We departed for the east coastal town of Nirvalli close to the port of Trincomalee commonly known as Trinco. On the way we visited Minintale the first place Buddhism was brought to Sri Lanka. A steep staircase leads to the sacred precinct. We encountered many monkeys seated on the wall munching on seeds that had fallen from above, reaching the [….]

It was a short drive to the beach where we were to depart for Pigeon Island. Our small boat awaited us on the beach, the surf although not big rolled in. Before our departure the driver checked the engine to make sure it was ok, after several attempts it turned over, I am sure he was very relieved as he [….]

We enjoyed a great flight to Sri Lanka 4 seats each from Sydney to KL, we pre booked a 4 hour transit room at KL airport, shower relax, went to pay and the system was down, so the management kindly  waivers  the bill and gave us vouchers for a free buffet breakfast. Again scored 3 seats each from LK to [….]

We began our morning with a visit to the fish markets, seeing an age old tradition handed down for centuries. The fishermen depart in their catamarans at 7pm and return at 5am with their catch for the day, the only day rest is Sunday when they attend church. The markets had a variety of seafood which was 3/4 the price [….]