Day 10: Ding ding ding! Kev vs. Jungle Round 2!
I was awoken by the grinning Uncle holding a cup of tea for me. I think my comment yesterday about his tea being the best I've ever...
Day 9: First taste of the Jungle
I'd barely been awake a few minutes when I received a text from Roy asking if I would like eggs on toast. I accepted the offer and it...
Day 8: The Mahaweli River Source, by any means.
I was up at 6am and packed my bag. It was heavier than it should be, but I was in no rush. If I got tired, I'd rest. I chatted with...
Day 7: Buddhist Holiday
Lakshman called me from the garden once again and I walked to the balcony. "I suggest you delay leaving for a day" he began, "today is a...
Day 6 - Lakshman's House Preparation
I lay under my mosquito net, curtains and windows wide open allowing in the tranquil sounds of the jungle and temple prayers. After my...
DAY 5: COLOMBO TO KANDY - Lakshman’s House
The small fan above my bed not only kept me cool, but also created a white noise that drowned out all others in the eight-bed dorm. I...
DAY 4: COLOMBO - Good Bad Conscience
I tried chasing people in the irrigation departments and wildlife conservation for a few hours in the morning. Painless phone call and...
DAY 3: COLOMBO - ‘Vivo Somnia Vestra’
As soon as I awoke I felt like it was the morning of an exam. I was about to go and meet the owners of a Sri Lankan adventure company in...
DAY 2 - COLOMBO
I awoke at 6am an hour before the alarm, my body clock was still a bit twisted. I wandered out onto the sunny courtyard with a cup of...
DAY 1 - COLOMBO ARRIVAL
Heathrow-Muscat-Colombo. Thirty hours of travelling went by in sleepless blur of crap seats and crapper food - all of which I thoroughly...
