A Day in Galle Fort

A Day in Galle FortLast Night’s ActivitiesIt took me a bit of time to fall asleep last night because construction workers were pouring cement in the building site directly across the street from our hotel in Colombo. Of course they needed to yell instructions to each other. And bright floodlights allowed them to see…thank goodness for heavy drapes.I padded over to the balcony doors to see if I could …

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Arrival to Sri Lanka and First Day in Colombo

Flights and First Day in Colombo, Sri LankaCathay Pacific Flight to Hong KongI’m terrified! There are many hours before we leave for the airport and everything is packed and ready to go. I must be missing something. What did I forget? It’s driving me crazy.Cameron drives us to the airport and we pass quickly through the Cathay Pacific baggage drop off, then security before heading to our gate. It’s …

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Samui to Bangkok to Home

Samui to Bangkok to HomeLast Day in Samui Once again the weather keeps changing from cloudy, to raining, to pouring rain to sun. We spend most of it hanging out in our favourite lounging pavilion by the hotel pool/beach.We finally move in the late afternoon to go for a walk and find ourselves a good massage place. John goes for a one hour foot and leg massage while I do …

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On to Chaweng Beach

On to Chaweng BeachRain Rain Go Away We wake to the sound of rainfall…heavy rainfall. We have to check out of our Airbnb today but not until 11am so we pack and spend the rest of our time on our covered deck which we share with a Tocay Gecko and a number of smaller geckos. It is peaceful and relaxing. Too soon it’s time to leave. The rain continues to come …

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