Polonnaruwa Ancient City On the Way to PolonnaruwaJohn is feeling much better this morning but still a bit weak. We have a light breakfast at Yashi’s Place before our driver arrives at 9:00 am. We are going to the ancient city of Polonnaruwa.I am delighted to see that our driver is Mellawa. I thought that after yesterday’s adventures he would want to stay far away from the Scutts.We start chatting …
Mellawa’s Rough Day with the ScuttsJohn’s Bad TummyI hear John getting up a few times in the night. He says his stomach is off. He thinks it’s the capsicum from his chicken stew last night. We head to breakfast and he has juice, bananas and toast. As soon as we get back to our room, he starts throwing up.Unfortunately one of my human flaws is that if I am …
Barefoot in KandyThe Temple of the Sacred Tooth The alarm goes off at 4:45am. I showered and laid out my clothes last night so we are ready to go by 5:00am. Unfortunately the hotel lobby doors are locked and nobody is around. It takes John a few minutes before figuring out how to get them unlocked.It is still dark when we walk to the other side of Kandy Lake to …
Introduction to KandyHell Ride to KandyToday is our first overcast and slightly drizzly day in Sri Lanka and we are heading to the historic city of Kandy. Our driver picks us up after breakfast. Hotel staff and the driver move all our luggage into the car and I happily hop into the back seat. The drive to Kandy is three hours. The first two hours are total hell. The roads …
