Hotel Francis
Travel Blogs from Hikkaduwa
A thousand words
There have been far too many exceptional moments during this trip to pick a favorite in any category. The Singhalese people were happy and smiling, liked Americans, respected grandmothers and helped Carmen and I in any way they could. They were eager to share their remarkable country and heritage and proud of the variety that is within this one full-of-wonders island. A picture says a thousand words so I will attach several to this ...
An in-reef swimming pool!
... about every hole in the reef, over two days we probably saw fifty. Some just slither around like snakes, homeless and vulnerable. A school of perhaps 200 translucent fish wandered around the pool and some small flounders sat in the sandy bottom, blending in as a perfect match to the local color and texture of the sand, speckled with the same random colors as the average bit of bottom. We stayed in the water until almost dark two days in a row, and will probably be in there every day until we ...
The Difference Between a "Trip" and a "Vacation"
... effects of having real drinks was more than I could handle so I went straight to bed and slept..... and slept.... and slept until about 6pm that evening at which point I got up, ate dinner, and promptly went back to bed until 7am. I wasted an entire day on sleep but that's okay because then I felt fantastic for the rest ...
A mixed day
... to come home very much.
but i need to just get a grip, toughen up and get on with it, i am in a tropical country,near the equator, and these things are just common day to day things over here. so i just need to buck up really. i'm worried that eddi is going to start to think i am a nightmare, but i suppose as long as i am good in classes and dont start running about the room throwing more buckets at imaginary things it will be fine! my first solo class tomorrow, i am nervous!
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Giving Back
... organic herb garden, unfortunately, by the time I finished my other activities the farmers had finished their work for the day.
It was for the best, as I was exhausted from all my good deeds so I returned to the beach where I met several wonderful people. We spent the rest of the day together sharing stories of our travels and eventually they invited me to join them for dinner. After a wonderful evening full of drinks and conversation I returned to my room for a ...
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