Subject: Report # 80 Hambantota, Sri Lanka March 20, 2016 Sunday Chance of rain & 90 degrees 58 Pictures Part #2 From the port to the camp
Tuk-tuks for hire at the port gate
Water buffalo resting nearby
Flooded fields
Roadside ponds
Grazing buffalo
A land monitor lizard
Crossing the road very carefully
Slash-burning the rice fields after the harvest
A large herd of working water buffalo
Domesticated buffalo
Coming into a village
Shops
Local village stores
A roadside temple
A stupa, or Buddhist temple
A holy place
Grass lands
A lake
A place for locals to vacation
Very nice setting
Great for picnics
Large enough to land a float plane
Rice paddies
Another temple
Extra-large wooden carved elephants
Hopefully, no mosquitos
Water full of lotus blossoms
Tuk-tuks are everywhere
Our home for the next four days
The bedroom
Shower and the sink
Commode and the shower
The front door, one king-size bed, and one twin bed
Camp grounds
Camp setting
Private veranda
The back of the tent
Good place to relax (if you can get out of the chairs)
Table for two
Lunch was a feast
Table full of Sri Lankan dishes
Noodles and salad
Chicken and spices
Jams
Sliced beans with butter
Tuna chunks were good
Mango marmalade
Cucumbers, sliced tomatoes and onions
Unrecognizable veggies
Water buffalo in the pond below our tents
Free to roam the camp
This is called a tank
A reservoir for irrigation
Large enough for crocs too
Rock outcroppings in the distance
Will drive to some of these later
Dinnertime in the camp
Stove oil lamps lit the night
