Wednesday, October 15, 2003
Day 8 in Sri Lanka, Ella
We had a great day on a train travelling from Kandy to Ella. The trip took just under 7 hours. We enjoyed chatting to people (both Sri Lankans and other travellers) and the hill top views of tea plantations. People selling food would walk up and down the car saying "Wollawollawolla" (well that's what it sounded like anyway). They sold sweet stuff, Sri Lankan savoury nibbles, mangos and other fruit. When ever we went through a tunnel the children would have fun howling like ghosts. We were in 2nd class and were lucky to get seats. However through out the journey we gave up our seats to an elderly woman and a woman with a baby. It was fun hanging out the train exits too...except for my unnerving urge to jump out!
We checked into a lovely hotel call Country Comfort. We had rice and curry for dinner....surprise surprise...it was delicious. Yesterday at Pizza Hutt the TV had the Rubgy World Cup playing. England vs Georgia. Georgia were getting a thrashing!
Day 9 in Sri Lanka, Mirissa
We drove from Ella to Mirissa. It took about 5 hours and we stopped at Rawana Falls along the way. I didn't enjoy the trip as the AC was on the blink and the roads were very bumpy.
We decided to stay at the Paradise Beach Motel in Mirissa. It is the most expensive at around 2,500 rupees ($50 NZ) a night but this includes AC (a must for me to be able to sleep), breakfast and buffet dinner. Bonus! We had lunch and then ventured out onto the beach. The hotel is beachside so that wasn't so hard! The sea is quite rough here, kind of like some of the surf beaches north of Auckland. We needed boogy boards to ride the surf. Joseph was doing a very good job of body surfing. There is also a pool available which is a nice change from the salty water. It is an idyllic setting here however I am finding it hard to truly relax as thoughts of settling in in London are clouding my mind. Get over it Lou!! (o:
We had a great day on a train travelling from Kandy to Ella. The trip took just under 7 hours. We enjoyed chatting to people (both Sri Lankans and other travellers) and the hill top views of tea plantations. People selling food would walk up and down the car saying "Wollawollawolla" (well that's what it sounded like anyway). They sold sweet stuff, Sri Lankan savoury nibbles, mangos and other fruit. When ever we went through a tunnel the children would have fun howling like ghosts. We were in 2nd class and were lucky to get seats. However through out the journey we gave up our seats to an elderly woman and a woman with a baby. It was fun hanging out the train exits too...except for my unnerving urge to jump out!
We checked into a lovely hotel call Country Comfort. We had rice and curry for dinner....surprise surprise...it was delicious. Yesterday at Pizza Hutt the TV had the Rubgy World Cup playing. England vs Georgia. Georgia were getting a thrashing!
Day 9 in Sri Lanka, Mirissa
We drove from Ella to Mirissa. It took about 5 hours and we stopped at Rawana Falls along the way. I didn't enjoy the trip as the AC was on the blink and the roads were very bumpy.
We decided to stay at the Paradise Beach Motel in Mirissa. It is the most expensive at around 2,500 rupees ($50 NZ) a night but this includes AC (a must for me to be able to sleep), breakfast and buffet dinner. Bonus! We had lunch and then ventured out onto the beach. The hotel is beachside so that wasn't so hard! The sea is quite rough here, kind of like some of the surf beaches north of Auckland. We needed boogy boards to ride the surf. Joseph was doing a very good job of body surfing. There is also a pool available which is a nice change from the salty water. It is an idyllic setting here however I am finding it hard to truly relax as thoughts of settling in in London are clouding my mind. Get over it Lou!! (o:
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