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Sri Lanka 4: (Galle to) Dondra Head to Tangalla

Posted on 17 January 20152 April 2021 by Rob Ainsley

At last I got cycling today, starting from Galle at 6am with only the sound of birdsong, and of my rattling mudguard that was trashed by Etihad’s baggage handlers. I followed the A2 south, stopping off for a typical Sri Lankan breakfast en route (pic): rice; fish curry; dhal; and something evidently consisting of coconut,…

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Sri Lanka 3: Galle

Posted on 16 January 20152 April 2021 by Rob Ainsley

I’m desperate to get cycling, but with admirable restraint, I got the train this morning down to Galle, a tourist must-see. In Sri Lanka, you book your bike as a parcel, and it costs three times as much for the bike as for a single fare. But with the single fare costing under a pound…

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Sri Lanka 2: Colombo

Posted on 15 January 20152 April 2021 by Rob Ainsley

A day of walking around the centre of Colombo, waiting for my bike and luggage to be returned to me. I was quite taken with the old building, now almost empty, that used to house Cargill’s department store (pic). The colonnades still help shoppers dodge the monsoon rains or the noonday sun, but not English…

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Sri Lanka 1: Colombo

Posted on 14 January 20152 April 2021 by Rob Ainsley

I arrived safely in Colombo at four this morning. My luggage didn’t. Etihad managed to lose it somewhere en route last night. Most of my bike did turn up, though that’s more of a hindrance than help: the pedals and tools to reassemble it (and mend the minor damage such as trashed mudguards and bottle…

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Sri Lanka 0: Colombo

Posted on 13 January 20152 April 2021 by Rob Ainsley

I spent a sleepless 36 hours getting from York to Colombo, the idea being to cycle the Sri Lankan End to End. Etihad’s seatback entertainment didn’t entice me, and I spent most of the 12 plane hours staring at the live map. But I was disappointed when I clicked on the heading ‘Cycle Maps’. It…

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