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Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province » Kosgoda June 29th 2011

We began the week with cleaning the tanks again! In the afternoon we met the 6 new volunteers so it is now a bit of a squeeze in the house! We taught English in the afternoon which was quite intimidating as all the new volunteers were watching us. For tea we got to try curd which is made from buffalo milk and treacle and it was really tasty! We also had some arrack which was good! On Tuesday morning we were weaving and we got told we would be allowed to progress to actual weaving on Wednesday rather than just straightening straw! The newspaper came as they were doing a story on us volunteers and we had our pictures taken for the newspaper which was good fun as we had to pose and pretend we could ... read more
Teaching
Teaching
On the bus!

Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province » Kosgoda June 23rd 2011

We started Sri Lanka with 2 flights and a short 2 hour stopover in Abu Dhabi! We finally arrived at Colombo airport at 4am where we met Dudley for the first time. We then had a couple of hours drive to Kosgoda where we were able to grab 45 minutes of sleep before starting the first day! We met the 4 other volunteers at breakfast which was fried eggs and bread with different jams and spreads. However during breakfast we experienced the first of the monsoon rains which was torrential, luckily it didn’t last for too long. We spent the first morning cleaning the turtle tanks at the project and cleaning the actual turtles. For the tanks we had to drain the water and scrub the sides with sand and coconut shells. For the turtles we ... read more
Emily moving sand
Digging!
Cow infront of the shop!

Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province » Kosgoda March 16th 2010

bSo we have been in Sri Lanka, Kosgoda, for over a week now/b -- and you could say we are getting used to it. But that can't include the heat. When we left the airport in Colombo last Sunday it hit us like a brick wall... But, nevermind, we're used to it now. And loving every second. To be honest, if the heat is the biggest issue... i think we're pretty set. We are staying in a homestay in Kosgoda, nr. Bentota, on the South-west coast of the Island. Its a relatively deserted, rural area... meaning that the benormous gorgeous beach/b is pretty much to ourselves... plus a couple of random beach locals... who always seem to think we care that they don't have a wife, and that they like England. We were brought to the ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province » Kosgoda December 7th 2009

2 more weeks In about 2 weeks I'm heading to Sri Lanka again. This time I'm probably going to stay in the Kosgoda area and make a lot trips by (mountain)bike. The public transport doesn't reach the small rural inland towns near the west-coast and travelling by tuk-tuk is also somewhat restricting, and as a tourist it could also get quite expensive during those 4 weeks. So, one of the first days (depending on when I arrive) I'm going to look for a decent bike and from then on explore the region in a way the whole island lives : slowly, qiuetly and peaceful. Just enjoying the beauty of nature and the friendliness of the local people. As I did last time, I will track my steps with GPSed and post the routes and pictures on ... read more




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