Bentota and the Monday Market

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Not very sunny weather but hot and humid. The long sandy beach is lovely and we walked around the bay to the mangroves and rocky outcrops. Beyond were more rocks and sandy coves . It’s such a pretty coast line. Only paddled but must go in a little way before we leave here. The red flag is out and they say this coast line has dangerous seas. We swam in the pool and had drinks from the pool bar.
After lunch we took the launch across the river and went into town which has a typically Asian high street with tuk tuks flying about. Then the heavens opened and we stood in a shop door way to shelter. We were so luck that today was market day and when the rain stopped we enjoyed walking through the bustling, noisy shoppers and vendor calling their wares. The fruit and veg looked so colourful and tasty.
We looked around the shops dodging the tuk tuks and traffic then made our way back and crossed the river to the hotel.

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Photos

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Breakfast

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The Bay

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The Girls

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The Monday Market

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Salted Fish

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The river after the rain