Destination: Sri Lanka

Is it a jeep? NO, it's a hairdresser's car!

Tue, 9 Apr 2013 | By theus | Views [741]

WE thought that dad would come home with a jeep when we decided to rent a car, but no, he came back with a hairdresser's car! Black and shiny and brand new and amazingly small. Within twenty minutes, the front started to fall off and someone had taken ... Read more >

Ocean Blues

Sun, 7 Apr 2013 | By libertywickman | Views [535] | Comments [2]

I sit hidden in the shade. The light breeze teases me, reminding me of cooler days. Green leaves dance overhead, creating brilliant, ever changing, patterns of shadows on the sand. Flies lazily buzz from here to there, landing on every surface in between.... Read more >

Tags: beaches, climate change, nature, pollution, waves

surfing again

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 | By theus | Views [386]

so after we got back. for the last week i have been surfing on a short board they are very hard but i got it quite quickly.Surfing is fun but you have to have good balence other whise it will turn sideways to the wave and you will fall of.We love mirissa ... Read more >

going back to the boring mirissa

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 | By theus | Views [409]

so when we travelling i did not miss mirsssa travelling is way beter because there is way more things to see.mirssa is just a beech so i am always doing things like surfing.back soon by

The Other Corner

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 | By theus | Views [484]

So the next day we woke up very early for a surprise. We went out of the hotel and there was a truck waiting for us , so we got in the back of the truck and drove away. When we got there we saw lots of elephants and it appeared to be that we were going ... Read more >

Photos: habarana

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 | By theus | Photo Gallery

Photos: The Other Corner and others

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 | By theus | Photo Gallery

Next adventure starts

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 | By theus | Views [409]

We woke up at 5 am.  I was ok with that because I was excited. The night before I danced in the Perra Herra... and that is when there is a band and dancers celebrating the new moon.  We had painted tattoos on our backs and piercing.  Anyway, ... Read more >

Photos: kandy

Sat, 9 Mar 2013 | By theus | Photo Gallery

colombo to Kandy

Wed, 27 Feb 2013 | By theus | Views [387]

Please stay tuned, as I am travelling at the mo and no computer so will have to upload when we get back to Mirissa.  Lots of amazing things to tell you and photos to put on.   Please keep posted... theus

Or last stop in Sri Lanka Near Galle

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 | By jimandmary | Views [481] | Comments [1]

I am sorry that this blog is not up to the standard you would expect of  me being a wiz on the computer. However the site does not seem to perform as it should which has led to blogs not eing uploaded and photos in the wrong orientation. For instance ... Read more >

Yalla National Park

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 | By jimandmary | Views [344]

We got up at 4.45 am to go on safari. They said it was a. better time to see the animals, but I think it is so they can get two safaris a day. We are in the Yalla N.P. which has lropards and elephants both of which we saw. Unfortunately we were unable ... Read more >

Leaving Bandarawela

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 | By jimandmary | Views [399] | Comments [1]

W. Ha e now found an internet connection zwhich wull alliw us to upload photos. We have now left Rodney and Eric's wonderful hospitality in their beatiful hotel in Bandarawela. The Adelphi. You can see from the photos that it is decorated and furnished ... Read more >

Banderawela

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 | By jimandmary | Views [301]

We have arrived in Banderwela in the midst of a shower. The only problem is that the shower has lasted for at least 24 hours. We had decided to come this time of the year to avoid such rain. Anyway such deficits in the weather are well compensated ... Read more >

Buddhad out

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 | By jimandmary | Views [355]

How many temples can any place have. The answer is lots. The interesting thing about Sri Lanka is that the local kings tended to import their brides, of which they had many, from main land India. To complicate thing they chose women from the Hindi tradition ... Read more >