Biking
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Biking Kandy to Ramboda on LifeDay 25,404
A bit later start this morning as Benjamin’s mum had made breakfast for us plus I helped him fix his bike so he is mobile again. my first WarmShowers stay although I have hosted 3 couples back in Cambridge. Bad news was that Three send me a text to say I had used 80% of…
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Biking from Heritance Kandalama to Kandy on Lifeday 25,403
I couldn’t face the breakfast or it’s price so I was on the road before 7. After 6 hours of OK sleep in my ginormous bed. First stop was the Golden Buddha in Danbulla it really is magnificent, I even walked upto the Rock Temple stupidly taking my GPS which then had the effect of reducing…
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Polonnaruwa to Heritance Kandalama on Lifeday 25,402
I managed to leave Peacock Vista before 6.30 with my free breakfast box 🙂 which I tucked under the bungees behind my saddle. The route I had created on Strava to Medirigiriya Vatadage and then onto Sigiriya finishing at Heritance Kandalama worked perfectly. The first bit through very quiet roads and pleasant countryside. I arrived…
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Tourist day in Polonnaruwa LifeDay 25,401
Some things I learned as a tourist in Sri Lanka today. I must remember: Make sure camera battery is fully charged! Wear shoes that are easily removable. Wear a shirt that easily comes off, only applies to men 🙂 Toughen your feet up, as a lot of walking barefoot over sharp sand. Make sure it…
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Trincomalee to Polonnaruwa biking on lifeday 25,400
A mega day for me ending up at well over 107 miles pedalled in temperatures in the low thirties. I left Orr’s Hill House at 6.39am after a VERY disturbed nights sleep 🙁 A great morning its pretty redundant saying this since every morning & day is great weather wise – wall to wall sunshine…
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Anuradhapura to Trincomalee biking on lifeday 25,399
Once again I left early without breakfast, it seems so much better than wasting time in the coolest part of the day. Amazing to see all the school girls dressed in pure white dresses from infants to seniors. Must be a nightmare for washing. Once out of town the road wasn’t busy except for the…
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Kilinochchi to Anuradhapura Lifeday
This place was a first for me. The guy on reception bought a cup of tea to my room OK it was totally disgusting but its the thought that counts 🙂 I made a very early start at before 7am by dispensing with breakfast and hitting the road before peak sun. I was pretty certain…
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Jaffna to Kilinochchi via Point Pedro on Lifeday 25,397
Today was a feast of Hindu Temples and seeing the mindless destruction of the civil war coupled to a visit of Sri Lanka’s northern most point. I didn’t leave Old Park Villa until well after 8am due to the dilatory nature of the staff. I don’t think they are used to folks wanting to dash…
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Puttalam to Jaffna biking on LifeDay 25,396
The Juli Hotel managed breakfast OK although my coffee was tea and arrived just as we were finishing. Reception, or lack of it, caused a huge delay. I was just thinking of doing a bunk when Ashoka the naturalist/birder guide appeared. He immediately rang them up and a guy dutifully appeared 5 mins later…
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Puttalam to Mannar through Wilpattu National Park on Lifeday 25,395
The sleep was OK apart from a locomotive doing shunting duties at 3am and continually blowing its whistle 🙁 However I still managed nearly 8 hours of sleep. I met up with the guys from last night for breakfast at The Senathilka Guest Inn (where I should have stayed) having a double omelette, the portions…