Sri Lanka
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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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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…
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Cycling Ramboda to Bandarawela on Lifeday 25,405
Wow that was a hilly day! well over 6,000 feet of ascent (thats 1.5 times up Ben Nevis). The day started well and fine, the promised rain stayed away thank goodness. The main climb to 2,017m started straight away 🙁 a 3300 foot climb. The first stop was Blue Field Tea plantation tea room, nowhere…