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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 ...
Galle, a town of many sensations
... quality in New Galle (not the old Galle Fort which sits much higher) and the surrounding beach areas. We noticed painted signs on some of the fishing boats that said they were donated by various organizations. The one I read was from a Lions Club in Berlin Germany, but there were many others; Sinhalese say that almost the whole world showed up to help including, of course, America. ASIDE - China is a huge influence here. Carmen and ...
The Great Tsumini of 2011
... there was a mistake in the reporting from the weather buoys. On the day of the tsunami the swells where 21 feet which is still a hell of a lot higher, but the road out in front of our hotel measures only 7 feet above median sea level. Bear in mind, thats not at high tide. At high tide the road would only be about a three feet above the waves on a normal day.
The french guy was here for the tsunami in 2004 and got carried a half a mile ...
The Difference Between a "Trip" and a "Vacation"
... dinner for our final night in Sri Lanka. Like my necklace? I know in combination with the shirt it's a lot going on but I figured I'd wear it since I succumbed to the pleas of one of the beach peddlers and bought it. It's beautiful (made of dyed coconut shells) but it's more of a wear-with-a-plain-color kind of piece ...
Unawatuna and Galle
... new Sri Lankan friends. We hired a tuk-tuk and travelled 10 minutes down the road to the fort town of Galle. For reason, possibly the extreme heat, Paul hastily agreed to a room in a rather shabby guesthouse with frilly edges masking a multitude of sins. It had a great location as it was opposite the Lighthouse, but it was pretty awful and the service was very poor. Needless to say, we didn't linger long in our room but instead ventured into the fort. ...
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