Sunday, July 21, 2019

Turtles & Twins on the South Coast



The twins have returned to Sri Lanka to spend the remaining weeks of summer. Click here for photos from our weekend trip to the South Coast - Hiriketiya for surfing, Dickwella to see the Hummanaya Blow Hole, Ahangama where it was too stormy to surf, and Kosgoda to visit a sea turtle hatchery and conservation center. 


Saturday, July 6, 2019

Horton Plains

We spent 4th of July weekend in Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka's Hill Country, where this sunset photo was taken. On the 5th we visited Horton Plains National Park, then continued on to Belihuloya, where we spent Saturday with some students who take part in an Embassy sponsored English Language Access program.

Click here for photos from Horton Plains. We hiked to the famous World's End viewpoint, just in time to catch the view, then watched the whole area fill with clouds. We also visited nearby Baker's Falls. It was our first weekend outside of Colombo for a while, and the cool weather and change of scenery was refreshing.

Click here for photos from Belihuloya. We were hosted at the home of one of the Access student's families, got treated to an excellent cooking demonstration, and conducted an American-style egg-toss.