Sri Lanka (finally finished) – Elephants, Jewels and Rickety Trains
When we cycled to into Habarana, we were, as usual, tired and dusty. Stopping for a drink before we started the faff of finding accommodation, we were approached by a […]
Category Archives: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka – Mulaitivu to Padaviya
Since we’ve arrived in Sri Lanka, I’ve been dying to see an elephant in the wild, just one, even from really far away. As long as I can tell it’s […]
A War without witness
Knowing we had another long day we woke early, the alarm call had been changed to promote a more rapid rise but the familiar process of looking out the window […]
Sri Lanka – Mannar to Jaffna, the top of Sri Lanka
Cycling over 100km any day is a big ask. We knew we had to do 118km today, there’s absolutely nowhere to stay or even wild camp between Mannar and Jaffna […]
Sri Lanka -Backtracking in the rain again..
When we woke this morning we knew we had to change accommodation, we were told when we checked in that a large group of 60 had booked all the rooms […]
Sri Lanka – Mannar (26/11)
Despite our great plans to get out for a cycle around to see the Mannar peninsula today, when we got up, the rain was coming down in buckets. It was […]
Boring Mannar
Without mosquito nets in our room we had yet another sleepless night. The loud spinning fan above our beds meant we didn’t hear them, but they were there biting us […]
Sri Lanka – Making our way north.
Anuradnapura is an ancient town with lots of old Buddhist temples, unfortunately because of the high entry cost we didn’t visit the main area of ruins. There were some you […]
Sri Lanka – Puttalam to Wilpattu and Back Again!
Sri Lanka can be a strange auld place. We stayed in a “holiday resort” last night and paid 1700 rupees for our room. We were told it was far superior […]
Chillaw to Puttalam
Last nights sleep was restless, the air in the old musty room was heavy with moisture and hot making it uncomfortable. The rotating fan above our head looked like it […]
Sam and Sheena Cycle 