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February 6th 2006
Published: February 15th 2006
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So our next adventure was a safari in Yala National Park on the South East Coast. We stayed in a lovely little hotel called Vikum in Tissa and the owner arranged a full days safari, with a great guide and just the two of us.

We had been warned that it was very difficult to spot the Top 3 animals: the Leopard, Elephant & Sloth Bear....but we were extremely luckily and saw all 3! the leopard bing the hardest to spot, lying high up in a tree (especially when you have shit binoculars!) plus lots of beautiful peacocks, crocs, mongoose, deer, bee-eater birds, monitor lizzards etc etc.

On our way down to the beach front we managed to find a male elephant which decided to charge at us, but - and this is a top tip for anyone coming across an Elephant in Clapham High Street - a few bangs on the windscreen and loud shouting seemed to put him off! We had a walk along the beautiful beach and sat and reflected on the lives lost there in the Tsunami...quite a sobering thought.

The whole day was excellent...more than either of us had expected..Africa can wait a
Look closelyLook closelyLook closely

...you can see the leopards spots
few more years now!

Lou & Steve xx



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Look closely IILook closely II
Look closely II

...and the Leopards arse !!
Some red necked cranesSome red necked cranes
Some red necked cranes

...(or something like that)
Nellie the elephant IINellie the elephant II
Nellie the elephant II

Just before he charged us !!
Lunch on routeLunch on route
Lunch on route

...note use of left hand


15th February 2006

Eh?
I am noting the use of the left hand. But what is it actually being used for?

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