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Diving...and other stuff
We are really starting to like Sri Lanka after our initial bad experience. We went diving today. We took a 18-20 ft. motor boat out into the ocean about 15 km from shore. It was quite a rough ride given that we were in such small boat. There were about 6 other small fishing boats where we were diving so we avoided them. The dive was ...
Crazy driving in Lanky land!
... be good to get our own wheels. We went in to one place with the intention of hiring a car or bike but when the option of having a tuk-tuk I was totally sold!
So, long story short, we zoomed about the country for a few weeks. We visited Kandy where there is a nice lake and the "Temple of the Tooth" which is as it sounds. It was a real treat being able to leave the guest house and bimble down the road for a nice ...
LAZING ABOUT
Tomorrow we start our great dhoni cruise adventure in the Maldives......give or take a small revolution eg unseating of the president. We shall be doing a lot of snorkelling and dining on caught seafood. So we will be out of touch until at least February 19/2012. At that time I will start my 13 day tour of Sri Lanka and ...
No cinnamon here now
... tuk clans. This isn't a particularly beautiful area, the beach is laiden with rubbish (referred to as 'polluted' in the LP) and there is a distinct spot the tourist and hassle them attitude. In an attempt to get away from the tourist trap we took a short walk to the church in the village. There was a service in progress so both inside and outside the church were packed with the local community. I was also lucky enough to find the local ...
Arrival in Sri Lanka!
... the restaurants isn’t bad- 275 to 300 LKR for a large Lion beer. The beer sold in the liquor stores are 130 LKR with a 30 LKR for the bottle (refundable deposit).
(Kat: We are not total alcoholics despite Karl's attention to detail in our blogs regarding beer pricing. He is obsessed with his budget tracking app.)
We found a great Indian restaurant called the Hamilton Delhi. The food was fantastic and it’s a nice restaurant beside the Dutch ...