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Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province » Tangalle June 18th 2009

17 June Well, the women’s classes and I will be one soon. Christina has had her visa extension rejected so I am it as her eyes and ears until she can work things out with the immigration department. It is a real shame as it would have been great to teach with her, now I have to keep her staff in line and they don’t speak English….. Prior to heading Tangalle later today, I had the morning off, as I was breakfasting on my balcony a tuk tuk driver I had met on my first day popped in for a chat. He is a lovely young guy that is well traveled, has a lovely wife and kids and likes to improve his English and knowledge and he wanted to know if it would be OK to ... read more
English Teachers Workshop

Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province » Tangalle July 29th 2008

This part of the sea is famous for surfing, that is why it is called Surfers Paradise. The day we arrived here, the beach was empty and hardly any livelihood to notice around. We spent the whole afternoon chasing stray dogs on the beach. The next morning, I left Kingfisher to catch the glimpse of the sunrise. The sea was very rough in the early morning, and strong waves hit the shore loudly. I walked along the beach towards the place where fishermen gathered, and they were pulling their catch of the day out. All of them were very enthusiastic except Mr. Sirisena who I met on the beach. Mr. Sirisena did not go fishing last night and he was regretting it now. I sat with him on his catamaran. We talked about a lot of ... read more
Awaiting catamaran - Tangalle
Catch of the day - Tangalle beach
Beautiful sunrise on Tangalle beach

Asia » Sri Lanka » Southern Province » Tangalle July 28th 2008

It is tempting to stop for a while and feel the sand underneath the feet and soaked our feet with warm water when we drive parallel to the sandy beaches along the main Galle-Matara road. The weather was perfect when we left Galle. According to our plan, we are going as far as to the extreme tip of Sri Lanka, where there is a famous light house which is located on the cape of Dondra Head. ... read more
Talpe beach
Catch of the day - Stilt fisherman - Ahangama
A great view from the lighthouse - Dewundara




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