The tremendous monsoon that drowned Negombo today cancelled the pool day we had planned as this city is just a stop over on our way down south. So what to do in a city where there is nothing to do/see? As you all should know by now there is always something and today the something to keep us occupied was self indulgence. We achieve this by eating a tonne of Sri Lankan curry, drinking Sri Lankan Lion beer and having a Sri Lankan Ayurvedic massage at a nearby spa. ...

An early start gave evidence to a second day hangover but being the brave courageous northerners that we are we cracked on. Packed for Sri Lanka, uploaded the blog in an Internet cafe and caught the shuttle to the airport. It is worth noting that at this point only a select number of people know about our journey to Sri Lanka and our pending Xmas day surprise to the family. That is if Sheila and John can hold their water. The flight was not a good sign of what...