the zipline and the river raft. Others, me included, have only signed on for the […]
Posted in on May 2nd, 2022 Comments Off on Thursday, April 21st, 2022 – Kitulgala
Clemo had a bit of a time finding us a hotel in Rakwana. There aren’t a lot there and none of the ones that was able to contact had enough rooms or beds for the entire group. The best he could do was a place called the Sanctuary which is a lovely place but didn’t […]
Posted in on Apr 25th, 2022 Comments Off on Rakwana – Wednesday, April 20th, 2022
On the road back up the way we came in. At the round about take a left and head for the mountains. Paul F has a nice route laid out over some nice quite, narrow twisty bits. Clemo has a stop at a snake farm planned. This should be interesting. A couple of missed turns. […]
Posted in on Apr 24th, 2022 Comments Off on Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 – Marissa (again)
A rest day. Breakfast on the beach. Some swimming in the surf. A few beers. Pizza for lunch at the Italian cafe. (It is worth coming to Marissa just for their pizza crust. FAB!) The afternoon much like the morning. We head up the beach for another fish dinner. This time I order calamari which […]
Posted in on Apr 24th, 2022 Comments Off on Monday, April 18th, 2022 – Marissa
There was an offer for another “safari” into the nearby national park but those of us who did yesterday’s “safari” passed on this one. A few of the remaining lunatics did go and the verdict was that this one was pretty much the same as the previous one. They returned. We had already had breakfast. […]
Posted in on Apr 23rd, 2022 Comments Off on Sunday, April 17th, 2022 – Udawalawa
We’re headed down to the beach again, on the south coast. But before we leave, we’re doing a “safari” ride through the nearby national park. The park is known for it’s wide diversity of wildlife including wild elephants.
Posted in on Apr 23rd, 2022 Comments Off on Saturday, April 16th, 2022 – Tissahamarama
Breakfast and then load up the tuktuks and head back down to the low land. The cooler air up in the mountains was a pleasant respite from the heat and humidity of the coast but it’s now time to head back down the mountain.
Posted in on Apr 18th, 2022 Comments Off on Friday, April 15th, 2022 – Ella
There has been a running joke for this trip: John Boy’s birthday. It’s not that his birthday is a joke, rather, we are all giving him “birthday presents” the he has to carry in his tuktuk for the entire trip, The “presents” should also enhanced the trip’s WTF factor. Paul F has found a stuffed […]
Posted in on Apr 18th, 2022 Comments Off on Thursday, April 14th, 2022 -Arugam Bay
The arrival yesterday involved bringing the bag to the room, changing into bathing suit and heading for the beach. Half the mob had already been in the water and retreated into the shaded area for beers. Late to the party, I headed into the water to cool off and just ride the swells in peace […]
