Life in the slow lane

The words tranquil and unconsciously serene come to mind when it comes to defining the local people,they are poor and proud,work hard always have time for a smile and a wave are apparently non judgemental and very easy to get on with.On a day when fascist thugs will endeavour to demonise fellow humans on the streets of Australia,I know very well where my preferences lie.

Kumar and Tuk Tuk

Negombo Lagoon Wetlands

local fishermen

Purple Headed Heron

Kingfisher

Water Monitor

Cormorant

Kite

Indian Lawyer Bird

Negombo,Sri Lanka

 Arrived late,late Wednesday night,getting used to temperatures in the 30 ,s and high humidity and beginning to feel like a human being again after the 24 hr trip to get here.Met Kumar the Tuk Tuk driver and he has shown me around Negombo and surrounds.Negombo functions as a sort of tourist transit town,it is closer to the airport than Colombo and has a lot of low cost hotels and restaurants,it also has a long beach and surf and not much else,yesterday I visited a Church,A Hindu Temple and a Buddhist temple to get insurance for the rest of the trip,also an Ayuvedic spice plantation where local homeopathic medicines are created.The fish market which smells as attractive as it sounds and the remains of a 1578 Portugese fort which now has become the local prison.

Saint Mary's Negombo

Hindu Temple

Buddhist Temple

Fish Market

Old Portugese Fort