Monthly Archives: February 2026

We started our day with a leisurely breakfast over looking a valley. It was a cool morning, fresh is a good word. We checked out and headed to the Kandy Royal Botanical Gardens, the largest botanical gardens in Sri Lanka … Continue reading →

We checked out and as part of a ritual of the resort we received a blessing wishing us a good future. We both chose to have the Buddhist blessing. We were both given a piece of white cord tied around … Continue reading →

We were picked up at 8:30am and driven into town and stopped at Ella Railway Station. Deb and I got some great “Ella” photos. After that bit of fun we walked about 500m to the start of our mornings adventure, … Continue reading →

We had an early breakfast, 8am lol, check out and we’re on the road by 8:35am on our way to Ella. I haven’t mentioned this before but our transport for our trip is 10 seater Toyota van, plenty of room … Continue reading →

We woke a little rushed at 6:10am, we were meeting Hiru, our guide, at 6:30 to go bike riding through the paddy fields. We got to “Idle Bikes” at about 6:50 and we’re off on the road by 6:55am with … Continue reading →

A slow start today, we both slept pretty well last night, which was good. I’m happy to report that all the vehicle horns are still working properly and often/constantly! 🙂 Today we drive down the west coast to Galle, about … Continue reading →

Happy birthday Ben, we hope you have an amazing day. I forgot to mention in yesterday’s blog, we got upgraded to a Jnr Suite at our hotel, The Galle Face Hotel, a very nice surprise for two very weary travellers. … Continue reading →

We left home at 7:30 and were checked in, through immigration and in the lounge by 8:30. That was really easy. Its the first time we have been in the new lounge on the other side of immigration at Adelaide … Continue reading →