Galkadawala
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Ayurvedic Placement - last day
... planks between and then the owner rowed. The lake was filled with beautiful Lilly pads and water plants and was so peaceful and still. The boat owner then took us to his house and his wife made tea for us which was served out of coconut shells. They lived in this open one room hut which they had made by hand. The surrounding fields were filled with crops of corn, pumpkin and fruit trees which ...
Roadworks and temples
... the gist. We also see a little land crab which he taunts from its burrow with a stick and a “large” salamander, in a crack. The stone work is quite magnificent. This monastery dates from the 3rd century AD and the stone is meticulously slotted together with perfect un mortared joints, large slabs presumably moved by elephant. There are three meditating circles on landings on the climb for the monks to walk around and rest from the ascent. The granite path could ...
Ayurvedic Week 18 - 23 November 2012
... do Habarana is a rural village on the edge of the jungle which is so lush and vibrant and full of wildlife. Elephant, leopard, monkey, mongoose, wild peacock, boar and a multitude of flies, bugs and creepy crawlies. We are staying at a eco lodge right on the edge of the jungle - we have a 22000 volt electric elephant fence around the property to try to deter the elephants from coming into the property. We spent Monday and Tuesday mornings at the Ayurvedic hospital ...
Elephant time!
... wild and not used to humans or once re-introduced they would head back to villages and cause trouble looking for human interaction. We were lucky to go. Since its the monsoon season all of our trips have taken place during the morning, allowing us to return back to the hotel by latest mid afternoon and relax for the rest of the day. This afternoon we edited the attached pictures, went to the local spa and re-packed for our next couple of days traveling south. Some extra visitors ...
Sigiriya Rock
... mate and a little stroll where we took pictures of some of the other hotel inhabitants (see attached the plant and wild life) and a swim in the pool. An afternoon siesta was followed by dinner and cocktails. I managed bolognese with 5 desserts and Jase had curry (AGAIN) with about 4 desserts. Now time for bed as its midnight and we have an 8am elephant trek, hopefully a chance to bottle feed baby abandoned elephants. Night nite ...
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