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Boat trip through the mangroves
The day started late and with a fantastic breakfast followed by a more fantastic ayurvedic massage. The massage involved a lot of oil and a lot of salts. Not knowing what all those were, I lay back and enjoyed the natural surroundings, and the vigorous rubbing of oil into my skin and head. This was followed by some soaking in water mixed with some …
Serenity and good food ....
The direct flights had quite an awkward schedule, so we chose a connection in Chennai on Kingfisher. The advantage was that we didn't need to check in 3 hours ahead, the disadvantage being some running around at the Chennai airport. All said and done a pleasant flight preceded us walking out of Colombo airport into a calm tropical afternoon with a …
Enjoying the Resort
The last full day in Sri Lanka and the agenda after 2 restful days was ... more of the same. We had a leisurely breakfast and somehow I got the idea of getting a haircut. I wish there was something spectacular about the cut, but it was just the usual Indian haircut at almost the same price.
After this the same schedule was repeated. First …
Surf's Up in Hikka!
... floor - that is bloody high! You can still see bent over palm trees, water marks and decaying paint and stone adn walls lying in piles on the ground where they were clearly knocked over.
But the Sri Lankans are in really good spirits about it and you can tell they are so proud of their country. They've obviously worked really hard to get as far as they have with the re-development work. I dont think they've learnt their lesson though because ...
Beruwala, Sri Lanka - Tropical Beach
... and even some mountains in the distance. "Look," said the lighthouse keeper, pointing inland. "Giant Buddha." We could make out what seemed to be a gigantic yellow Buddha rising from a lush green forest.
At the bottom, another man asked if we wanted a fresh coconut. He was pointing towards one of the many coconut trees that dotted the island. "I climb for you!" For the next few minutes the man shimmied up the tree, stopping half-way to perform some acrobatics. Even with ...