Blogs from Western Province, Sri Lanka, Asia - page 19

We woke up today relieved to be playing an U16 team and not an U21 international spin team. We arrived at the ground and caught sight of a pregnant dog which Barron said had potential! The toss was made and we decided to field much to the delight of those playing only as batters like Sale, Ritchie and Bertie. We started brightly with a wicket maiden from Dickson and the rest of our bowlers kept it tight early on, including Barron who made a valiant comeback from injury. Scags finally got the big from skip and bowled strongly despite his size taking three wickets for very few runs. The opposition finished on 190 all out, a real plus that we had bowled then our again. The opening bowler started brightly and despite fears that he might ... read more

Can't believe I'm hear on the 27th floor, staying in a spectacular apartment with a wonderful host the Miss Emma. This stylish sanctury overlooks the famous Galle face green and what better soundtrack could you ask for, the chorus of prayer. You can see most of Colombo from here. I'm 5 hours ahead of you, so while your waking up I'm having lunch and when I'm sleeping you are stuffing your face with your lovely homecooked dinner. Talking of dinner I'm cooking tonight, heading to the market to buy local veggies and yummy and unusual fruits, ( I wonder what the sinhalease aquilevent of TWO FOR A POUND DARLING) will let you know.... The flights were in total a speedy 12 hours On arriving at the airport, Billy(as named in the family, William to you ;0)) ... read more

HONDERD ZEVENTIG FOTO'S?! ja, en misschien volgen er nog meer. We zijn momenteel in een ghetto in Manilla en het is hier bere-gezellig... Wie ooit gedacht heeft dat strakke zwembroeken alleen nog maar vertoond werden in klassieke James Bond films heeft het goed mis, in Beruwela aan de west kust van Sri Lanka hebben Gerrit en Trees Turkije verwisseld voor Sri Lanka. We verblijven in Club Palm Garden waar elke avond de dansvloer gevuld is met schuifelde vijftig-plussers uit Nederland en voornamelijk Duistland, de kustlijn gevuld is met blauwe badpakken voorovergebogen om schelpen te rapen. De Duits sprekende disk jockey neemt nogmaals het avond programma met ons door en we hebben er zin an (serieus) dit is alles wat we niet eerder gezien hebben en we genieten er dubbel van, omdat het zo tegenstrijdig is met ... read more

Arrived a bit late and got to Negombo. The Hotel is lovely, lovely beach too. The weather is not good. Raining, but will not let that dampen our spirits. Hoping for a better climate tomorrow.... read more

The light house at Dondra head was a must to visit as it is the southern most point of Sri Lanka and there is no land between it and Antarctica. Climbing it was a bit of task but as with most things difficult, it was well worth the effort, the views - I am running out of superlatives! The photos do not do it justice. There were so many beautiful places but one of the loveliest was Mirisa. It was perfection. A secluded cove, little rocky pools and shady palm trees, the only problem was that they were renovating and the place looked like a builder’s yard. I said no to that and set off again. Thank goodness that I didn’t still have grumpy gums the driver, Sam didn’t mind at all that we looked at ... read more