70 Series Toyota Land Cruiser (J70) at Kubukan Oya delta, Kumana. This is a good example of driving in the sand where you keep to the tracks made earlier. Another tip is keeping the momentum going with out pressing the accelerator too much. For non off-roaders this is good example of beautiful beach in the east coast. I belive there ...
No Fear Tusker 1 Tusker 2 Elephants at Natha Devale, Kandy. A baby elephant and Mahout pauses for a kid to pass under his trunk. It is a local belief that if you pass under an elephant you will loose all fear. Unfortunately it is the elephants, who seem to have lost all fear of humans, as the elephant-human ...
The Family Car Bullock cart is the vehicle of choice where modern vehicles are too expensive or the infrastructure (aka bad roads) does not suit them. Taken on a road some where in Gal Oya when we got lost. More on that story later.
Photos of stray dogs around Sri Lanka. It is a personal project by Avanthi and Maithree Wimalasekare. Project inspiration came from ‘Robby’, our best friend and former street pooch. More pictures..
Stray dog near Eeyam Poruwa Raja Maha Vihare, Kotte. Temples offer safe shelter for many a stray. This guy was kind enough to escort us. He kept his distance and walked away when we reached the entrance. more pics of strays
song bird…clamorous reed warbler. Breeds from Egypt eastwards through Pakistan, Afghanistan and northernmost India to south China, southeast Asia and south to Australia. There is also an endemic race in Sri Lanka.
It took us two hours to get to Kudiramalai from Panikkawila Bungalow. 30km winding drive though thick forest and sandy ‘willus’ was a good one. SL navy has a check point and they seem to control most of the area. There is a very informative board put up by them as well as guided path down to the beach. Along ...
