Sightings included a couple of turtles, lots of eels, a lion fish, puffer fish and more. Look closely at the jellies, and you'll see small starfish inside them.
Shortly after her final check-out dive, Emily told us she would prefer to live underwater. She doesn't get sunburned down there, and she loves hanging out with sea life. For Pat, this comment advanced her significantly in the always evolving favorite child standings.
On the way back to Colombo, we passed the tusker pictured below. He is walking from Colombo to Kandy for next week's Perahera festival and was definitely attracting attention, not to mention complicating the traffic flow. The walk is a sacred and longstanding tradition. It takes about 4 days in all, with lots of rest stops along the way at various Buddhist temples.
We're expecting to be in Kandy next week on the 5th night (out of 10) of Perahera, so we'll share more about the festival then. Each night includes a parade, with each successive parade becoming more elaborate with costumes, lighting and elephant participation. 40-50 elephants take part in the final parade night.
Mixed with this album are a few shots from around Colombo, too.
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