nickjones
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Final bike ride in Sri Lanka Bentota to Colombo Lifeday 25,415
I was on the road just after 7am for the 40 mile ride up the coast and back to where I started 24 days ago. An interesting ride along the beautiful coast, some what marred with so called luxury hotels hidden behind their prison height walls 🙁 with an intermingling of shacks and closer to Colombo…
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A very enjoyable day around Bentota on LifeDay 25,414
The main reason for staying at the stupidly expensive Bentota Beach Hotel was so I could use their river cruise through the mangrove swamps. I opted for the one hour one as experience tells me I rapidly get bored sitting in a boat 🙂 It was just me and the guide, a young chap who…
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Pedalling Galle to Bentota Beach on LifeDay 25,413
Thursday 23 February 2017 A really early start at 6.35 from the educational house 🙂 they were using the carport where my bike was stored as an evening classroom last night whilst her daughter was marking! I had plotted a route last night away from the coast along quieter roads. The only problem was when…
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Galle relaxing lifeday 25,412
This image sums up today perfectly:- This was achieved at Galle Fort Spa by 30 minutes head massage followed by a 60 minute manicure and hand massage finally a 60 minute pedicure and foot massage. 🙂 🙂
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Biking Marissa to Galle on LifeDay 25411
Tuesday 21 February 2017 The weather returned to the normal blue skies and heat so a good day for Sri Lanka to show of its crystal clear sea and stunning huge beaches. I made a very leisurely start, after 10am, catching up on blog posts whilst the masses slept. The route followed the coast line…
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Whale watching from Mirissa LifeDay 25,410
Monday 20 February 2017 I spent the night worrying about being seasick on the trip today 🙁 Even thinking a good use of the watch would be to put a pebble under the strap to act on the pressure point. However at 6am the kind lady at Club Mirissa provided my breakfast – a seasickness…
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Cycling Tangalle to Mirissa on Lifeday 25,409
Sunday 19 February 2017 It was grey and drizzling again when I left the peace of Gayana Guest House to be confronted by the frenetic Tangalle literally a few yards around the corner. Quite a shock that early in the morning. The road went alongside the sea and it was great to see the palm…
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Biking Hambantota to Tangalle on LifeDay 25,408
I woke up to a muggy drizzly day 🙁 I had the full Indian breakfast – identical to last nights dinner 🙂 I slept OK at The Samren Hotel but the mattress was so thin I could feel all the slats on the bed 🙂 Loading the bike up I discovered the bar bag rain…
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Biking from Kirinda to Hambantota via Yala on Lifeday 25,407
A lazy start to the day leaving Wild Tusker Resort just before 8am after having my two fried egg sandwiches and mango juice for breakfast. I came away feeling robbed, I’m sure I paid for my dinner when paying the owner last night. 🙁 I decided to bike to the gates at Yala National Park…
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Cycling Bandarawela to Kirinda on Lifeday 25,406
A great start to the day, a 5km freewheel down a few hundred meters 🙂 Since it was only 6.40am I even had a touch of white fingers from the cold 🙁 However, going up the hill into Ella soon sorted them out. Ella must be huge in Lonely Planetas it was totally crowded with…