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Day 15, 30 April 2013, Carrión de Los Condes to San Nicolás del Real Camino, 31 km
The day started pretty much as forecast. Rain. Not too hard, but persistent. We left Carrión knowing we would not pass another village for 17 km and expecting to buy something for breakfast during our route out of the town. … Continue reading
Day 14, Fromista to Carrión de Los Condes, 21 km
Firstly I would like to thank everyone once again for posting comments. I take great delight in reading them, although I don’t always reply directly due to lack of on-line time. Yesterday we stayed in a private albergue, very well … Continue reading
Day 4, 19 April 2013, Uterga to Estella, 30 km
Despite the luxury of a private room for the night I had very little sleep and was tossing and turning most of the night, probably due to a wine or two too many at dinner. It was also extremely windy … Continue reading
Day 3, 18 April 2013, Larrasoaña to Uterga, 34.5 km
First of all I would like to thank everyone who has made a comment on my posts. It is great to know that you are sharing my pain and joy. Please keep them coming, even if I don’t have time … Continue reading
Day 2, 17 April 2013, Roncesvalles to Larrasoaña, 25 km
I got up at 5:45am this morning before the general wake up call so that I could comfortably use the facilities before the mob arose. There were a few people up already, but not many. It is still taking me … Continue reading
An idea is born
Some time, way back, probably in 2011, my eldest daughter Ella proposed two exciting projects. She had been living in Sydney, Australia since November 2009 and was planning her return to the UK in early summer 2012. Her first suggestion … Continue reading
Day 14, 23 July 2012 – Sri Lanka – Pinnawala & Perahera
We have a leisurely 10:00 start when we meet with Anton and drive a short way to the Temple of the Tooth where the only relic of Buddha is kept. We are introduced to a guide who takes us around … Continue reading
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Tagged Elephant orphanage, Esala Perahera, Kandy, Pinnawala, South Asia, Sri Lanka, travel
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Day 13, 22 July 2012 – Sri Lanka – Kandy
This is the first day that we are able to have breakfast in the hotel and it is a very strange affair. We are the only guests in the restaurant and are shown to a table set with fruit salad, … Continue reading
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Tagged Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, South Asia, Sri Lanka, travel
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Day 12, 21 July 2012 – Sri Lanka – Yala National Park
We are up at 04:30 this morning for a 05:15 departure via an open back jeep to the Yala National Reserve. We see the sunrise over a lake en-route and as we get closer to the reserve there are more … Continue reading
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Tagged Ella, Small Adam's Peak, South Asia, Sri Lanka, travel, Yala National Park
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Day 11, 20 July 2012 – Sri Lanka – Sinharaja Rainforest
When Anton collects us for an early start, he asks us what we thought of the hotel. He tells us that although there are staff quarters for the drivers, they all sleep in their cars because they believe the hotel … Continue reading
Day 10, 19 July 2012 – Sri Lanka – the guided tour begins
Today is the start of our organised tour. A company called Unique Travel (http://www.theuniquetravel.co.uk) has worked with Ella to provide us with a tailor made tour to fit our time scale and our budget – apparently not an easy task … Continue reading
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Tagged Galle, Galle Fort, Ratnapura, South Asia, Sri Lanka, travel
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Day 9, 18 July 2012 – Sri Lanka – day of relaxation
We have arranged for the same tuktuk driver to collect us from the guest house and take us to the beach today and he is waiting for us when we emerge at 10:00. We travel for about an hour and … Continue reading
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Tagged Galle Fort, Sri Lanka, Stilt fishermen, travel, tuktuk
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Day 8, 17 July 2012 – Sri Lanka – tuktuk tour
Today we have arranged for a tuktuk to collect us at 09:00 to take us on a tour of the local places of interest. Our driver is a charming man called Chamdi. Our first stop is a twenty minute drive … Continue reading
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Tagged Galle, Galle Fort, Handunugoda tea plantation, Herman Gunaratne, Sri Lanka, travel, tuktuk
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Day 7, 16 July 2012 – Sri Lanka – Galle
Another leisurely start and we set off at 11:00 to walk through the Fort gate to the town of Galle beyond. The main road runs along the sea front and the sea is very rough with high rollers due to … Continue reading
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Tagged Galle, Galle Fort, South Asia, Sri Lanka, travel
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Day 5, 14 July 2012 – Bangkok – Grand Palace
Today I don’t feel like moving very fast and so we have a late start. Ella goes to the pool terrace for 45 minutes whilst I make a very leisurely start to the day. We decide to visit the Grand … Continue reading
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Tagged Bangkok, Grand Palace, Thailand, travel
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