Fisherman driving fish to net

February 1st 2014
D8 Hot, hot, hot. Once the mist had lifted we were off and onto dirt roads to Polomoruwa and 32 degrees. The ride was steady and pleasant going by lakes and narrow lanes looking at the birds such as, kingfishers, bee eaters?, storks, cormorants, egrets and bitterns, which are perhaps my favourite. A museum and many more Buddhist Temples. One temple had a massive inscribed 25 tonne stone brought ... read more

Asia » Sri Lanka » Eastern Province

The Sinhalese arrived in Sri Lanka late in the 6th century B.C., probably from northern India. Buddhism was introduced beginning in about the mid-third century B.C., and a great civilization developed at the cities of Anuradhapura (kingdom from circa... ... read more

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Richard Dugdale

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I am a retired engineer, born in 1945, who loves cycle touring. I started by riding Lands End John O Groats for charity. Followed by C2C, the Three Towers (Blackpool - London -Paris Blackpool), European section of North Sea Cycle Route (Rotterdam to Bergen, 3,500 km), several sportives and trips to Spain and the Alps, Slovenia, Albania, Macedonia, Turkey, Japan, Kerala and Tamil Nadu (India), Vietnam, Cambodia, China, Australia, including Tasmania and New Zealand. Kyushu Japan, USA, Republic of Ireland, Germany and Sicily. I ride two days every week with some retired riders and usually lead a... full info

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