Blogs from Weligama, Southern Province, Sri Lanka, Asia - page 3

Matt and I ran some errands in Weligama yesterday. We needed to buy and mail a birthday card, pick up some electrician's tape, and find a couple of gifts and wrapping paper. Easy, right? Well, surprisingly, it was. On our way out of the last shop, bags in hand, gifts pre-wrapped per our request, we laughed as we recalled a similar outing, undertaken our first week in Sri Lanka. The list that day was short: tape, thread and needle, and postcards. We asked many people for help but the directions were difficult for us to understand and if we were able to find the right place, it was closed or didn't have what we needed. After 2 hours of wandering around we left completely defeated. I guess we have adapted. Yesterday, with our list completed after ... read more

Here we go! It took us a long time to get here but the adventure has finally begun. We were originally drawn to Sri Lanka by the quintessential symbols of kindly intelligence - elephants. The country hosts the largest herds of wild Asian Elephants found anywhere in the world. But it turns out they are also the perfect ambassadors for the Sri Lankan people. We have been overwhelmed by the generosity and all around friendliness we have been met with in the South. Many of the people we have spoken with have told us that we are the first Canadian and American they have met, as the majority of travelers to this part of the country are either Russian, German or other Europeans. We haven't encountered anyone from the Americas since we've arrived. We'll see what ... read more

On arrival in Marissa we were hit by the coastal heat, 30 degree plus and no breeze. Our guest house, Palm Villa, was straight onto the beachh and sea. We were shown to our rooms and straight away Evie and abs had their swimming costumes on ready for the sea. Where we were based was made up of a coastline about a mile long with guest houses,hotels and bars along a palm tree strip. The sea was a major attraction for Evie and abs who enjoyed swimming and crashing into the sometimes big waves, they also got themselves some goggles which they used to swim in the rock pools looking at the fish. One of the highlights was seeing turtles feeding about 10 metres from shore, we were able to watch theses for about 30 minutes ... read more

So das ist nun mein vorerst letzter Blogeintrag. sitze gerade auf meiner VEranda, laptop vom eigentuemer genommen, nettes kleines Gaesthaus in der Naehe von Mirissa, kleines Dorf an wunderschoenen Strand im sueden. Haben einen kleinen Garten und direkt 10m davor der Strand, mit tollem Meer, Wellen, viele Fischer mit kleinen Booten und vielen vielen Palmen, einfach paradiesisch, passend zum Ende der reise. Tolle Sonnenuntergaenge. Meine Tage verbringe ich seit ueber 8 Tagen immer auf die gleiche Weise, frueh um 7 aufstehen, kurz beten, singen und dann meditieren am Strand. Lecker Fruehstueck, mit selbstgemachten Gewuerztee und Porridge (Haferbrei und Fruechte). Dann Strand und Sonne, lesen, relaxen, etwas reflektieren, Tagebuch lesen, Erkenntnisse der Reise nachschauen, aber ist alles soviel, wird sich eher im Laufe der Zeit, bes. dann in Deutschland alles zeigen, weiss nur das diese Reis... read more

This blog is dedicated to the memory of little Jimi, a stray puppy who sadly died in a tragic road accident outside my guesthouse in Midigama. Little Jimi was buried by myself and the guests Dave and Sab in the grounds of Rams guesthouse (The guesthouse and owner are written about in the lonely planet), 12th April, 2011. Two months has sped by, firstly traveling with my youngest brother Billy, with a teary farewell on the eve of his departure back to Birmingham, uk. Recently engaged he is now in domestic heaven in his new flat shared with with his fiance Alexis Soul Grey and her two cats. We both new this was a unique and special trip with many shared moments and I feel privaliged to have this time with him. Highlights from our trip ... read more