Kala-Oya/Lunu-Ela 200m away from proposed Garbage siteThe old Quarry and proposed garbage site Wilpattu National Park is the latest location proposed to dump 470,000 cubic meters of garbage every year. That is the equivalent of a building 3 story high 33 feet x 33 feet of garbage every day. That garbage will grow to a mountain 250 feet high every ...
Laura and Malte did two and half days of safari in Wilpattu hoping to see a Leopard. Unhappily no leopard, but some great photos of a sloth bear with a point and shoot camera (Sony DSC-W85).
Langur at Gangaramaya (Vihara) Buddhist Temple (from TripAdvisor)Some species have adapted to city life and made their home in the city.Foxes, Badgers in London, and Red Tailed Hawks, Ospreys, Racoons in New York City are examples.In Sri Lanka I think there are more snakes (per sq meter) in suburban Colombo compared to say the Dry Zone. There troops of moneys ...
Elisabeth and Edwige were French cyclist (via Mayotte) who stayed at our place. They have cycled through, Pakistan, Nepal and I think Tibet among other places. Just cant imagine cycling through such high mountains.Jess and Aivis from Guernsey were also visitors planning to cycle round the Island.
Asanga Ambanpola and family. Their first dolphin watch tour was not that successful. The second time they went out were able to see a pod of whales.Barr on a Rock in Bar Reef.Swim in the Lunu Ela
Some of the Photos sent by Samuel & Isabelle Metaux taken on their Dolphin watch Boat ride and Wilpattu Safari. It was a wet Jannuary, but Samuel and Isabelle we smiling all the way.
Tide at Galle: Note High Tide is around mid dayIn Sri Lanka, if you plan to snorkel, whale/dolphin watch do it as early as possible. Preferably before mid day, be it East or West Coast. Thats because the tide comes in around mid day and the sea will start to get rougher. If your snorkeling in relatively shallow water, the ...
Found out a couple of months ago from a visitor here that Mexican Sunflower (වල් සුරියකාන්ත) Tithonia Diversifoliais a very good fertilizer. Thanks Anil Ratnayake.Mexican Sunflower is fast growing, not fast enough here because we would like to use it extensively as soil conditioner and fertilizer. It is a weed and invasive species that originated from Central America.High in Pottasium ...
Palmyra (තල්) as an Elephant Deterrent Mr. S. M. A. Azeez is former Deputy Director of Agriculture. He has been promoting the use of Palmyra trees as an Elephant deterrent for many years.You can contact Mr. Azeez at 077-348-7114 for further details on how the trees should be planted etc.Photos are of the model plantation with Palmyra as an Elephant Deterrent.
Honeybee Colonies are collapsing world wide. Now that might not seem a big deal for most people. Thats probably because they are unaware that most fruits are pollinated by bees. In certain parts of china fruit flowers have to be hand pollinated because of the scarcity of bees.Solitary-pollen bees do not produce honey. But they are about 80% (17,000 species) ...
Jacob De Vlas and Johanna De Vlas-De Jong were visitors here a few months ago. Jacob and Johanna are avid nature lovers. They have written two books on Sri Lankan wild flowers (I have a link only to the older)http://www.amazon.com/Illustrated-Field-Guide-Flowers-Lanka/dp/9551917006 The book contains mention of 1,060 species of flowers photographed throughout Sri Lanka, including very rare plants, some that are ...
Cashew Apples, the fruit of the cashew is hardly used in Sri Lanka. A few of them will be eaten with salt and pepper.There is a lot of information on how to make cashew apple wine. I think this is a really great idea, especially if it is a local (small towns and villages) small scale operation. It would provide ...
Green Lodge, 10 km south of MulaitivuPlaces to Stay in Mullaitivu (reasonable).10 km South of Mullaitivu, on the Beach Green Lodge. Its just past Catholic Church on East/Left Sea Side 10 km south of Mullativu. Sign says Green Lodge. Go straight down the road. Most locals dont know/want to give info.Green Lodge is run by the Army. Nice chalet like ...
East Coast: How to Cross Kokilai Lagoon This was meant to be part of a post of travel by tuk-tuk along the East Coast, from Paranthan-Mullativu-Kokilai-Pulmoddai-Trincomalee. However, there seems to be minimal information about how to get across Kokillai Lagoon. (See Facebook comments for places to stay around Mullativu)For those who are thinking of traveling by bus/bicycle/motorbike along the East ...
There is a lot of hype about Tourists not being allowed to go to the North (Jaffna, Mannar etc). Its just hype. All you need to do is send a email (or Fax) to the Defence Ministry with some details. Answer is quite prompt andyou have to print out email and carry it with passport. Even though the Ministry is ...
