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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
