Sri Lanka 2026

This morning we woke up feeling very dehydrated both from yesterday's exertions and from a lack of water in our room. We drank it all, plus some extra ordered from reception (which we had to pay for) that's a first! After breakfast (with no cold water available!) we had a wonder around the hotel, with it's very blingy ballroom Past the indoor swimming pool, not worth a photo And up to the roof terrace We then caught the bus for a short drive around the town before being dropped of at the Post Office for a morning's exploration. The main lake, built for making hydro electricity in colonial times, with a view to the highest point in Sri Lanka at 2424m and swan pedalos The Post Office Victoria Park Complete with English rose garden we were a source of great interest with the local holiday makers which come fom all over SriLanka, particularly in April, for the cool En...

This morning, we said goodbye to Kandy and sang Happy Birthday to one of our group as we left the hotel. We then drove a couple of hours towards Kitulgala where we did white water rafting, amazing fun! Part way along, at the swimming area, we all got our for a leisurely swim/float down river for a few minutes and were expertly lifted back into the raft by the shoulders of our life vests! We were the only raft not to capsize and we were perhaps a bit too pleased about that! We finished at our lunch stop where there were lots of Sri Lankans celebrating their return from climbing Adam's Peak. An option for us tomorrow but only 3 of our group are doing it, looks far too much like hard work and it's a midnight start! After (another) buffet lunch we took the ferry across the river And a walked back to the bus through a village and over a rickety suspension bridge We were welcom...

This morning we had a bit of a lie in....not sure how we managed to sleep through the dawn chorus! After a good breakfast we had a short guided bus tour of the town and were dropped off to spend the day as we wished. Firstly we went to the fish and meat markets. There were far more flies than fish, the smell was none too pleasant either! We walked through the underpass with it's colourful murals and into the fruit and veg market. Incredibly hot and humid inside as it had a metal roof. The stall holders were friendly and chatty. passing the clock tower at the centre of town a view of the Buddah statue upon the hill and a tuk tuk car park On to the clothes market which was certainly not hassle free, so we walked straight through and on into the shopping mall (with air-conditioning!) After a cool down we took some photos at the lakeside. Lots of bird life nesting in very close p...