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Catherine (Takesnocrap) Walker
... to pay they reduced the amount that they were demanding by half. I think Dad would be proud that I didn't "take any ****" and eventually they gave up. The bloody cheek of it. I'm convinced it was a scam. Not what you want when you haven't slept and know you are only one third of the way through a journey from hell! The rest of the day was spent repeating the check in, security, dosing in departure lounges and boarding and ...
Nice lil town, amazing caves
... and at the local joint it was 1 dollar or 100 ruppies.
The buses here have been amazingly cheap, its rare that you'll pay over 100 ruppies to get anywhere
We decided to make this our home base for the next few days while we explored the cultural triangle
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Negombo – Goodbye Sri Lanka
... the late afternoon, thus arriving in Colombo in the evening. As this wasn't feasible we took our chances in 2nd class and got there 90 minutes beforehand and got the prized left hand seats. The journey went off without incident, no trees this time and as we weren’t actually going to Colombo we disembarked in Ragama and caught a connecting train to Negombo.
To exit Sri Lanka we had two choices, ...
The longest day of my life
... hundreds of pilgrims who were milling around, lighting incense at the top. After a photoshoot with the kids, we sprinted down the 5500 steps in record time, stopping only once to grab a tetrapack of Milo.
Because we made the hike down way faster than as earlier expected Ben and I decided that we would attempt the great feat of getting to Unawatuna beach by night. After a quick shower and a breakfast that consisted of 5 pieces of toast each (and about a quarter cup of butter ...
Transientry Beach Life
... a 'hostel' in Sri Lanka. The owner felt very proud that he had implemented this 'novel' idea, at this stage, only in one room of his household. I encouraged him to expand - there is a big need for more accommodation catering to independent travellers around the island! After finally meeting my dormmate, I invited him out for a beer. We headed to the most popular spot and enjoyed a boisterous night getting to know someother travellers in town (some just setting out!). ...

