Crap night sleep last night, lots of bad dreams and then wide awake at 5am, I think I dosed off for about 30 minutes before the alarm went off at 8am... An in and out shower because it was way too cold to be faffing about. Then finishing throwing everything in the rucksacks before going down for breakfast to the local tea cabin. The guy at reception asks us everyday, “uhh, ma’am’s are you leaving today? Smiley face” he wasn’t quite sure what to say we ...

Arrived in Kandy at around 2pm just in time for the rain! I thought I’d try my hand at bartering with the tuk tuk drivers - turns out I’ve lost my touch and I’m very rusty. (It didn’t help that I had no clue about the currency conversion here either, lol!) My 50 rupees didn’t work and we had to pay 200 rupees, not best pleased even though thats around 90p (bloody expensive!) The hotel wasn’t far up the road from the train station, seemed super nice ...

The flight to Muscat was a quicky up and down, I had a window seat with the view of Dubai (the Burj al Arab, marina, Damac hills, etc.) Everything was again quick and easy, I waited for Ellie after security in transfers hoping she would find me easily. She came in five minutes after me; and of course I cried, she cried, we both cried and then we were all okay! (Still got that weird empty feeling like I don’t really know how to feel about anything that’s goin...