For some weird reason we both slept badly last night. I think its that thing of starting to think about home and moving your head into the problems you have to face kind of space. And the place we are staying in is also weird. So I think that contributes.
Notwithstanding, we were up and about before 9am. We had to go to the Galle Railway Station to get our tickets for the trip up to Colombo on Thursday. We set off on foot…only 700 M each way, we got our tickets, no worries and started walking back. All just too easy except for the heat and the sweat that started to pour off me until I was in a lather before breakfast!!!
We went to a nice place for Brekkie (this homestay is the first that hasn’t provided it) and had a yummy breakfast that was best for the break it provided and the fans that helped dry up the sweat!!
Then we were on a mission to do the walking tour of the fort around the ramparts…it was only 3 kms, normally no problem at all but in fact the sweat…OMG the sweat!! It was up and down steps and along the ramparts but by no means a hard walk except for the melting factor!! It is really lovely and we looked down at Galle International Cricket Ground…hallowed turf, we looked out over the bay and we walked down through the streets. We stopped for a juice and then carried on, visiting the Dutch Church (where John Irwin is buried), the Anglican Church, the beautiful old Colonial Hotel etc. We ended up at the Dutch Hospital which we slid into on a slick of my sweat and had firstly a drink and secondly a lunch overlooking the ocean at a place called ‘A Minute by Tuk Tuk” which naturally reminded me of ‘5 Minutes By Tractor.’ I had the tuna, Rose the devilled beef – hot hot hot – she says it made her eyelids sweat.
Then back to this homestay to flop down under the fan and the a/c in an attempt to dry up. But guess what, the electricity went down and it all cut out. The sweat continued to pour.
We set out agin at about 5.00 and went back to the Dutch Hospital precinct to have two pre dinner Singapore Slings. Then tootled off to a restaurant for dinner – pretty ordinary though. Saving the best for our last night tomorrow night.
Hoping for a good night’s sleep under the fan and the air con tonight.